Warp an item – Adobe Photoshop CS4 User Manual
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USING PHOTOSHOP CS4
Retouching and transforming
Last updated 1/10/2010
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To cancel the transformation, press Esc or click the Cancel button
in the options bar.
Important: When you transform a bitmap image (versus a shape or path), the image becomes slightly less sharp each time
you commit a transformation; therefore, performing multiple commands before applying the cumulative transformation
is preferable to applying each transformation separately.
Warp an item
The Warp command lets you drag control points to manipulate the shape of images, shapes, or paths, and so on. You
can also warp using a shape in the Warp Style pop-up menu in the options bar. Shapes in the Warp Style pop-up menu
are also malleable; drag their control points.
When using the control points to distort an item, choosing View
> Extras shows or hides the warp mesh and control
points.
Using Warp
A. Selecting the shape to be warped B. Choosing a warp from the Warp Style pop-up menu in the options bar C. Result using several warp
options
1
Select what you want to warp.
2
Do one of the following:
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Choose Edit > Transform
> Warp.
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If you chose a different transform command or the Free Transform command, click the Switch Between Free
Transform And Warp Modes button
in the options bar.
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Do one or more of the following:
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To warp using a specific shape, choose a warp style from the Warp pop-up menu in the options bar.
Dragging a control point to warp the mesh
A
B
C