Warping a mesh
Now you'll experiment with changing the shape of the butterfly wing and its meshes using the warp tool. The warp tool, along with the other liquify tools, changes an object's shape.
1. | Double-click the warp tool (  ) in the toolbox to select the tool and display its Options dialog box.
The warp tool molds objects in the same way as if they were modeling clay. Dragging or pulling parts of an object with the warp tool causes the pulled areas to thin out. First you'll set the tool's options. |
2. | In the Warp Tool Options dialog box, enter 10 pt for both the Global Brush Dimensions Width and Height to set the size of the tool cursor. |
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