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Nicole_1
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May 24, 2020
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How to use Perspective Distort on placed image?

  • May 24, 2020
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Hi guys! I hope you can help me..

 

I added an area rug into Illustrator and I want to use the Perspective Distort tool to make the rug look like it is laying on the floor. By using the Free Transform tool, it allows me to scale, sheer, and rotate the rug, but it will not let me use the Perspective Distort.. I am not sure why and I can't find any videos to help me with this. Any advise will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks

Nicole

 

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    Correct answer tromboniator

    Select the rug image (I'm assuming it's a photo/raster image of some sort), go to Object menu > Envelope Distort > Make with Mesh, and set both Rows and Columns to 1, click OK. You should be able to use the Perspective Distort Tool.

     

    Peter

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    Anna Lander
    Anna Lander
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    May 24, 2020

    IMPORANT MARK!
    You have to embed your image into document (EMBED button in Control panel or Properties panel). After that you will be allowed to distort the image any way — using Free Transform tool, Envelope Distort with any base, Free Distort effect. Linked objects are not allowed now to distort.

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      Nicole_1Author
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      May 24, 2020

      Thank you Anna! However it was already embeded.. I was able to get it to work though 🙂

      tromboniator
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      tromboniatorCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      May 24, 2020

      Select the rug image (I'm assuming it's a photo/raster image of some sort), go to Object menu > Envelope Distort > Make with Mesh, and set both Rows and Columns to 1, click OK. You should be able to use the Perspective Distort Tool.

       

      Peter

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        Nicole_1Author
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        May 24, 2020

        Thank you so much Peter! That worked :):)

        tromboniator
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        tromboniatorCommunity Expert
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        May 24, 2020

        You're welcome, Nicole!

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