If you’ve ever wanted to bend, curve, or distort text, this tutorial is for you. In this video, I show you how to transform and shape text in Affinity by Canva using its powerful Warp features. These tools give you full creative control and let you create custom text effects that are perfect for digital products, logos, and trendy typography designs.
What You’ll Learn in the Video
In the tutorial, I walk through four different warp tools you can use to shape text in Affinity by Canva. Each warp option gives you a different level of control and style, making it easy to choose the right one for your design.
Mesh Warp
You’ll learn how to use Mesh Warp to:
- Push and pull individual areas of text
- Create organic, unique shaped distortions
- Finetune curves and edges for custom typography
- Add subtle movement or dramatic shaping
This is perfect for freeform, artistic text effects.
Quad Warp
I show how Quad Warp allows you to:
- Warp text using corner handles
- Create angled, skewed, or slanted text designs
- Adjust perspective quickly with simple controls
Great for bold layouts and dynamic compositions.
Perspective Warp
With Perspective Warp, you’ll learn how to:
- Add depth and dimension to text
- Make text appear to recede or project forward
- Create realistic perspective effects for mockups or graphics
This tool is ideal for designs that need visual depth.
Horizontal Arc Warp
Finally, I show how to use Horizontal Arc Warp to:
- Curve text smoothly in an arc
- Adjust intensity for subtle or dramatic bends
- Create clean, professional curved text effects
This is perfect for titles, headers, and classic curved text designs.
Why This Tutorial Is Useful
- Great for Canva and Affinity users
- Ideal for Etsy digital sellers and designers
- Helps you create custom, eye-catching text
- Works for PNGs, clipart, sublimation, and printables
- Beginner friendly but powerful enough for advanced designs
Watch the Full Video Tutorial
Watch the full tutorial to see each warp feature in action and learn how to shape text step-by-step in Affinity by Canva:
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