Illustration manipulation

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
March 17, 2023
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Can someone remind me how I was able to do this (stretch the image) in either Photoshop or Illustrator? It's been awhile and seems like I forgot how I did this trick.

Many thanks,

MJ

macOS

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Semaphoric

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If you mean the way columns of pixels are "stacked up", you could do this (although it seems rather awkward):

Add enough Canvass to accommodate the stretch. Select half your image, and Option+T to Transform a Copy. Put a value of one or two pixels (relative) in the Y field of the Options with everything else default. Commit the Transform, and without deselecting, Edit > Transform > Again a LOT of times.

Semaphoric

Community Expert

An easier, but more limited, method is to use the Single Row Marquee tool, and New Layer Via Cut. Edit > Transform the new layer with some pixel value in the H field, not a percentage. Put this layer below the original. Select half your original layer, and drag it away from the other half to reveal the lower (stretched) layer:

The first method I gave can follow a smooth curve nicely, but it's very tedious. The second method only works with a horizontal row, but you could still seperate the two halves by cutting along some other line, if the subject allows it.

jane-e

Community Expert

@mj_in_la

To stretch and distort:

Select the layer > Cmd+T (Edit > Free Transform) > Turn the link between W and H to off so the controls work separately > Resize taller

or
For the whole image: Image menu > Image Size > Turn off the link between Width and Height so the controls work separately > Resize taller

Tip: Turn the link back to Proportional when finished so the controls work together next time.

Jane

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