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helloflash123
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May 14, 2012
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how to create round corners / edges of an image in illustrator ?

  • May 14, 2012
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how to create round corners / edges of an image in illustrator ?

I have googled a lot but everywhere I find round corners of a shape by going to "Choose Effect > Stylize > Round Corners."

But I DO NOT want round corners of a shape, I have a image (jpeg), how to cut the corners and make them round ?

please help

    Correct answer Gustavo Del Vechio

    @helloflash312

    You can create a rounded rectangle and put it above your image. Select both (image and shape) and go Object > Clipping Mask > Make. This will create a mask and it´s a group.

    You can acess Layers panel....open the group hierarchy..move the image and the mask as separated itens.

    Gustavo.

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    Johannis305112049c59
    Participant
    June 15, 2023

    How to round an image in illustrator 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_1wTik4-Tg

     

    How to round 1 corner

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBSlQIfFJvY

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    Gustavo Del VechioCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    May 14, 2012

    @helloflash312

    You can create a rounded rectangle and put it above your image. Select both (image and shape) and go Object > Clipping Mask > Make. This will create a mask and it´s a group.

    You can acess Layers panel....open the group hierarchy..move the image and the mask as separated itens.

    Gustavo.

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      helloflash123Author
      Known Participant
      May 14, 2012

      Thanks but I don't understand the last line "You can acess Layers panel....open the group hierarchy..move the image and the mask as separated itens."

      What exactly I need to do here ?

      http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/3339/rounda.png

      Please help me with the steps and how to do it ?

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        Gustavo Del Vechio
        Inspiring
        May 14, 2012

        Hi helloflash123

        When you create a Clipping Mask...Illustrator considers this structure as a

        group (you can see in the Layers panel it´s a group with 2 elements: the

        shape and the image).

        Using Layers panel you could for example click in the circle in the right

        of the image thumbnail to select it. This way you can move or resize the

        image without affect the clipping Shape.

        The same process of selecting could be made via the Group Selection Tool

        (that´s located at tools panel).

        I wanna just to tell you after creating the mask...the 2 elements can still

        be edited separatelly or together (in operations like moving or resizing).

        That´s it

        Did you understand?

        Gustavo.

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