# Drawing into shape

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-into-shape/324199>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 8, 2011, 7:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-into-shape/324199 "2011-08-08T07:36:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![benkyma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f08c70/32.png) [@benkyma](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/benkyma)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 7:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-into-shape/324199/1 "2011-08-08T07:36:05Z")

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If I draw a rectangle or trapezium, how might I go about drawing bitmap data into that shape? I need to give a slight perspective to a loaded photo. Native 3D rotations seem to leave the bitmap really blurry, and a full 3D engine is too heavy for this project.