Cannot use magic wand tool and magic lasso tool

[nicolap61726575]

Hi there,

I want to cut off the white background on this image. I do not know why but I can not use magic wand tool and magic lasso tool.

Could someone please telle me how to do it?

Thanks,

Nico

[Kurt Gold]

In Illustrator the magic wand and the lasso are completely different from the tools in Photoshop.

Have you already read about the tools in the Illustrator help documents?

[nicolap61726575]

Hi ACP,

I never read about that, I am new in Illustrator. I would really appreciate if someone could help me..

Thanks,

Nico

[John Mensinger · Accepted solution]

Fundamentally, if raster image edits are needed, you should use an appropriate raster image editing application, e.g., Photoshop, rather than Illustrator.

That said, you could hide the white background in Illustrator by drawing a closed shape surrounding the portion(s) of the image you want to show. Then, select the shape and the image, and choose Object > Clipping Mask > Make...

[nicolap61726575]

Hi @John Mensinger,

Thank you for your support. I got this error when trying it:

[John Mensinger]

Choose the Select tool (black arrow), then type Ctrl/Cmd+A to 'Select All' (as the error message indicates, more than one object must be selected) to select both the image and the drawn shape. Now once again try Object > Clipping Mask > Make...

[Srishti Bali]

Hi nicolap,

Please share your file, I will try it my end and share steps.

Regards,

Srishti

[nicolap61726575]

Hi srishtib8795206​,

sorry for the late answer, I got it after some tests. Thank you in any case.

Nico