![]() ![]() Note that unless you Undo the operation now, without resorting to re-placing the image in the document, there's no way to revert back to the original un-cropped image. The resultant image now has the excess image data removed. When happy with the crop, click on the Apply button in the Control and Properties Panels. Grab one of the corner handles on the crop frame and drag it to adjust the size of thecrop box.Īdjust the crop box using the handles until it is at the desiered size. Once you release the mouse, the image will automatically straighten. Click and drag across the line or plane you wish to straighten. If your image needs straightened, click on the straighten button in the Options Palette. A crop box will appear around the edges of your image. Select the Crop Tool from the Tools Palette. You can also cycle through the various overlays from your keyboard.įollow the directions below to learn how to use the crop tool and its features. And now we can see a more detailed grid appearing inside my crop box. Simply click on the words "Rule of Thirds" or whichever overlay is currently listed to open the menu, then choose a different overlay from the list. The Rule of Thirds is just one of several different overlays in CS6 that we can choose from, and we can select them from the View option in the Options Bar. Of course, that's just a general guideline that may or may not work well with your particular image. By default, Photoshop CS6 shows us a 3x3 grid known as the Rule of Thirds, which states that when cropping the image, you should place the main subject of your photo at one of the spots where the horizontal and vertical grid lines intersect. You may have noticed in the screenshots that a grid overlay has been appearing inside my crop box. ![]() ![]() It's the photo itself that's moving as I drag it around with my mouse. The crop box now stays in place while the image moves around inside of it! It's tough to see in a static screenshot, but my crop box actually hasn't moved. In previous versions, dragging the mouse would move the crop box around in front of the image while the image itself stayed in place. If you've been using an earlier version of Photoshop, you'll notice a big change here with CS6. To move and reposition your image inside the crop box, click anywhere inside the box and, with your mouse button held down, drag the image into place. Press the letter X on your keyboard to jump back and forth between them. There's also a keyboard shortcut for switching between portrait and landscape mode. To switch back to landscape mode, I can just click the Rotate icon again. I'll click the icon, and now my crop box has switched from landscape to portrait orientation. (See step 5 above.To quickly rotate your crop box from landscape horizontal to portrait vertical orientation and vice versa, click the Rotate icon in the Options Bar. The top-level layer isn’t active prior to clicking the Make/Release Clipping Mask button.The mask shape is not in the right place. (See step 4 above.). ![]() NOTE: In my experience, there are two primary reasons why this doesn’t work: Want more masking options? See Adobe Illustrator: Clipping Masks. Finish up the rest of the artwork, and you are all set!.To complete the mask, select the new layer (located directly above your mask shape), and click the Create/Release Clipping Mask button at the bottom of the Layers panel.(I used an ellipse.) Pay attention to the position of the masking object in the Layers panel: it needs to be positioned directly above the photo, and directly below the new layer. On the new layer, draw your mask shape.Use the Selection tool to size and position the photo. With the new layer active (as indicated by the light blue in my Layers panel), use File > Place to add the photograph to your Illustrator file.Create a new layer for the photo by clicking Create New Layer button at the bottom of the Layers panel.This post deals specifically with masking a photograph within a project. Note: If you are looking for instructions on masking your final illustration, see Adobe Illustrator: How to Crop Final Artwork. Illustrator handles cropping via a mask, and once you understand how it works, it’s easy. Posted on: April 20th, 2016 Author: barb.binder Category: Adobe Illustrator by Barb Binder, Adobe Certified Instructor on IllustratorĪre you looking for the Crop tool in Illustrator? Good luck with that-as of CC 2015, there is still no Crop tool. I’m not saying you can’t crop your artwork or photo, I’m just saying you’re looking for the wrong tool. Home / Adobe Illustrator / Adobe Illustrator: How to Crop a Photograph Adobe Illustrator: How to Crop a Photograph ![]()
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