I was really pleased to incorporate this After Effects-originated technology into Photoshop years ago, and now that it’s gone through a couple more generations of refinement (thanks in part to Character Animator), I’m excited to see that it’s now in Illustrator:

With Puppet Warp, you can now transform your vector graphics while maintaining an organic and natural look. You can reposition a character’s limbs or reshape an object. Puppet Warp is not limited to just animate objects, though—it works great on lettering and icons as well.

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