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Warp Tools
Grouped with the Transform Tools, you'll find the Warp Tools. I don't know why they're in there, other than the fact that they had to go somewhere. As I've mentioned, these tools are high in wow factor, but many of them are, as far as I can tell, low in practicality. That said, a couple of them, including the Warp Tool itself, I find very useful.
These tools change the shape of objects you have already created. (NOTE: If you only want to change one of many objects, select the object you want to change and the warp will only be applied to that object.)
First create an object. I'll use a circle in my example. Then choose the Warp Tool. The Warp Tool comes in as a large circle the defines the area of influence. (You can change the size of this circle, or brush, by double clicking the tool icon in the toolbar, or by holding down Option [Alt] and then click and drag the mouse. I can then click and drag the warp tool (once or multiple times) around my circle and it will start to change the shape of my circle slightly. What may have started as a circle begins to look like a pea!
This is an excellent tool to quickly turn an object into something that looks hand-drawn. In the following example, I have made a sign very quickly by drawing a rectangle with the rectangle tool, increasing the stroke weight, and using the Warp Tool to make the sign (and line for the name) look hand-drawn.
Warp Tool Options (accessed by double clicking the tool icon in the toolbar):
These tools change the shape of objects you have already created. (NOTE: If you only want to change one of many objects, select the object you want to change and the warp will only be applied to that object.)
First create an object. I'll use a circle in my example. Then choose the Warp Tool. The Warp Tool comes in as a large circle the defines the area of influence. (You can change the size of this circle, or brush, by double clicking the tool icon in the toolbar, or by holding down Option [Alt] and then click and drag the mouse. I can then click and drag the warp tool (once or multiple times) around my circle and it will start to change the shape of my circle slightly. What may have started as a circle begins to look like a pea!
This is an excellent tool to quickly turn an object into something that looks hand-drawn. In the following example, I have made a sign very quickly by drawing a rectangle with the rectangle tool, increasing the stroke weight, and using the Warp Tool to make the sign (and line for the name) look hand-drawn.
Here you can enter the width and height (see note at the very bottom for a reminder of how to do this while using the tool instead of accessing this dialog box). All the other options simply change the way in which your object will be affected by the warp tool. Try experimenting with different values to see how your object is changed!
The following are shots of what a line or circle will look like when "warped" with the other warp tools on their default settings. Each of these tools has its own options dialog box, accessed by double clicking the tool icon in the toolbox.
(This twirl is applied to a line; the twirl tool also works on a filled object. You can hold Option [Alt] while using the tool to change the direction of the twirl.)
(This tool puckers the line or object towards the center of the brush.)
(This tool bloats the line or object out away from the center of the brush.)
(This tool creates an uneven scallop along a line or object. NOTE: To create a uniform scallop, try making your own pattern brush.)
(This looks similar to the scallop tool, but in this case, the points have been pushed away from the brush instead of being pulled toward it as in the scallop. This tool works opposite to the scallop tool.)
(This tool creates a wrinkled line.)
As I've said, many of these tools are high in wow factor, but low on practicality. I find the Warp Tool (on its default settings) and the Wrinkle Tool (on very low intensity: 5-10%) very useful. The rest are tools that I don't use in my designs, but that doesn't mean that other designers don't find them very useful, and it doesn't mean that I'll never use them. I may have an "aha!" moment later on and realize a use for one of these tools that I never considered before. So I certainly find value in knowing what they are and what they are capable of. Have fun experimenting with these tools!
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