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Using the Deformation Tool

If you can believe it, all these cool deformations described above can be applied with one single tool! To see this tool in action, open a new 500×500, 72dpi image with a white background. Then follow these steps:

1.	In the Layer palette, click the Create Layer icon to add a new layer over the background layer. I know we haven't covered layers yet, but you don't really need to know how they work at this point. If the Layer palette is not visible choose View, Toolbars and, in the Toolbars dialog box that appears, place a check mark in the Layer Palette option.
2.	In the Layer Properties dialog box, click OK.
3.	Set the background color to black. This is the color with which your text will be filled. Also, set the Stroke ...