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Wrap text around a cut-out

Isolate a subject, trace its edge, flow a headline along the silhouette.

Wrap text around a cut-out
Wrap text around a cut-out

3 steps

  1. STEP 1 · FREE THE SUBJECTImport a photo and press Isolate · one press cuts the background and the subject becomes its own tight piece, the removed half waiting on a quiet layer below.
  2. STEP 2 · TRACE ITS EDGERight-click the cut-out → “⟡ Trace edge → path”. The silhouette becomes a live pen path, saved in ▤ Paths.
  3. STEP 3 · FLOW THE WORDSTake Type (T), click the canvas, and set Flow to ∿ Path. The line walks the silhouette you just traced · size and tracking tune the fit.
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