How To Use Images/Photos in Adobe Illustrator

Did you even know that you could use raster images/photos inside Adobe Illustrator?  I’m here to make sure you know that YOU CAN!  This may, or may not, open up a whole new world of design for you.  Once you know how to properly place, crop and edit photos inside Illustrator your designs will take on a whole new level. Did you even know that you could use raster images/photos inside Adobe Illustrator?  I’m here to make sure you know that YOU CAN!  This may, or may not, open up a whole new world of design for you.  Once you know how to properly place, crop and edit photos inside Illustrator your designs will take on a whole new level. 

We will be starting out with the basics, as always.  In the video below I will walk you through placing a photo inside your document, cropping the photo and also a quick over view of the Links window. These are the 3 main things to know when using a placed image/photo inside Illustrator.

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