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: Illustrator: "the selection contains objects which can't be distorted"-error I am trying to make a distort effect in illustrator. I use the white arrow, the direct selection tool, I cannot get

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I am trying to make a distort effect in illustrator. I use the white arrow, the direct selection tool, I cannot get it to work.

I get an error message:

"the selection contains objects which can't be distorted"

Object > Envelope Distort > Make with Top Objects



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@Gloria351

Select the picture in the background, and then on the top toolbar hit the "Embed" button:



You can now envelope distort using the method you were trying to use earlier.

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@Gonzalez368

Select the image you want to distort. Object>rasterize. Done!

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@Candy945

Is what you're trying to distort placed or embedded? I get that error message when trying to distort objects placed from outside the document. Try copying the image and pasting it into Illustrator.

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