Distort a picture

You can stretch, bend, and distort your whole picture with the distort effect, or you can distort just a portion freehand using the distortion brush.

Original picture Whole picture distorted

Original picture Partial picture distorted


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Distort a picture automatically
Distort a picture manually

To distort a picture automatically:
  1. Select the picture or object you want to distort.
  2. On the Effects menu, click Distort.
  3. Select the distortion style you want.
  4. Drag the slider to change the effect.
  5. Click Done.
To distort a picture manually:
  1. Select the picture or object you want to distort.
  2. On the Effects menu, click Distortion Brush.
  3. Select an effect.
  4. To select the width of the brush, click a circle.
  5. Drag or click the part of the object you want to distort.
  6. Click Done.