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  • By Design Bundles
  • 14 Nov 2016
  • 1 Min
  • Illustrator Tutorials

How to Crop in AI

Ensure that your file has been downloaded and unzipped to use.
1- Open your image in Ai.
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2- Select your image and then select the Mask icon in the top toolbar.
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3-  Scale the image to fit your screen by moving the little square points and holding down the Z key.
Next select the shape tool.
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4- Draw the shape to crop over your image.
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5- Select both the shape and the image you are wanting to crop.
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6- Select object icon in the top tool bar and then in the drop down box select 'Clipping Mask' , and then 'Make'. this will now crop your image.
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The file used is from Designbundles.net and is the Ghost cartoon Character file.

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