Comparable Functionality to Envelope Distort in AI

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2022-07-17 00:46:16

Is there an easy way to distort text like I've seen people do with Adobe Illustrator to conform to a shape.
You can see this Envelop Distort functionality here: https://youtu.be/2iHG88wyNqA?t=102
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2022-07-19 08:05:10

It seems you want Text on a Path:

https://youtu.be/XdPukkZEZZs

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2022-07-19 10:03:30

Not really. He wants the word become the shape:
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2022-07-19 11:17:12

Is that possible in Pixelmator Pro?
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2022-07-19 12:24:17

Nope.
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2022-07-19 18:24:26

by EllenM Nope.
Sounds like a Feature Request.

OP can use Inkscape which is Free and does have an Envelope Deformation filter.
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2022-07-19 18:44:31

by EllenM Not really. He wants the word become the shape:
<p><img src="//support-cdn.pixelmator.com/uploads-new/cuf_1658225000_EnvelopeDeform.png" class="postimage is-shown is-visible" alt="Image" width="443" height="83"></p>
Thanks for clarifying that! Exactly what I was trying to convey.
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2022-07-19 18:44:58

Thanks!
by Lysander
Sounds like a Feature Request.

OP can use Inkscape which is Free and does have an Envelope Deformation filter.
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2022-07-24 17:06:49

Image Right Ellen, but he could manually make editable text conform to the shape (using it as a template, below the text). VERY manual but it could be done. If you had to do it often it would be VERY impractical.