15. Placing and Workingwith Images

Lesson overview

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to do the following:

  • Place linked and embedded graphics in an Illustrator file.

  • Transform and crop images.

  • Create and edit clipping masks.

  • Use text to mask an image.

  • Make and edit an opacity mask.

  • Work with the Links panel.

  • Embed and unembed images.

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This lesson will take about 60 minutes to complete. To get the lesson files used in this chapter, download them from the web page for this book at adobepress.com/IllustratorCIB2023. For more information, see “Accessing the lesson files and Web Edition” in the Getting Started section at the beginning of this book. ...

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