Emily VanHaaften
Graphic Design 3
Distorting and Transforming pg. 115-118
Distort element freely
· Click on free-transform tool, select element
· In tools panel, select the Distort modifier
o Note- center point of your selection disappears, indicating that you are in distort mode
· Position pointer over one of the handles, pointer changes to a hollow arrowhead
· To change the shape of the bounding box
o Relocate one corner of the object’s bounding box, position the pointer over one of the corner handles, then click and drag
o To skew the object, position the pointer over one of the side handles then drag the handle to the desired position
o To stretch the element as you skew it, move the selected handle away from the center
o To shrink the element as you skew it, move the selected handle towards the center
· Release the mouse
Distort element symmetrically
· Repeat first two steps
· To make the top of the bounding box narrower than the bottom, shift-click and drag the top right corner handle toward the top left corner handle
· To make the top of the bounding box wider than the bottom, shift-click and drag the top right corner handle away from the top left corner handle
· Release the mouse
