Now, click and drag to draw a path along the object or image you are working with. This will dissect the object into two and create a cut. Crop a photo From the toolbar, select the Crop Tool. Draw a new cropping area or drag the corner and edge handles to specify the crop boundaries in your photo. Optional Specify the Crop options using the Control bar. Crop to a specific shape In your file, select the picture that you want to crop to a specific shape.
Click the Format Picture tab. Under Adjust, click the arrow next to Crop, point to Mask to Shape, point to a type of shape, and then click the shape that you want to crop the picture to. Select the Slice tool and drag over the area where you want to create a slice. Shift-drag to constrain the slice to a square. Scissors Click and hold the Eraser tool to see and choose the Scissors tool. Not as easy as the name suggests this time.
If you want to crop a vector in a simple shape, you can also use their vector Crop tool, which is for lack of a better word hidden in the Pathfinder panel. First, create your shape by using the rectangle or ellipse tool. Select both objects while making sure that the object you want to crop is underneath. The parts outside of the shape will be cropped destructively. It's similar to a clipping mask which we'll explain below. The only difference is that this method crops destructively, while a mask will not.
That's why we really recommend using masks in all of your cropping ventures. When cropping, masks are the going to your best friend, so it's worth paying extra attention here. The greatest aspect of a clipping mask is that your images can be cropped into any shape you want.
Anything from circles, diamonds, hexagons, the shape of a logo. A clipping mask can be anything. Also, clipping masks are non-destructive and do not delete the unwanted area in a graphic. Instead, that part of the image is hidden. If your crop needs an adjustment, all you need to do is move the image below the clipping mask.
First, you have to create the shape in which you want to crop. This is also known as a clipping path. If you have the shape already simply add it to your canvas on top of the object you want to crop.
First, draw the shape in which you want to crop your image or add a pre-existing shape to your canvas and color it black or white. In opacity masks, white means that the image will be opaque in that area.
While black means that the image will be completely transparent. Grays indicate a fade from opaque to transparent or a gradient. Select both the image and the shape. Crop Tool Step 1: Place an image in your Illustrator document. Step 2: Click on the image. Step 3: Click the Crop Image option. But you can use a clipping mask and opacity mask to crop a picture and photo. If a warning about linked images opens, click on OK.
Now, click and drag to draw a path along the object or image you are working with. This will dissect the object into two and create a cut. The release of Adobe Illustrator added a new feature you can use to permanently crop off pixels in raster images.
Open the photo you want to edit. Tap Edit. To crop the photo to different aspect ratios, like a square, tap Aspect ratio. Legal Notices Online Privacy Policy. Adobe Illustrator Features What's New. Buy now. User Guide Cancel. Methods of combining objects.
Pathfinder effects. Compound shapes. Compound paths. Combine objects using Pathfinder effects. Navigate the Pathfinder panel. Choose from the following shape modes:. Adds the area of the component to the underlying geometry. Cuts out the area of the component from the underlying geometry. Uses the area of the component to clip the underlying geometry as a mask would.
Specify Pathfinder options. Removes unnecessary points as you click a Pathfinder button. Deletes any unfilled objects in the selected artwork as you click the Divide or Outline button.
Apply Pathfinder effects. Apply a Pathfinder effect using the Effects menu. Do one of the following:. Group together the objects you want to use, and select the group.
Apply a Pathfinder effect using the Pathfinder panel. Select the objects to which you want to apply the effect. To apply a Pathfinder effect to a group or layer, target the group or layer. Summary of Pathfinder effects. Traces the outline of the region overlapped by all the objects. Minus Back. Hard Mix. Soft Mix. Combine objects using compound shapes. Create a compound shape. Select all the objects you want to be part of the compound shape.
Change the shape mode of any component by selecting it with the Direct Selection tool or Layers panel and clicking a Shape Mode button. Modify a compound shape. Use the Direct Selection tool or Layers panel to select an individual component of the compound shape. Look for the highlighted Shape Mode button in the Pathfinder panel to identify which mode is currently applied to a selected component.
In the Pathfinder panel, click a different Shape Mode button. Release and expand a compound shape. Select the compound shape using the Selection tool or Layers panel. Click Expand in the Pathfinder panel.
Move compound shapes between Illustrator and Photoshop.
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