Inflate text

[7dirtyshoes]

I have tried to inflate 2 stacked words with the "Inflate" effect but it doesn't give me the perspective I want. Basically I need the words to 'feel' like they're printed on a sphere. Any ideas?

[nutella]

1. use the FilterIt plugin. it actually has a sphere fx filter.
http://www.cvalley.com/products/filterit4/index.html

2. use a 3d program

[nook]

If you mean like the image below, you can use a combo of symbols and Illustrators Relvolve effect.
http://syracopolis.com/images/3dText.jpg
Or a similar effect can be achieved using Envelope Distort as well.

[7dirtyshoes]

Thanks A Lot! I Chose To Download The Filterit Plugin And It Worked Wonders! Thanks Again.