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Resizing a path without cutting

Jun 30, 2012 2:27 PM

Tags: #illustrator #resize #cs6 #reshape

I'm New to illustrator. I would like these bricks to get small as they go to the right. When I reshape them it cuts the bricks instead of resizing. Please help me get this effect of the bricks getting smaller. Thank You!

 

What I Have...

Screen Shot 2012-06-30 at 5.21.18 PM.png

 

What keeps happening...Screen Shot 2012-06-30 at 5.22.11 PM.png

 

What I would like...

example.jpeg

 

Thanks,

 

Travis

575 Views   7 Replies   Latest reply: thjones29, Jul 2, 2012 2:02 PM
 
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  • Monika Gause
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    1. Monika Gause,
    Jun 30, 2012 3:05 PM   in reply to thjones29
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    What is this? a pixel image? There are only limited functions in Illustrator to do what you want. Do that in Photoshop instead.

     

    What exactly are you doing there? Which tool do you use, what are you doing with it? What kind of object is that?

     
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  • emil emil
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    2. emil emil,
    Jun 30, 2012 5:26 PM   in reply to thjones29
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    As Monika suggested Photoshop is more suitable for this because it has a perspective distortion.

    If you have to do it in Illustrator select the image and apply Object > Envelope Distort > Make With Mesh. In the Envelope Mesh options type 1 for Rows and Columns. With the white pointer or the Lasso tool only select the two top or bottom points of the envelope. To make the distortion easier enable the Smart Guides (Ctrl + U), pick the Shear tool, click with it on one of the selected points to set the center of shear and drag the other selected point up or down making sure it is constrained to the origin 90°. Repeat the same with the other two bottom or top points. The deformation will make the image with orthographic perspective or in other words, zero perspective. To add perspective distortion drag the top and bottom handles of the anchors on the envelope. The Smart Guides will help you snap the handles on the sides of the envelope. You have to make the corresponding handles on the top and bottom sides with equal length to make it right.

     
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  • Wade_Zimmerman
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    3. Wade_Zimmerman,
    Jun 30, 2012 10:49 PM   in reply to thjones29
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    UYou easily do this wwith the Effects>3D>Rotate using a perspecive setting.

     

    As suchScreen Shot 2012-07-01 at 1.40.56 AM.png

     
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  • Wade_Zimmerman
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    4. Wade_Zimmerman,
    Jun 30, 2012 10:53 PM   in reply to Wade_Zimmerman
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    Here it is with a more severe rotation

     

    Screen Shot 2012-07-01 at 1.51.06 AM.png

     
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  • Silkrooster
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    5. Silkrooster,
    Jul 1, 2012 9:16 PM   in reply to Wade_Zimmerman
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    I wonder why Adobe didn't finish the perspective tool in CS5? The object will deform, but not the pattern. Hmmm...

     
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  • Wade_Zimmerman
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    6. Wade_Zimmerman,
    Jul 1, 2012 10:29 PM   in reply to Silkrooster
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    Perhaps the are planning to create a real 3D modeling environment and tools to create objects within that environment? So the need for a more developed perspective tool was not large enought to warrant a more developed tool.

     
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    7. thjones29,
    Jul 2, 2012 2:02 PM   in reply to thjones29
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    Thanks everyone,

     

    I was able to get the effect I wanted with Rotate 3D Perspective options.

     
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