: Adobe Illustrator CC - How do I erase part of image How do I get rid of the excess picture outside of the circle? When I use the eraser tool, once I release the left mouse button the picture

@Berryessa866

The Eraser tool doesn't work like that. The best option is probably to use your circle as a clipping path.


Select your circle and Copy (cmd+C).
Select the background and Paste in Front (cmd+F).
With the duplicate circle and the background image selected, hit cmd+7 (or go to Object > Clipping Mask > Make)

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@Mendez620

Use Select circle tool (M) to select the circle
(Ctrl + J) to copy the selected circle onto the new layer
Use Round shape tool (U) to draw a grey circle under your image. The grey color is the color of the border of the circle
Select all canvas with (Ctrl + A)
(Ctrl + Shift + C) to copy all visible pixels
(Ctrl + N) to create a new document
(Ctrl + V) to paste the copied picture
Save it or use anywhere you need

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