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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
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    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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        helloflash123Author
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        May 14, 2012

        Just another way to complete this task:

        1. Just select the image you have imported and click the button called "Mask" in the Control panel (also called control bar, below the menu bar). It will create a rectangle and make it as a clipping mask. Now just go Effect > Stylize > Round Corners and set the value of roundness.

        This is direct and you do not need to pre-create a rectangle to make the Clipping.

        This way is also good when you want to keep visible the entire image area (only hidding the corners that get rounded).

        Gustavo.


        Where is rounded rectangle tool ? In the toolbar of my Illustrator CS4, I see rectangle, when I right click, I don't see anything, it is plain rectangle, how come ?

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