The Deco High Waist path effect applied to a sample shape
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Deco High Waist

Twenties display capitals sit on a raised crossing line, so pick where the split falls and everything above it compresses while the rest stretches to fill.

FamilyLettering
Parameters3 adjustable
On canvas handlesyes, drag it on the shape
Destructiveno, the original path is kept
LicenceFree for commercial use

The 3 controls

Nothing here is baked in. Every value stays live on the object for as long as the file exists, so you can come back and retune it, reorder it against other effects, or take it off and get your original path back exactly as you drew it.

  1. Waist height5 to 95, default 42
  2. Amount-80 to 80, default 32
  3. EasingHard, Smooth

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