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alison_7726
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October 16, 2024
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Help! Trying to change the size of my work

  • October 16, 2024
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I'm completely new to Illustrator but I've been trying to search online for help with this, and I'm not coming up with much.  I have an illustration that I made in a rectangle.  I'm wanting to take this design and also make a square version of it.  Can someone point me in the right direction to do that?

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Correct answer Anubhav M

Hello @alison_7726,

You could crop the artwork to make it a square and then export it. But you could also export it as a JPEG/PNG as it is and then use Generative Expand in Photoshop to make it a square without cropping: https://adobe.ly/3BXIxUr

Here's an example I made using the screenshot you provided:


 

Feel free to reach out if you have more questions or need assistance. We'd be happy to help.

 

Anubhav

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Jacob Bugge
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Jacob BuggeCommunity Expert
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October 16, 2024

Alison,

 

As I (mis)understand it, the original vector artwork already contained all you need, so that you can just go back to it and apply a (wider) square mask to another copy of it as desired, (or cut/crop it correspondingly), and retain the full editability of vector artwork including limitless upscaling.

 

It is always recommended to keep a backup of the artwork at (important) steps on the way, especially before doing something irreversible, such as removing parts and switching from vector to raster.

 

Monika Gause
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Monika GauseCommunity Expert
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October 16, 2024

You could apply a square clipping mask to it.

Anubhav M
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Anubhav MCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
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October 16, 2024

Hello @alison_7726,

You could crop the artwork to make it a square and then export it. But you could also export it as a JPEG/PNG as it is and then use Generative Expand in Photoshop to make it a square without cropping: https://adobe.ly/3BXIxUr

Here's an example I made using the screenshot you provided:


 

Feel free to reach out if you have more questions or need assistance. We'd be happy to help.

 

Anubhav

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    alison_7726Author
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    October 16, 2024

    Thank you.  That's exactly what I was hoping to do.  I didn't just want to crop it because I wanted most of the image.  But I wasn't sure how to do that.  I'll look at that link you gave and see if I can figure it out!

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