Separating a file into different layers in Illustrator

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August 9, 2022
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Hello, I have a .jpg file open in Illustrator and I am not able to expand it to look at different layers. What I want to do is move certain parts of the image backwards and bring others forward, but I am not able to do so. The "Object > Expand" function is greyed out. Is there another way for me to break this image down into all of its different parts?

Thank you

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Correct answer Monika Gause

You would need to vectorize it.

That can be done manually or automatically. Depending on the nature of the artwork one or the other would be more suitable.

Inside Photoshop you could leave it as raster and select parts to move them on their own layer.

Ton Frederiks

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A jpeg file is an image. Illustrator is a vector editing application.

Although it could be possible to use multiple copies of the image with multiple masks to isolate elements, Photoshop as an image editor would be the right tool.