933 Using the dynamic Free Distort filter

- Hey gang, this is Deke McClelland, … welcome to Deke's techniques. … This marks the third and final week … in the creation of our captivating, free floating, … vector-based triangle face man … set against a photographic background … all inside the virtual creative landscape … that is Adobe Illustrator. … What's in store? … Well, a lot frankly. … The idea is that we want to distort the existing triangle face … in 3D space while sticking inside … what is fundamentally a 2D drawing program. … Now, the traditional Adobe certified way … to achieve such a distortion … is to use Illustrator's … relatively modern Free Transform Tool. … The problem with this tool is, … well, you're about to see the problem. … Which is why the better approach … is to use Illustrators altogether dynamic, … if admittedly old and creaky, free distort filter. … Old and creaky? … That's just another way of saying infinitely wise … and sporadically arthritic. … Here, let me show you exactly how it works. … All right, here's the final effect …