3Enable the Non-proportional check box.

4In the Transformations docker, type a value in the following boxes:

•H — lets you specify the width of a selected object

•V — lets you specify the height of a selected object

5Click Apply.

The new values that you enter to stretch an object are the basis for a new ratio of the horizontal and vertical dimensions of the object. When you disable the Non-proportional check box, any resizing of the object is based on this new ratio. To revert the object to its original one-to-one proportions before transforming it again, you must disable the Non-proportional check box and then retype the original values.

You can stretch the sides of an object proportionally by disabling the Nonproportional check box, typing a value in either the H or V box, and pressing

Enter.

You can also stretch an object from its center by pressing Shift and dragging a corner selection handle.

You can also stretch an object in increments of 100% by pressing Ctrl, and dragging a corner selection handle.

Smudging objects

Smudging lets you distort an object by dragging the outline of an object or a group of objects. When applying smudging to an object, you can control the extent and shape of the distortion whether you activate the controls for the graphics tablet stylus or use the settings that apply to a mouse.

The smudging effect responds to both the angle of rotation — or bearing — and the tilt angle of a graphics tablet stylus. Rotating the stylus changes the angle of the smudging effect and tilting the stylus flattens the brush tip and changes the shape of the smudging. If you are using a mouse, you can simulate the bearing and tilt of the stylus by specifying values. Increasing the bearing angle from 0 - 359° changes the angle of the brush stroke. As you decrease the tilt angle from 90° - 1°, you change the smudging shape by flattening the brush tip.

Smudging can respond to the pressure of a stylus on a tablet where the smudging widens with more pressure and narrows with less. If you are using a mouse or want to override stylus pressure, you can enter real values to simulate the pressure of a stylus on a graphics tablet. Negative values to -10 create a narrowing distortion, 0 maintains an even stroke width, and positive values to 10 create an expanding distortion.

Objects placed in the foreground and background have been shaped by outside smudging (sun’s rays and blades of grass) and inside smudging (clouds).

Whether you are using a stylus or a mouse, you must specify the nib size. The nib size determines the width of the smudging applied to an object.

You can apply the smudging effect to the inside and outside of an object.

To smudge an object

1Select an object using the Pick tool .

2Open the Shape edit flyout , and click the Smudge brush tool .

3Drag around the outline to distort it.

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