Filling a shape with a photo

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Huntn
Nov 22, 2006
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This is a basic question as I am a novice with both Illustrator and Photoshop. I have a vector shape of an apple in Illustrator. It is 2 piece- the body and the stem. I would like to fill this shape with a part of a photograph. I’m wondering if I should do this in Illustrator or should move it over to Photoshop as a selection and then do it there? I’m also going to bevel the edges of the shape.

The next question is how to do it, which tool should I be using in either program? Is this considered a "fill" operation or am I cutting this shape out of the photo?
Thanks!

-Dave
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Buko
Nov 22, 2006
Make a selection and "paste in to"
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Christine_Krof_Shock
Nov 22, 2006
Or…

Create a shape on the bottom layer
Drag in an image on a layer above it,
Hold down the option key in the Layers palette between your shape layer and your image layer (you will see the hand turn into a cursor with an arrow and 2 circles)…This is called Group with Previous…it groups the image on the top layer with the shape below it…

And you retain editability of both the shape and the image.
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Huntn
Nov 24, 2006
Christine,
Thanks so much! This is exactly what I needed to do. 🙂

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