

There’s also settings for scaling strokes and rounded corners, but we’ll be disregarding that for this lesson.


The transformation handles in the corners will allow you to change the image’s width and height simultaneously.The transformation handles on the top and bottom will change the image’s height.Using the transformation handles on the left and right sides of the image will change the image’s width.A curved arrow represents rotation, so clicking and dragging in that instance will rotate your image instead of resizing it. The two-way arrow represents scaling/resizing. Important: make sure that when you hover your cursor over the transformation handle, the cursor icon depicts a straight two-way arrow before clicking.

You can resize your image manually by simply clicking and dragging one of its transformation handles. Resize the image using a freehand transformation There’s two ways to resize an image with Illustrator: by clicking and dragging the transformation handles, or by inputting a numerical value. These transformation handles allow you to transform your image in a variety of ways, including: Once selected, you will see transformation handles located at the corners and sides of your image: The transformation handles are represented by tiny white squares with a blue outline. Once your image is opened, grab the Selection Tool (keyboard shortcut: V) and click on your image to select it.
