MANUAL / EFFECTS

Mesh Warp

Warps a layer by dragging the points of a grid in the viewer.

Mesh Warp lays a grid of control points over the layer. Dragging a point bends the image with it. It works on every layer kind.

How to use it

  1. Select a layer and choose Effects ▸ Mesh Warp.
  2. Set Rows and Columns.
  3. Drag the points in the viewer. Each point's tooltip names it (for example "Mesh Warp point 2, 3"). A drag is one undo step.

Parameters

NameWhat it doesDefault
RowsControl points down the layer.5
ColumnsControl points across the layer.5

The point offsets are stored as hidden, animatable parameters; you edit them in the viewer.