Four Photo Tricks to Try in Adobe Illustrator

If If you haven't started using photos in your Illustrator designs I want you to start NOW :)

I use photos in almost every client design project. I know when you think  of  Illustrator you don't automatically think raster images since it is a vector based design program but knowing how to use images and manipulate them inside Illustrator can save you a lot  of  time switching between programs. 

In today's tutorial I am going to go a step further and demonstrate 4 photo tricks that I use regularly.

1. How to feather/fade the edge of a photo
2. How to fill text with a photo
3. How to change the transparency of a photo
4. How to convert a photo's color mode

As promised in the video here are the written steps to creating a text photo background:
1. Using the type tool, type out your text using a large thick font.
2. Outline your text.
3. Select your outlined text and go to OBJECT/Compound Path/Make
4. Place your text on top of your photo
5. Select both your photo and text
6. Go to OBJECT/Clipping Mask/Make
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