How to Add Bleeds and Crop Marks to a Circle or Irregular Custom Shape in Adobe Illustrator

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[@seangray4512]

Thank you! Using the path offset work for me for the Trim & Bleeds, I've only ever done crops & bleeds for pages during export and was wondering about this, cheers

[@GDHT]

You're welcome!! I'm so glad the video was helpful!

[@carloscodling5084]

Fantastic!! Thank you so much

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You're welcome!! :)

[@AnthonyNowell-ly6kw]

Do a video on how to create a bleed with images that don't allow for bleeds. Like an abstract image with multiple colors, and not just a solid perimeter color. I'd like to investigate and see if there's an easier way than designing a custom bleed to surround the image. Pretty much, the case scenario is when your customer provides an image that they can't add a bleed around, or if they provide artwork they can no longer alter or provide source content files for. In these awful cases, we typically have a long workaround for a solution: create a custom colored bleed with color patches that mimic the internal image we're creating a bleed for. I'd like to know of a shortcut for this process!

[@GDHT]

Does it have to be in Illustrator? If you're doing tshirts with color separations, etc, the answer is probably yes. I don't have an easy way for you in Illustrator. But Photoshop has an easy way - generative fill! So if you can export the art from Illustrator with high resolution and bring it into Photoshop, that is the best option! Here's part of a video that shows how to do it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qne9l3eur8ukbpI

[@santamalecka8609]

Great video! Thanks! :)

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You're welcome - I'm so glad you liked it!