3 Ways to Crop your artwork in Adobe Illustrator

[@BanfilaBianca]

Awesome. This has solved my trouble. You reserved the simplest for the last. You deserve a cookie too😂

[@OscarObians]

😀 Glad I could help

[@aniketthul]

I don't understand why illustrator make such an easy thing so complicated. They should just make an option to keep everything on the artboard. Anyways thank you so much for helping me out. :D

[@OscarObians]

True. I really wish somethings were much simpler. However, if it helps, you can now use TRIM VIEW under the VIEW menu. But of course it's more of a viewing mode than true crop.

[@priyakushwaha1695]

Right. Like in Corel draw.

[@laurenecraig7609]

THANK YOU! I needed that 4th option. Worked like a charm and did exactly what I needed.

[@Ashley-ip9ro]

Clipping mask = 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@SueMoseley]

2:45 'I'll spare you some of the emotional trauma' 😂😂 You understand exactly where I'm at!

[@bimsbstd]

THANKKK YOUUUUU thiss help mee so muchh

[@yongaspringfield1473]

Greetings @Obians, just to thank you for posting such great content. Will simply want to ask if you can continue posting more content on illustrator and AE if possible. Thanks once more.

[@836matsunbri5]

The 4th way is definitely the least destructive and effective way, starting at 5:44.

[@empressdrelsie]

Bonus tip is the best.

[@anoushkahavinden8067]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

[@rifadhajawher3135]

Thank you Oscar, much needed one

[@danalane6629]

Very helpful!! I couldn't figure out how to slice a multi-layered design. I'm thinking it will be easier to use a mask! :)

[@yuryruban]

Thank you

[@davidchriss9618]

Clipping Mask wake for me, Thanks man you saved my life

[@OscarObians]

Happy to help

[@twMedya]

Thank youuu

[@math1mom]

THANK YOU!

[@OscarObians]

Happy to help

[@frida5331]

shame you didnt explain beforehand that using a clipping mask will absolutely destroy all layers and move everything into one group, barely editable afterwards. Now, I have to start again from scratch ;( any text that is on the artwork is no longer recognised as text but as individual shapes. all text editing information (3d, distort, roughen) all that is gone and you cannot change it back to its original form

[@OscarObians]

So sorry about that. Which of the methods did you use? I just tried putting some text (point and paragraph) in a clipping mask and they remained editable while they were in the clipping group. Are you sure you did not expand or outline your shapes at some point?

[@frida5331]

@@OscarObians I might have done, where you said keep on repeating the expand step I did so several times. I'm still learning so I'm not quite sure what I do right and what I do wrong. I used the last method after that and worked best so far. So still thanks for the video

[@OscarObians]

Ah! That's where the issue came from. The expand option removes all editable properties and converts text to shapes. I'm glad the 4th option worked for you. Cheers.

[@amnayahya9976]

did not work for me unfortunately

[@OscarObians]

Where did you have issues? I'm happy to help

[@GK-ec5df]

Loved everything but the music. You really don't need it and it is distracting when trying to follow your accent.

[@OscarObians]

Thanks. I'll keep that in mind. Plus I got a better mic. So it can only get better.