Say you want to draw a shape in Adobe Illustrator
and you want to do it by drawing one picture, and then subtracting another from inside it.
Using the pen tool…
draw your outside image
draw your inside image
Go Window -> Path Finder

Select both paths
Select Minus front
Done
Aug 16, 2013 @ 02:03:34
Hello, Great Post! I was a corel draw user, and now already moved to adobe illustrator, but I am still learning.
This guide help me to understand more about Cropping in adobe illustrator. Thank you very much 🙂
Aug 16, 2013 @ 16:49:30
You are very welcome bevouliin. I like creating theses. It’s how I learn and it helps me remember when I forgot (which is often).
Thanks for the comment.