Scale, Shear & Distort Objects Using The Free Transform Tool In Adobe Illustrator

You can scale, shear, and distort objects by using the free transform tool in Adobe Illustrator. You also have the ability to rotate and by using modifier keys or a simple click of a button you can constrain your transformations.

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[morningdrums]

Nice video and I have a question. Ok, if you had a shape made with the box, you don't use solid fill just the stroke. You delete one side so it looks more like a U or a book. How can you manipulate one side and bend one side to face a different direction? Clarity, the box/rectangle is on its side, you delete the right-side wall. Now take the top line of the rectangle, how would you bend that back so top of rectangle is upwards?

[elwoodwhitaker]

Hey Mike, this was super helpful. I've been trying to figure out how to skew a graphic for 3 days and I found your video. Thanks so much.

[asvanum]

Thanks a lot, I was trying to find this kind of setting for so long, you really saved my day.

[greggfloyd]

Totally dig your clear instruction presentation with this tool on this vid, quick hit.

[nassyam]

After watching numerous videos I came to watch yours and finally understood. Thank you for sharing!!

[rajatnanda]

Thank you so much! I was stuck with the scaling problem since an hour and your short tutorial greatly helped.

[procuroemea]

Thanks for video. Can you do a video on how to copy section of an image and ad this onto side of image so you can increase width of image without affecting the graphics in image. Hopefully that makes sense.

[r]

just to the point what a learner would want. Appreciate it <3

[basuiyer]

Thanks mate so much for this tutorial....

[SmokyFrosty]

Why do some of these tools not work with an imported embedded image :@

[BawonoSA]

Okay, this is very helpful. I never thought of using that function, always use Photoshop for free transform works

But it doesn't worked on images, as in photos & PNG images. The perspective transform won't work at all, at least if it's "Place…" option, haven't tried open image in new tab then drag them into the main work tab to make it work. How to fix that?

[nekokna]

thank you very much. iabsoluedly despised the skew tool (corel draw user trying to learn AI)

[scribblerat]

THANK YOU. Could not for the life of me figure out how to warp perspective and you have given me the answer! :D

[johncrestani]

yes, this is my first time here. I hit the subscribe button before i got to learn anything new. Fingers crossed.

[aryowidyanggoro]

any idea of how you do it to a non vector object (image, jpg, png, etc) in AI?

[VeronikaPoloni]

Thanks Mike, keep 'em coming :) I hope your channel grows, we need more people doing AI tutorials!

[channg]

Well I have a question regarding the free transform after I play around with it. I start to use shapes like I normally do but then all the shape is changed to one perspective look like they are not in the right proportion how they used to form. For example if I try to make circle like I use to do by holding control now it turn out like a weird look oval
And I want to turn off free transform so I can make a normal shapes I used to do again. Do you have any suggestions please

[karlfoto]

The free transform tool widget is missing for me. I'm on a mac running the latest illustrator. please help!

[theygroup]

Hi, that's great but doesn't seem to work on png or jpeg.. any ideas on how I can do that? TIA

[OkaMotret]

bagaimana dengan image?? apakah bisa menggunakan free tranfrom untuk membuat efect 3d seperti di photoshop