Your Question: How Do You Cut a Clipping Image in Illustrator?
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How do I cut out part of an image in Illustrator?

Knife tool

  1. Click and hold the Eraser ( ) tool to see and choose the Knife ( )tool.
  2. Do one of the following: To cut in a curved path, drag the pointer over the object. …
  3. Choose Select > Deselect. Note: …
  4. Click and drag each part using the Direct Selection ( ) tool.

How do you cut a clipping mask in Illustrator?

2 Answers

  1. Select the image with the mask.
  2. Choose Object > Expand Appearance if Expand Appearance is available.
  3. Choose Object > Expand.
  4. Click the Crop button on the Pathfinder Panel.
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