How do I crop something in Illustrator?

How do I crop something in Illustrator?

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. Then go to Window -> Pathfinder and click Crop. The parts outside of the shape will be cropped destructively.

How do I remove color from an image in Illustrator?

  1. Start Illustrator and open the document.
  2. Click on an object that has the stroke color that you want to erase.
  3. Click “Window” and select “Color.” Press the “X” key to switch to the stroke color.
  4. Click the “None” icon in the Color window to remove the selected stroke color from the document.

Why can’t I erase in Illustrator?

Solution: Unlock the Object Go to the overhead menu and select Object > Unlock All. Now you can use the Eraser Tool to erase, but the object must be a vector. The areas (paths) you remove, will separate the original shape but you can still edit the anchor points of the new shapes.

How do you select and delete in Illustrator?

All of Illustrator’s tools work on the active selection, so before you can erase anything, you have to choose the parts of the image to erase. Hold down “Shift” while clicking on areas of the image to add to the selection, press “Ctrl,” and then click on an area to remove it from the selection.

Can you use photos in Illustrator?

Adobe Illustrator is a vector drawing program, which means that artwork you create in Illustrator like this shape can be resized and still have crisp edges, but you can also bring raster images like a photo you take with your phone into your Illustrator projects.

How do you remove background from image?

Select the picture that you want to remove the background from. On the toolbar, select Picture Format > Remove Background, or Format > Remove Background. If you don’t see Remove Background, make sure you have selected a picture.

  • August 23, 2022