curve to cylinder help

[arbee]

I have PSP7 and am wondering if there is a plugin or software to make the white rectangle in the bottom pic fit to the curve of the cylinder. Also to do the same thing with text
I know how to curve it in the top pic.

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[lata]

Hi
Not really tried to curve the panel
But if you can do with the top image, assuming the top image is 3 times taller, then rotate by 90 degrees would that be what you are after?

[arbee]

Not really because if I have text on the label it would be vertical.
Thanks for responding

[Jean-Luc]

I know how to curve it in the top pic.

How do you do it in PSP7?

[lata]

Hi

Apply the text after rotating the image.
You can use Effects - Geometric effects – Cylinder Vertical or Horizontal may give the impression of text on a curved surface.

Wouldn’t the text be on its side when placed on the lower can?

[arbee]

I sort of got it. I cropped the text into 3 sections and used the geometric effects/ skew on each the top and bottom thirds to get the shape.

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[Jean-Luc]

Don't remember if PSP 7 has the Mesh Warp Tool.

If yes, this can be done:
- Increase Canvas size to add some space around the label (screen capture Original).
- Mesh Warp tool and deform the horizontal center to the right (see screen capture Step 1).
- Mesh Warp tool with modified Mesh vertical and deform upper and lower label edge to the left (screen capture Step 2).

[arbee]

Thaks Jean-Luc. unfortunately PSP7 doesn't have mesh warp tool.

[Jean-Luc]

Thaks Jean-Luc. unfortunately PSP7 doesn't have mesh warp tool.

Perhaps a plugin? (mesh warp plugin)
I'm not expert in plugins but maybe someone here knows a plugin that can do this job??

[ehume]

The way to do this may be to first turn the can so that the circular parts are at top and bottom. Then PSP7 can, I believe, shape text to curves. Giving the bottom of the text some padding or moving the text block upward will be a choice OP makes. OP will end by laying the completed can down on its side.