For this tutorial you will need:


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A little patience  and some imagination

 

Step 1 Create a new image 300 X 300 transparent and 72 DPI

Step 2 click on shape tool () and use these settings

draw an eclipse or circle your choice (holding in shift while drawing will make it a perfect circle)

Notice the bounded box around the circle this signifies that it is a vector shape which is required to complete this task of putting text at the bottom of the circle. If yours does not have this box then you did not make the circle a vector undo what you have and go back to step 1.

Step 3 click on your pen tool () and use these settings

this is your image (minus the black arrow I'm using for reference)

 click on the point on the right to get this

Notice the arrow is pointing down we will change this in the next step.

Step 4 Go to Objects --> Edit --> reverse Contour.

Now you will have this

Notice now the arrow is pointing up

Step 5 now we will get to add text. Go to your text tool () and use these settings (make sure your line width is something other then 0) you can use any font, color and size you want)

now hover on your circle near the bottom where you want your text to be wait until the cursor changes to the A with a half circle under it () type in your text and click apply. You may have to do this several times until you get it positioned exactly where you want it. To redo it just go to Edit->undo text and keep doing this until you get your text where you want it. remember if you have it set to left align then the text will begin exactly where you have your mouse if it is centered it will be centered at the point you clicked and if you have it right aligned the last letter will be where you clicked the mouse.

Now if you made your text "floating" like I had in the settings above you should have the marching ants around your text you will need to go to Selections --> promote to layer

At this point I added an inner bevel and a drop shadow to my text

now you can stop here or continue on if you want. at this point you now know how to get text on the bottom of the circle without it being backwards or upside down.

Step 6 Now to remove your circle click on your mover tool () and click on the circle drag it a little to make sure you have the right layer and click delete (I use the delete on my keyboard above the arrows)

Now if you want you can add a tube or what ever you want to spiff it up a bit.

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.
 

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