A new window will open, now select Envelope Deformation. In the Path Effects Editor, click on the “+” sign to add a new effect. With the text still selected, go to Path > Path Effects and the Path Effects Editor will open on the right hand side. Go to Path > Object to Path and once done your text will be separated into individual letters. We need to first convert our text to a path before we can warp it to the heart shape. You can move the text around by clicking + dragging from the center. Now click and drag out a corner node to resize the text. For easier reference we will call it the Move Tool. To resize the text object, click on the Select and Transform tool on the left side toolbar. You may want to adjust the opacity of the shape if it makes the text easier to see. You can also change the color using the Color Palette bottom of the screen. The panel will appear on the right hand side. To access it, go to Object > Fill and Stroke. You can change the color of your shape and text by using the Fill and Stroke panel. To keep everything uniform, use Caps for all the letters. Then, click on the document and start typing. Once you have opened your shape, go to the Create and edit text objects tool on the left side toolbar.Īt the top toolbar, click on the drop down menu for the Font Family. You can also create your own shape using the Bezier Curve for a more customized design. We are going to warp our text into a heart shape.

Be sure to download and unzip your file then open Inkscape. We will be using a fun handwritten font called Amora Brush.

This technique works best with a nice thick font so it’s still readable after warping. So let’s get started learning how to warp text into shapes in Inkscape. We will be converting the text to an object so it will be easier to manipulate into a shape. This works especially well for projects such as Valentines cards, t-shirts, mugs and more.

Warping text adds a new perspective to how your text is displayed. If you want to know how to warp text into shapes in Inkscape, then check out our tutorial.

Inkscape curved text