Envelope distort not doing what I want

[Basant Mishra]

Hello,

I'm trying to fit a design into a pentagone through envelope distort but not getting the desired result.

I have attached an image for referance.

Please help.

Regards

Basant

[Monika Gause]

Envelopes always have 4 corners. Not more not less.

So that will not work like this. Probably it will be easier to just make an (isometric) distortion and then cut off what you con't need.

[Basant Mishra]

Hello Monika,

Thank you for response. As you mentioned evelope distort works well with four corners, I sliced up the hexagone as well as design and then applied envelpe distort. But the resut is awful. Can you tell what am I doing wrong?

[Monika Gause]

The object already has that shape. I'm not sure what you want to achieve. The envelope can be made to work better, but it's just not the way to achieve whatever it is that you want to do here: https://youtu.be/KTLYyYNjlng 

[Basant Mishra]

Hello, thank you for taking the time to make this video. But still the outer edges is curved. I wanted the design to strech fit in perfect hexagone. If I know the method the it will be useful in other design project.
How does isometric distortion work(as you mentioned in your first response)?

[Monika Gause]

Like this: https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-create-advanced-isometric-illustrations-using-the-ssr-m... 

There are other methods as well.

[Bobby Henderson]

The original blue and black icon looks hexagon shaped, but in an uneven manner (the top of the icon looks more narrow than the bottom). Are you trying to fit the design into an equalateral hexagon shaped container? If that is the case then the blue and black graphic will have to be re-built using the even hexagon shape as a source to build up the straight intersecting diagonal lines. It's not hard to do at all, but it will take a bit of path and shape editing to do the job. Using envelopes or other similar effects will only warp the original graphic and cause the straight line work to curve in undesireable ways.

[barbara_a]

Your best results will come from drawing the design from scratch rather than trying to use distortions.

[Basant Mishra]

Yes I think so, but is there a way to fit it inside hexagone container?

[Monika Gause · Accepted solution]

For example like this: https://youtu.be/f0L6pmmDwLg

The process can be organized better, of course.

[Basant Mishra]

Yes, I think recreating it with grid is the best solution.
Thank you for your help!

[Monika Gause]

You're welcome!

Always good to check out the options first.

[kphotopage]

Basant Mishra, Hi.

True, grids are everything.

For your given vector shape to fit exactly into a hexagon shape, hmm, there a problem here.

Here I have a seamless hexagon pattern. Hexagon is compromised of equilateral triangles.

I did Live Paint, following your design. No problem I thought.

So I redid. COUNT your triangles!

As you can see, there is a gaping negative space but now fits into a true hexagon shape.

K

[Basant Mishra]

Thank you for the taking the time to redo the design.
But fitting the design in hexagone is not the only goal. The design should look asthetically pleaseing.
The gap towards top is twice compared to other ones.
How do you make it all same width and still fit in the hexagone?

[Monika Gause]

You can make the grid as small as you want and then you can make it fit.

[kphotopage]

Personally, I like your original design better.

Good luck making your negative space and positive space equal and then fit into the hexagon perfectly.

K

[kphotopage]

Another day, another cup of coffee.😀

This is how I recreated your design to fit a perfect hexagon.

I made bands of fill colors. Group

Duplicate and rotate 60

Duplicated and rotated -60

I then aligned and resized each to fit that hexagon

Next Live Paint. Then expand Live Paint and Pathfinders>Unite same colors.

K

[Basant Mishra]

I think this is the best way to create this design.
You have taught me a new way to create grid. Thank you!
The design reads "CM". That what you are of the community. Chief Minister! 🙂

[kphotopage]

Glad that was helpful.

You will find there are many ways of doing things with Adobe apps.

K