"distort the image" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when speaking or writing about a literal or figurative image that has been distorted or corrupted. For example: "The low-quality camera's lens distorted the image of the sunset."
The Republicans surely must know that they're on the losing end of the public-relations battle here, so they keep trying to distort the image of what they've done, projecting blame and distortion onto the president and Democrats.
You can add word balloons and graphics and distort the image in a handful of ways.
For example, a hand magnifier should be held straight — tilting will distort the image — and on the paper, not lifted to the eyes.
"Why not just distort the image into something grotesque so that there isn't anything titillating or exciting about it?" Wattenburg said.
A primary material in much of Ms. Pelli's sculpture is latex, which she uses to distort the image of the body, as in "Dolls," 1999.
Cheap glass, poor craftsmanship and the compression of individual panes by mullions and spandrels have done much to distort the image of glass architecture.
Current MRI techniques do not allow whole-body imaging during breathhold, and free breathing during MRI can severely distort the images.
Finally, owners fear that fans will distort the images they appropriate, turning them parodic or even pornographic.
Samples were gold coated to minimize the effect of electron charging of the surface, which could distort the images.
A microphone placed in the middle of the room allows visitors to affect and distort the images according to the intensity and duration of the sounds they produce.
