AUGUST 2021 MACWORLD 37complete with customizable
backgrounds and textures are just a few
mouse clicks away.
Now with support for Metal 2 and Dark
Mode, version 4.0 introduces the Spray
Fill tool, which uses images of real-world
materials like Lego blocks, vegetables,
sand, balloons, or rocks to lay out words
in a more realistic way. The software
ships with 18 presets and more than 440
different fill objects, but this is only the tip
of the iceberg. You can import any photo
to create your own, with full control over
density, size, angle, lighting, and how
random objects appear.
With Art Text 4, there’s no end to the creative ways you can manipulate text and create lavish
graphics all your own.
Although Art Text still can’t directly
export CMYK color files for professional
print work, the new version does add a
pretty cool new feature for Facebook
users: the option to export graphics as 3D
photos. It worked quite well in my tests,
but you’ll want to leave a little breathing
room around your text to avoid white
space appearing around the edges and
spoiling the 3D effect.BENT OUT OF SHAPE
A favorite new Art Text 4 feature is Design
Gallery, a template navigation window that
appears when the app is launched. (This