Skewing and distorting selections
You can skew and distort selections. Skewing slants the vertical and horizontal dimensions of a selection non-proportionally. Distorting a selection lets you move the sides or corners of a selection in different directions. For example, you can crush or stretch the selection. In addition, you can use perspective distortion to give an object the appearance of depth. Skewing distortion allows you to achieve a 3D look.
To skew a selection
1
In the toolbox, click the
Transform tool
![](../Shared_graphics/Transform.svg)
.
If the
Transform tool is not displayed in the toolbox, click and hold the
Layer Adjuster tool
![](../Shared_graphics/Layer-Adjuster.svg)
to open the flyout, and then choose the
Transform tool
![](../Shared_graphics/Transform.svg)
.
2
On the property bar, click the
Skew button
![](../Shared_graphics/Skew.svg)
.
3
Move the pointer outside the border of the selection’s bounding box.
If you want to skew only the selected side, hold down
Alt (Windows) or
Option (macOS) while dragging the side handle.
5
On the property bar, click the
Commit Transformation button
![](../Shared_graphics/Apply.svg)
.
Skewing a selection
To distort a selection
1
In the toolbox, click the
Transform tool
![](../Shared_graphics/Transform.svg)
.
If the
Transform tool is not displayed in the toolbox, click and hold the
Layer Adjuster tool
![](../Shared_graphics/Layer-Adjuster.svg)
to open the flyout, and then choose the
Transform tool
![](../Shared_graphics/Transform.svg)
.
2
On the property bar, click the
Distort button
![](../Shared_graphics/Distort.svg)
.
If you want to constrain the distortion to the horizontal or vertical axis, hold down
Shift while dragging a corner handle.
If you want to distort the selection relative to the
Reference Point, hold down
Alt (Windows) or
Option (macOS) while dragging a corner handle.
4
On the property bar, click the
Commit Transformation button
![](../Shared_graphics/Apply.svg)
.
A selection before (left) and after (right) distorting
To distort perspective in a selection
1
In the toolbox, click the
Transform tool
![](../Shared_graphics/Transform.svg)
.
If the
Transform tool is not displayed in the toolbox, click and hold the
Layer Adjuster tool
![](../Shared_graphics/Layer-Adjuster.svg)
to open the flyout, and then choose the
Transform tool
![](../Shared_graphics/Transform.svg)
.
2
On the property bar, click the
Perspective Distortion button
![](../Shared_graphics/Perspective-Distort.svg)
.
If you want to constrain the distortion to the horizontal or vertical axis, hold down
Shift while dragging a corner handle.
4
On the property bar, click the
Commit Transformation button
![](../Shared_graphics/Apply.svg)
.
A selection before (left) and after (right) perspective distorting