: How to distort a grid object into a tapered shape, like a trash basket icon? I want to do this: The bin just above I think this tool is well designed for this purpose : But after few

@Murray976

Just after making this grid shape select and go to Effect menu in Adobe Illustrator
Go to Effect -- Distort -- Free Distort and drag the two below points to give it a shape of BIN as shown in image below.



Press OK to give this shape

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@Bryan765

There's a couple possibilities that come to mind:

Using Free Distort


select your object;
choose Effect > Distort & Transform > Free Distort...;
using the anchors in the dialog, change the shape of the preview until you're satisfied;
click Ok;
Object > Expand Appearance to taste.


Using an Envelope distort


using any tool, draw a (closed) shape you want your grid to be in;
select both the grid and the shape;
choose Object > Envelope Distort > Make with Top Object (Alt+Ctrl/Option+C);
Object > Expand Appearance to taste.

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