When you embed Photoshop artwork into an Illustrator file, it copies the full resolution artwork into the Illustrator file, resulting in a larger document. It's also handy when you have artwork that is used in multiple files, and you only want to edit the original artwork once to see the changes everywhere the file is linked. When files are linked, artwork changes made to the source artwork in Photoshop are reflected in all of the Illustrator files it is linked to.Įmbed a Photoshop image into an existing Illustrator file Placing a linked file into Illustrator rather than embedding it saves space. Place a linked Photoshop image into an Illustrator file They can be linked, or embedded directly into the Illustrator file. You can also place Photoshop files into Illustrator. Illustrator supports most Photoshop data, including layer comps, layers, editable text, and paths. This method preserves layers, text, and paths from Photoshop.
You can actually open PSD files in Illustrator. Methods of bringing Photoshop designs into Illustrator ❶ Open Photoshop files in Illustrator
If you want more detailed information so you can try it yourself, follow the links to the detailed help articles included at the end of each section and watch the video by Paul Trani. Continue reading below to see the different methods you can use to bring work from one app to the other. We made big improvements recently to the copy/paste workflow from Illustrator to Photoshop and released them in version 23.0. Or, if you want to use a Photoshop image in your Illustrator design, you can do that, too. Did you know you can move artwork between Photoshop and Illustrator? How cool is that? Suppose you want to create a logo in Illustrator and place it on images of shirts, stationary, and other items in your Photoshop files.