- Introduction
- Changing Drawing Settings
- Drawing with the Line Tool
- Drawing with the Pencil Tool
- Drawing Shapes with the Rectangle and Oval Tools
- Using the Polystar Tool
- Selecting Strokes with the Arrow Tool
- Selecting Strokes and Fills with the Arrow Tool
- Making Selections with the Lasso Tool
- Zooming In and Out with the Magnifying Glass
- Moving Around with the Hand Tool
- Displaying Rulers
- Using Grids and Guides
- Modifying Grid and Guide Settings
- Using Snap Align
- Changing Stroke and Fill Colors
- Creating Custom Colors
- Editing Strokes with the Ink Bottle
- Editing Fills with the Paint Bucket
- Editing Strokes and Fills with the Eyedropper
- Creating Gradients
- Using the Fill Lock
- Using Paint Brush Modes
- Drawing with the Pen Tool
- Drawing Curves with the Pen Tool
- Modifying Shapes with the Arrow Tool
- Modifying Shapes with the Sub-Selection Tool
- Using the Free Transform Tool
- Using Transform Options for Shapes
- Cutting and Pasting Graphics Between Layers
- Working with Graphics on Different Layers
- Distributing Graphics to Layers
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Using Transform Options for Shapes
In addition to the scale and rotation changes that can be applied to groups, symbols, bitmaps, and text as well as editable shapes, there are two additional transforms available only to editable shapes. Distort and Envelope are two modes available in the Free Transform tool options that enable you to transform the vectors of editable shapes to varying degrees. Distort transformations work on adjoining edges, tapering them down to vanishing points, similar to perspective. Envelope transformations allow you to warp the edges of a shape by splitting it up into smaller portions each controlled by their own vectors and anchor points.
Distort a Shape
Select the object by clicking on it or by dragging a selection marquee around it.
Click the Free Transform tool in the Toolbar.
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Press Q to select the Free Transform tool.
Click the Distort Modifier button in the Options area of the Toolbar.
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3.87Drag any of the corner handles on the bounding box to distort the shape.
Drag any of the side handles on the bounding box to skew or stretch the shape.
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3.88Change the Envelope of a Shape
Select the object by clicking on it or by dragging a selection marquee around it.
Click the Free Transform tool in the Toolbar.
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Press Q to select the Free Transform tool.
Click the Envelope Modifier button in the Options area of the Toolbar.
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3.89Drag any of the handles on the bounding box to pull the shape in any direction or use the Bézier handles to fine tune the curves.
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