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Richard Etches
Richard Etches
Participant
March 11, 2026
Question

Warp Effects (Arc, etc.) Greyed Out When Trying to Bend a Photoshop Image in Illustrator

  • March 11, 2026
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I am trying to use illustrator effects to bend a photoshop file which I used to be able to do but it doesn't do it the same anymore? I used to copy the layer into illustrator go to  Effects warp and I could do it from there but now the Arc and all of the other effects are greyed out and unusable! Any one tell me how to do it now? Thanks . . .

    3 replies

    Abhishek Rao
    Community Manager
    Abhishek RaoCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    March 13, 2026

    Hi ​@Richard Etches,

     

    I hope the suggestions shared by the experts helped resolve the issue. If the issue still persists, please let us know and share your Illustrator version and OS details so we can look into this further and assist you better.

     

    Looking forward to your update.

    Abhishek

    DougKatz17096006
    DougKatz17096006
    Inspiring
    March 11, 2026

    Are you linking or embedding your Photoshop image? If you haven’t embedded it before applying an Effect, try it.

    Monika Gause
    Community Expert
    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 11, 2026

    No effects available?

    Also not when you draw a rectangle and apply them?

      Richard Etches
      Richard EtchesAuthor
      Participant
      March 11, 2026

      Nope, can't use them at all????

      Monika Gause
      Community Expert
      Monika GauseCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      March 11, 2026

      Please try if rebooting the computer helps. If not, you might need to reset the preferences. There is a button in Preferences > General

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