Distorting a selection

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With Distorting an image Distort, you can drag the handles bias in any direction to distort a selection. Since they aren’t constrained to 90 degrees, you can use them to create a sense of perspective or speed.

Content is automatically stretched to fit the confines of the newly-shaped bounding box. Move the handles to force perspective upon the contents of the bounding box.


NOTE: Use Distorting an image in conjunction with the perspective guide to fit something into a scene.




What is the bias

When using Distort, you will see a manipulator in the middle of the bounding box bias. This is the bias. Use it to foreshorten, change the proportions of a sketch, or change the actions of a character.

Image in Sketchbook in Transform mode Image in Sketchbook distorted using the bias


Distorting a selection in Sketchbook Pro for desktop

  1. In the toolbar, tap Distort icon in Sketchbook Transform‍ and select Distorting an image. A bounding box appears surrounding the content.
  2. Tap-drag the outer handles bias to stretch the content to fit the confines of the newly-shaped bounding box.


    NOTE: Since the handles aren’t constrained to 90 degrees, try using them to create a sense of perspective or speed. Move the handles to force perspective upon the contents of the bounding box. Use Distort in conjunction with the perspective guides to fit something into a scene.


  3. Tap-drag the central handle, Bias, to foreshorten or change the proportions of a sketch, such as changing the actions of a character.



Distorting multiple layers

Select multiple layers, using Shift, then tap Distort icon in Sketchbook to apply the same distortion to them. Tag-drag to distort the content in all the selected layers.

  



Distorting a selection in Sketchbook for mobile devices

  1. Tap Transform icon in the mobile version of Sketchbook and select Distort icon in Sketchbook. A bounding box appears surrounding the content.

Distort tool in Sketchbook

  1. Tap-drag the outer handles to automatically stretch the content to fit the confines of the newly-shaped bounding box.


NOTE: Since the handles aren’t constrained to 90 degrees, try using them to create a sense of perspective or speed. Move the handles to force perspective upon the contents of the bounding box. Use Distort icon in Sketchbook in conjunction with the perspective guides to fit something into a scene.

Distort tool in Sketchbook

  1. Tap-drag the central handle, Bias, to foreshorten, change the proportions of a sketch, or change the actions of a character.

Distort one corner