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Re: Isolate selected area from an image layer, Illustrator CS6
Hello everyone!
Ok, I am new in illustrator, I barely use it…but I was given an Illustrator CS6 file that I must edit. I normally work with After Effects so thought it will be easy to work with layers, but I got stuck with something that seemed obvious to me but can’t make it happen…Here it is:
I want to isolate a certain area from an image. Once I trace the area I want (with Pen tool), Illustrator shows me the “path” , which I can copy and paste into another layer, but it does not isolate the image that is inside it, like it normally happens by default with After Effects. I have been trying to do so but can’t find the way, neither searching online…I am sure there is a very easy way to do this but have no idea where it is…Can somebody tell me how to do this? I work on a Mac.
Thank you so much!
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I think you want to create a Clipping Mask.
Select your vector shape and your image, then Object > Clipping Mask > Make.
Note, the vector must be on top of the image.Vince
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