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How to fill a shape with image as a background?

Mar 8, 2013 2:01 AM

I am trying to get more familiar with Illustrator in meanwhile. Still have difficulties with some tasks. Please can I ask you advice.

I ve got designed a shape in illustrator which has to be need filled with image like a background. Imagine we have a circle and what I need is to fill only circle with costum picture, how to do that?

many thanks

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1. [scott w],

Mar 8, 2013 2:03 AM in reply to TomRomaniuk

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Place the circle on top of the image.

Select the image and the circle and choose Object > Clipping Mask > Make

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2. TomRomaniuk,

Mar 8, 2013 2:46 AM in reply to [scott w]

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I used pen tool- with 1pt strokes. I made a shape:

white area is area I want to fill with pattern you can see on background. In the end have only fill my obejct with this pattern...

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More Screen what happened.

EDIT2: I swaped the objects in layer menu up I placed my shape and tried to make cliping mask. result is this, how to apply it for whole shape?

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3. [scott w],

Mar 8, 2013 3:18 AM in reply to TomRomaniuk

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http://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/clipping-masks.html

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4. TomRomaniuk,

Mar 11, 2013 12:57 AM in reply to [scott w]

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Solved. Thank you. (sorry for later answer)

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