Intervention/image · error · InvalidArgumentException

You must specify either 3 or 4 points to create a bezier cur

Error message

You must specify either 3 or 4 points to create a bezier curve

What it means

Error "You must specify either 3 or 4 points to create a bezier curve" thrown in Intervention/image.

Source

Thrown at src/Drivers/Imagick/Modifiers/DrawBezierModifier.php:92

            $this->drawable->first()->y(),
        );

        match ($this->drawable->count()) {
            3 => $bezierCurve->pathCurveToQuadraticBezierAbsolute(
                $this->drawable->second()->x(),
                $this->drawable->second()->y(),
                $this->drawable->last()->x(),
                $this->drawable->last()->y(),
            ),
            4 => $bezierCurve->pathCurveToAbsolute(
                $this->drawable->second()->x(),
                $this->drawable->second()->y(),
                $this->drawable->third()->x(),
                $this->drawable->third()->y(),
                $this->drawable->last()->x(),
                $this->drawable->last()->y(),
            ),
            default => throw new InvalidArgumentException(
                'You must specify either 3 or 4 points to create a bezier curve',
            ),
        };

        $bezierCurve->pathFinish();

        return $bezierCurve;
    }
}

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Solutions

1. Provide either 3 points (quadratic bezier) or 4 points (cubic bezier) in the points array
2. Build the points array with instances of Intervention\Image\Geometry\Point, e.g. new Point(0, 0)
3. Remove any null or non-point entries from the points array before calling the modifier

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/Drivers/Imagick/Modifiers/DrawBezierModifier.php:92 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of Intervention/image@5598b9e397 (2026-08-23). Data as JSON: /api/errors/6b89bb4165f72bd5. Report an issue: GitHub.