: How can I cut up a raster image in Illustrator? I want to split this apple (jpeg) into pieces along the outline I've created over it. I created and edited a pie chart/graph for the lines,

@Courtney577

Illustrator is not designed to work with raster images but if you need to cut the image up. You can do like scott said and use a clipping mask.

You can use your existing lines. I used the pen tool to outline the shape.



I then selected both the apple jpg and the path I just created.

Go to the transparency panel and select clip



the end result



This is not the best approach but it is a way to "split" the image.


Note: If doing this, then you would need to copy the original image
for each cutout you do.

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@Nimeshi706

With Adobe Illustrator you can not cut up raster images, such as jpgs. Illustrator just does not work that way.


You can use copies of the raster image and create clipping masks or opacity masks.
You can use software designed to work with raster images, such as Photoshop
You can trace the raster image in Illustrator, converting it to vector and then adjust the vector objects
You can use third party ($$) Illustrator plugins like Rasterino


In short, what you are trying to do, you can't if the image is raster. Pathfinder does not function with raster images.

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