Newbie question

[dukelips]

after applying an warp effect(effects->warp) to a rectangle, how can i rotate the rectangle without affecting its shape

[surrealillusions]

I presume your using photoshop?

In both cs2 (i think?) and cs3, you can use the transform tool to rotate the shape in that particular layer.

Ctrl+T (pc) or Cmd+T (mac) for the transform tool under default settings.

:)

[dukelips]

I use illustrator cs3

[tangor]

Are you looking for an arbitrary value of rotation, or flip and turn? Rotating any rectangle will do just that...and you'll end up with a larger image... edge wise. Still, that might also work because crop can then be applied to return to the rectangle.

All in all, I guess it depends on the image!