Twist Objects in Adobe Illustrator CS6

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You're watching VisiHow. This tutorial will show you how to twist an object in Adobe Illustrator CS6 in Windows 7.

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   As you can see, Adobe Illustrator and a document have already been opened

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   Within the document, there are three objects: the blue background rectangle, the yellow circle, and the yellow rectangle.

   

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   Come to the top left-hand side of your tool panel and click the black arrow

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   This is "Selection Tool".

   

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   Then, come back to your canvas and click the object you want to edit

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   It is recommended to use other selection tools if you have more complicated objects. There are other VisiHow tutorials on how to do that. Once you've selected your object, a blue frame with corners will appear. It means that the object is selected and ready for editing.

   

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   Next, click "Effect" at the top of the window

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   Move the cursor to "Distort & Transform" in the "Illustrator Effects" menu

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   Click "Twist..."

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   A small dialogue box will appear.

   

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   You can move the dialogue box to the side by clicking and dragging it

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   Before you change anything, check the "Preview" button in the bottom-left corner of the box

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   You can change the angle by clicking the input field and typing a new value

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    Alternatively, you can click the up and down arrows to the left

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    Your preview will automatically update, although this might take a few seconds.

    

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    When you're satisfied with your settings, simply click "OK"

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    This will apply changes to your object.

    

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