User's Manual

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS2
User Guide
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3 Do one or more of the following:
• To warp using a specific shape, choose from the Warp Style 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. See also “To reshape a curved segment” on page 463.
To undo the last handle adjustment, choose Edit > Undo.
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 the warp, 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 (Optional) To apply the warp using a more detailed algorithm, select High Quality in the options bar.
5 Do one of the following:
• Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS), click the Commit button in the options bar, or double-click inside
the transformation marquee.
• 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.
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