Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics editing software available since 1986. Originally designed for Mac operating systems, it is now available in both Windows and MacOS versions. Vector graphics are an image format in which the computer transforms an image into the program using geometric shapes such as points, lines and curves. Illustrator is typically used to create logos, 3D graphics, and publications. Image files on your computer can be added to an Illustrator project so that they appear alongside text and other graphics. In this article we will see how to add an image on Illustrator.
Steps
Step 1. Prepare the image
Adobe System created Photoshop for editing photographs. Illustrator was not meant for retouching photos. Crop, edit and change the size of the image before adding it to Illustrator.
Images should be in high resolution format, at least 300 dots per inch (DPI). DPI is the method in which printers measure the density of images
Step 2. Create a folder containing all the project files and save the image in this folder
Step 3. Open the Adobe Illustrator application
Step 4. Open an existing document or create a new print or web document in the dialog box that appears
- If you need to add an image to a document made up of many other elements, it is easier to work on the background, text and headline layers before inserting the image.
- If you intend to use the image as a background, it may be easier to add the image as in the first step.
Step 5. Click on the Layer on which you want the image to appear, or click on the "Add New Layer" icon at the bottom of the layers window
Decide the placement of your image in your list of Levels, click on the level that will be located directly below the image and click on "Add new level."
Step 6. Click on “File”, on the horizontal bar at the top of the window
Step 7. When the dialog box appears, choose the image you just prepared in your project folder
The image should appear on the document with a red outline and a cross in the middle.
Step 8. Drag and resize the image using the mouse to train the image on the "transformation palette"
The transform palette is often located on the top right toolbar, but its position depends on your version of Illustrator. You can find it by searching for the word “Transform”.
- the transformation palette allows you to align, resize and rotate the image. If you've already placed objects in your document, you probably want to align them with the edges or corners of other objects. Note the alignment of these objects on the X and Y axis.
- Illustrator will take care of resizing the height (H) and width 8W) of the object by itself. Entering a value in the H field. Illustrator will also resize the W field to maintain the aspect ratio. To activate this function, press "Maintain proportion of height and width".
Step 9. Name the image, if desired, using the text tool
Step 10. Press emend to make the image part of the file
If you don't press “embend”, Illustrator will create a link to the file on your computer. The image is not necessarily the embend file you are working with.
You can also make the image part of the illustrator document by rasterizing it. This simply means converting the vector image into pixel format. Select "Object" from the horizontal toolbar and select "Raterize". You can make changes in the dialog box that appears
Step 11. Save the document in Adobe Illustrator format, so you can change it in the future
By saving it as a JPG,-g.webp
