Looking for help to create text patterns

[hchavezjr]

I saw somewhere how to create a round pattern of some word, say a name of a person (like an ornament), but I cannot find it anywhere.

 

I have Corel Draw X4 and can also use inkscape, so either would be fine.

 

What are the full and proper steps for converting text to a round or oval shape?

 

Also, how would I create varied height text that is smooth, say the bottom is flat but the top of the letters are flowing up and down.

 

I hope this is not too much to ask or digging into the bigger secrets of these programs.

 

Thanks,

Harry

BowWow Creations

www.hc-associates.net

[Travis]

I think Steve Good had a video tutorial on how to do that with Corel Draw. I think some have even done it with MS Word. Inkscape can do it, but not very well. You pretty much have to mess around with the nodes of the letters to fit your shape. Text basics is covered in this tutorial: viewtopic.php?f=24&t=1454