

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. You can resize your image manually by simply clicking and dragging one of its transformation handles. Important: make sure that when you hover your cursor over the transformation handle, the cursor icon depicts a straight two-way arrow before clicking.


The two-way arrow represents scaling/resizing. Using the transformation handles on the left and right sides of the image will change the image’s width.Ī curved arrow represents rotation, so clicking and dragging in that instance will rotate your image instead of resizing it.The transformation handles on the top and bottom will change the image’s height.
