How Do You Shear an Object in Illustrator?

To shear from the center, choose Object > Transform > Shear or double-click the Shear tool . To shear from a different reference point, select the Shear tool and Alt‑click (Windows) or Option‑click (Mac OS) where you want the reference point to be in the document window.

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What is the shear tool?

Shear tool is used to shift one part of an image, a layer, a selection or a path to a direction and the other part to the opposite direction. For instance, a horizontal shearing will shift the upper part to the right and the lower part to the left. … This is not a rotation: the image is distorted.

Where is the free transform tool in Illustrator?

Select the Selection tool on the Tools panel. Select one or more objects to transform. Select the Free Transform tool on the Tools panel.