1)Graphic Image within inner Circle 2) Remove Image from Outside Circle

[cc4digital2]

I am new to illustrator-ugggg.

1) I am trying to figure out how to have my image appear within the inner circle?

2) Also how do I remove the excess image from outside the outer circle?

It funny because I can do this all day long within Photoshop, but Illustrator is a much different animal for sure.

If someone can explain how I can achieve this I would be grateful.  It is hard learning something new for sure.

Thanks in advance.

Link to my sample.ai file

https://www.dropbox.com/s/sngqebdz5bvf5f0/sample.ai?dl=0​

Screen Grab of above sample.ai file

[Myra Ferguson · Accepted solution]

I looked at your file to see what you were working with. You've got the white circle, the blue circle (I wanted to check if it was a separate shape or a stroke for the white circle), and the image. Select the white circle and the image and go to Object > Clipping Mask > Make. That will clip the image to the size of the white circle. Then align the centers of the blue circle and the clipped image.

[cc4digital2]

oh my!!!!!  That was too simple.  I was trying to use pathfinder.

That is kind of like Photoshop, I can relate to what you just did.

Thanks you very much, learned something.

[cc4digital2]

Almost, but not quite.  Yes, you are correct there is a black border on the white circle.

So, when I do clipping mask it removes the border.  I would think a work around would be to duplicate the circle, but you probably have a better way.

Chuck

[Ray Yorkshire]

Maybe before you make the clipping mask

select the  white circle Edit  >Copy

then at the end Edit > Paste in Front and set the fill to none

I'm just learning too , and not so important. but In your sample file I can't see your jpg as it's linked to somewhere I  have no path to,  perhaps embed it if you are planning on sharing it that way or maybe  when saving it ticking ''include

linked files'' might work

[cc4digital2]

Thanks for that Ray.  I did not realize it did not transfer within the file.  I am used to working with indesign and if it is not included it tell me.  Opps. 

[Jacob Bugge]

Chuck,

To restore the stroke, you can click the outer rim of the inner circle (View>Smart Guides are your friends, saying path when you are within snapping distance), and then just reapply the Stroke Weight/Color.

[cc4digital2]

Jacob

Yep, that works.  It seems a little strange, but as they say it works.  I will see if anyone comes up with another solution as I know that Adobe always has 10 ways of the same thing.

Chuck

[happie_97]

Chuck,

I agree with Myra's suggestion. If you need a stroke, you can just select the clipping mask, select the stroke and its color to restore it.