I have a rectangular image which I’d like to distort so that it fits into a shape. I can almost do it using “Distort”, but I need to move more than just the corners, which is all I can seem to do using distort. The midpoints just scale along that direction.
This is approximatly what I want to achieve:
There’d probably be more distortion, but I painted this by hand… I can use either Photoshop or Illustrator, if either one is more suited.
Answer
This is easily achieved in Illustrator using Envelope Distort:
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Draw your pattern/shape/whatever to be warped
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Draw the shape to guide the warping
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Select both object (with guide shape on top) and use
Tools⇒Envelope Distort⇒Make With Top Object(keyboard shortcut Alt + Ctrl + C)
The default options may make the edges too smooth for your taste. Check Object ⇒ Envelope Distort ⇒ Envelope Options. Higher fidelity = sharper corners.
You can do a lot o’ cool stuff with Envelope Distort…
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