Adobe 13102498 User Guide - Page 225

PHOTOSHOP CS3 218 User Guide • 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. 3 Do one or more of the following: • 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 • To the manipulate the shape, drag the control points, a segment of the bounding box or mesh, or an area within the mesh. When adjusting a curve, use the control point handles. This is similar to adjusting the handles in the curved segment of a vector graphic. To undo the last handle adjustment, choose Edit > Undo. A B Manipulating the shape of a warp A. Original warp mesh B. Adjusting the handles, mesh segments, and areas within the mesh • To change the orientation of a warp style that you chose from the Warp menu, click the Change The Warp Orientation button in the options bar. • To change the reference point, click a square on the Reference point locator in the options bar. • To specify the amount of warp using numeric values, enter the values in the Bend (set bend), X (set horizontal distortion) and Y (set vertical distortion) text boxes in the options bar. You can't enter numeric values if you have chosen None or Custom from the Warp Style pop-up menu. 4 Do one of the following: • Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS), or click the Commit button in the options bar. • To cancel the transformation, press Esc or click the Cancel button in the options bar. Important: When you warp 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.