{"id":56184,"date":"2022-06-01T17:49:50","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T17:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/faq\/popular-question-how-to-fill-a-shape-in-illustrator-with-an-image\/"},"modified":"2022-06-01T17:49:50","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T17:49:50","slug":"popular-question-how-to-fill-a-shape-in-illustrator-with-an-image","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/faq\/popular-question-how-to-fill-a-shape-in-illustrator-with-an-image\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular question: How to fill a shape in illustrator with an image?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Click the \u201cObject\u201d menu, select \u201cClipping Mask\u201d and click \u201cMake.\u201d The shape is filled with the image.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, how do you fill a shape with a picture? <iframe style=\"margin-top:25px;width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SEQc1qkn3DE\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Correspondingly, how do you fill an object with an object in Illustrator? Select the drawn object with the Selection tool, and then select the Stroke tool and a color from the swatch. This will color the lines and strokes in the object. Then, select the Fill tool and pick a color from the swatch. Clicking inside the object will fill it with the selected color or pattern.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, how do I mask an image into a shape in Illustrator? <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Drop down Menu: Object > Clipping Mask > Make.<\/li>\n<li>Shortcut Key: Command > 7.<\/li>\n<li>Layer Panel: Make\/Release Clipping Mask icon at the bottom.<\/li>\n<li>Right click: highlight all objects and select Make Clipping Mask.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You asked, how do I crop a picture into a custom shape? <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Select the picture (or pictures) that you want to crop. If you are cropping lots of pictures at once, you have to use the same shape for all of them.  <\/li>\n<li>On the PICTURE TOOLS FORMAT tab, click Crop > Crop to Shape, and then pick the shape you want.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xToD2Kff9O0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Why can I not fill a shape in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The issue is caused by your having (a number of) open paths instead of one path: the straight unstroked edges of fill stretch between the end Anchor Points of each open path, such as the two mirrored ones at the top left corner.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Is there a fill tool in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Click the &#8220;Fill&#8221; icon in the Tools panel or press &#8220;X&#8221; to activate the Fill tool. The Fill tool icon is the solid square of the two overlapping squares in the Tools panel. The other square, which has a black box in the middle, is for the outer edge of the object, known as the stroke.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I fill an object with a circle in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Select the created path (by the way, it can be open and compound path), then go to the File > Script > Circle Fill. In the opened dialog box set the maximum and the minimum value of circles as percentage to the size of an external object and a minimal distance between the circles.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do you embed an image in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Step 1: Place your image in Illustrator.<\/li>\n<li>Step 3: Click Embed on the Quick Actions tool section.<\/li>\n<li>Step 2: Open the Links panel: Window > Links.<\/li>\n<li>Step 3: Select the images you want to embed.  <\/li>\n<li>Step 4: Click on the hidden menu in the left-right corner.<\/li>\n<li>Step 5: Select Embed Image(s)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I turn a clipping mask into a shape?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jfPhEEcD4vs\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I trace an image in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>With the image open in Adobe Illustrator, select Window > Image Trace.  <\/li>\n<li>With the image selected, check the Preview box.  <\/li>\n<li>Select the Mode drop down menu, and choose the mode that best suits your design.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I crop a picture into a circle in paint?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the Image. Launch Paint 3D and open the image that you want to crop by going to Menu > Open.<\/li>\n<li>Draw a Circle Using 2D Shapes.  <\/li>\n<li>Adjust Circle Parameters.  <\/li>\n<li>Crop Image in Square Shape.  <\/li>\n<li>Erase the Outer Area.  <\/li>\n<li>Make Background Transparent.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I fill a shape with a picture in Word?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Click the Shape Format tab. On the Shape Format tab in the Shape Styles group, select the Shape Fill Tool. In the Shape Fill, drop-down list, select Picture. An Insert Picture dialog box will pop up.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I fill a shape with a picture in PowerPoint?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open a PowerPoint slide. Go to Insert > Shapes and choose a shape. Drag over an area of the slide to place the shape.<\/li>\n<li>Select the shape. Go to Drawing Tools Format > Shape Fill > Picture > From a File.<\/li>\n<li>Chose an image file. Select Insert to place it in the shape.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do you add an image to a 3d object?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/egpvkG6U7Qo\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do you fill a shape with a picture in silhouette?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Once the photo is exactly where you want it&#8230; highlight everything&#8230;the photo, the design just do one big highlight. Open up the modify window and click &#8216;CROP&#8217; and the photo will be cut into the shape of the design. Now go into the cut style window and with your photo highlighted click &#8216;Cut&#8217;.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do you insert an image into a smart object?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_fM0kEmURh8\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do you fill a bucket in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>(You can select all of the vector objects at one time, if you like). Then, simply select the live paint bucket tool from the tool menu. Click inside of the area that you want colored and the vector will fill in with the current fill color. Switching colors is easy.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Why is the Paint Bucket tool not working in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Live Paint Bucket tool will not work unless the objects are made into Live Paint objects. Make all of the objects you want in your Live Paint group by selecting LivePaint > Make from the Object menu. You should now be able to use your Bucket tool (K).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I fill in paint in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Step 1: Select the object you want to fill with color. Step 2: Press the K key to activate the Live Paint Bucket. When you hover the pointer on the selected object, you&#8217;ll see \u201cClick to make a Live Paint group\u201d. Step 3: Choose a fill color from the Color Picker and click on the object you selected.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click the \u201cObject\u201d menu, select \u201cClipping Mask\u201d and click \u201cMake.\u201d The shape is filled with the image. Moreover, how do you fill a shape with a picture? Correspondingly, how do you fill an object with an object in Illustrator? 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