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Sherjan
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December 24, 2019
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Cutting an Image into Multiple Pieces using a Pattern

  • December 24, 2019
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Hi everyone, 

 

I am trying to cut a photo into multipe pieces (kind of like a puzzle, but not jigsaw or grid). I have created the pattern of the puzzle using various shapes and have placed it on top of the image (covering the entire image). I am trying to figure out how I can cut the image below exactly on the lines of the pattern above. 

 

In other words, if I was doing this using physical paper, I have drawn a bunch of lines on a photo, and using a pair of scissors I want to cut the image across those lines and be able to move the pieces of the photo independently. 

 

Would love if someone can teach me how to do this. 

 

Thank you 🙂

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Correct answer Ton Frederiks

Have a look at this thread. The solution by Ray should work:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator/cut-multiple-jigsaw-shapes-out-of-image-simultaneously/td-p/8709621#9185144 

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Ton Frederiks
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Ton FrederiksCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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December 25, 2019

Have a look at this thread. The solution by Ray should work:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator/cut-multiple-jigsaw-shapes-out-of-image-simultaneously/td-p/8709621#9185144 

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    SherjanAuthor
    Participant
    December 25, 2019

    Amazing! This is exactly what I was hoping for. Thank you everyone for all your help. 🙂

    michelew83603738
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    michelew83603738Community Expert
    Community Expert
    December 24, 2019

    If you are actually trying to cut up a jpg in Illustrator, you can't really do this. You can create a look by placing the puzzle pieces over it. But to actually cut the photo up, you would need to do so in Photoshop. Or else bring it in several times and create clipping masks for each puzzle piece. If the image is large, the file would get large as well.

      Ashutosh_Mishra
      Ashutosh_Mishra
      Inspiring
      December 24, 2019

      Hi there,

       

      Thanks for reaching out. Please share a screenshot or a small video of the process so that we can understand it better.
      Also, take a look at the help article https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/cutting-dividing-objects.html for more information about cutting, trimming and dividing objects.

       

      Hope it helps.

       

      Regards,

      Ashutosh

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      SherjanAuthor
      Participant
      December 24, 2019

      Hi Ashutosh, 

       

      Here's an example of the pattern that I am trying to slice an image into. The white lines are where I'd slice the image. This would result in the image being split into a bunch of individual pieces that I can then rearrange. 

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