

You don’t need to copy and paste the design again simply save the work and close the file. In this case, since the design was copied from Illustrator, when you double-click on the thumbnail you will reopen the design in Illustrator. With any Photoshop Smart Object, just double-click on the thumbnail in the Layers dialog box to reopen the Smart Object in its original state. This is a good choice when you need to copy an entire design, and it’s your best option if you might need to modify the source artwork later in Illustrator. The first option is to paste your Illustrator artwork into Photoshop as a Smart Object. Below, we’ll examine all four methods and explain what each one is best for.

But do you know the four ways to copy and paste from Illustrator into Photoshop? Which method works best depends on what you plan to do with the artwork. You also probably know how to move images between the two programs. If you do serious design work, you probably use both Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. By Shutterstock contributor Karl Rosencrants
