Warp & Distort

Bending Forms to Create Organic Variations

Overview: Use Envelope Distort and Distort & Transform live effects to shape objects; use filled rectangles with blend modes to change the time of day.

CRESSY

When Michael Cressy needed to create scenes for an online video game, he turned to Illustrator’s powerful Envelope Distort features and live effects to create a Halloween world where magic changes the shapes of things. By adding a few additional layers to colorize his images for different times of the day, his game scenes took on a consistent look with minimal fuss.

  1. Using Envelope Distort to bend branches and trees. To create ...

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