Questions tagged [clipping-mask]
A clipping mask is a layer whose content and transparency is used to control what is visible in the masked layer(s), in a non-destructive way.
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How can I apply a scatter brush effect only inside paths in Adobe Illustrator?
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i'm a beginner learning drawing on Illustrator
i'd like apply a scatter brush to an object and remove outside the paths
i did it once on draw inside mode and it never happened again
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Illustrator - Clipping mask has untidy edges
I'm attempting to draw a basic "armorial achievement" (aka a "coat of arms"). I have a shield outlined with a bold stroke and there is a diagonal white stripe that passes through the shield.
I used ...
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Can I clip on all objects at once using Inkscape?
I have created a poster using several objects throughout several layers. I would like to export the final document with a small, white padding. Can I use Inkscape's clipping functionality to create a ...
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Inkscape - Moving objects inside clipping group
I have an image clipped inside a rectangle shape, how can I move the image inside without affecting the rectangle shape?
Maybe it is a simple operation but I already search for hours without a right ...
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How do I get a clipping mask to actually cut strokes
I have some map data that I've pulled together from openstreetmap, which has streets marked up as paths. Now, I need to clip the paths with a clipping mask.
Clips to
As noted above, the streets ...
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Can't move the bottom layer of a clipping mask
I wanted to apply a gaussian blur filter to just a recatngle area across a picture, so I duplicated the background layer, converted it for smart filters, used Filter -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur, then ...
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How can I use clipping masks in libre software without side effects when creating a print-ready EPS file for fabric?
I'm creating a vintage style design for a t-shirt with a weathered texture.
I heard that inkscape can't create print ready EPS files as it converts everything into raster files, then throw them all ...
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Is it possible to use a group as one of the layers in a clipping group?
To make it perfectly clear - there are two types of layers in a clipping group
One layer which determines the boundaries of the group
One or more layers above 1. which "pour into" the boudaries set ...
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How to mask a group?
I have a bunch of groups and I want to mask them using a shape.
Is there any way to do that?
(Without having to rasterize or unwrap the layers)
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Copying/pasting (or transferring) clipping masked image Illustrator to Photoshop
Little question about working between Illustrator and Photoshop when using clipping masks over images (photograph Jpeg).
I have created a layout in Illustrator, and am trialling different Jpeg ...
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Shape looks cut off / cropped - different problem?
https://sky-walker.net/temp/test/liquid.svg
The problem is similar to this:
Shape looks cut off / cropped
I have tried:
saving the file and reopening - unfortunately it does not help.
menu Object /...
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How do I turn a clippath into vectors?
I am new to inkscapeand have the following problem:
I need to generate an svg image which does not contain a clippath - only vectors.
But I used a clip mask to create a shaped pattern from an outline ...
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Place image on text with effects - Adobe Illustrator
I have a logo where I have applied effects to the text. I have a transparent image of some stars I would like to apply over the text but when I create a clipping mask it removes the colour of the text....
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Releasing Masks in Sketch
I'm working on a library in Sketch, an I have made the icons with color masks, but I need to change them to color styles.
Is there any way to release mask in a group of icons at once?
Thank you
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Can't create the right clipping mask
I'm trying to use a clipping mask to fill a design I've been working on. So far, when I clip them I get the message that the top object is very complex. When I press yes to go ahead, the outline, and ...
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Why does my clipping mask not work?
I've been looking for a while and i haven't found an answer so far,
So i make a compound path of all the paths in "quentin" , and then convert it to a clipping mask in Layer 1.
Then i dragged the ...
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Clipping mask doesn't work in Illustrator
I have this repeat pattern I wanted to use over a blank square, which is a merged layer of the same symbol over and over again. but every time I press Object-Clipping Mask-Make it just results in a ...
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How can I use multiple layers as a subtractive mask for a single layer in After Effects?
I am trying use the three lines as a subtractive mask for the circle. Each line is it's own layer that animates over the circle.
What I tried:
1.) Using TrkMat to mask the one of the lines. (this ...
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How to remove background from a complex figure?
I want to remove the background from this cartoon image :-
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I have made outline with the bezier tool.
But when i am filling the color in it, it is not filling the whole image.:-
and that's why ...
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Interlacing Letter Objects Using Transparency Mask?
I'm interested in preserving the object integrity of the two letters in the image on the left. However, I would like to interlace the letters in the same manner as the image on the right without ...
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How to use Clip and Set in Inkscape by filling only the borders of the object, not the interior
I want to fill the outline of my object with another image. If I use Clip & Set, my object gets all filled.
My current object is a cat:
The black color should be replaced by an image, the ...
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How to delete inside part of a photo in Adobe Illustrator
I am very new to Illustrator so sorry for the simple question. I wanted to delete an inside part of an image and I cannot find a way to do that.
I already used the Clipping Mask to delete the ...
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How to create text clipping mask with Adobe XD?
How can I create text clipping masks with Adobe XD? I know you can do this with images, but how about with text?
I know this is possible to do with other Adobe software, but I'd prefer not to install ...
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What is Clipping mask?
I am really new to Illustrator. I was going throught Qs and As on this site when i came across "clipping mask". Please what tool is that and how do i use it?
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Photoshop - Export Asset with multiple clipping masks
How could I export all my clipping masks (the clipping masks in different colors and pattern - 32 clipping masks) in one go with a single asset/model?
My normal approach is to export manually, one by ...
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What is a clipping path?
Someone wants me to produce "clipping courses" in photos. I've never heard the term before.
What does it mean?
What does this process involve?
I have the ability to do plenty of things that I ...
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Masking an image using a shape with layer style in Photoshop
I am working on a UI design in Photoshop CC 2019. I have an image and I would like to mask it with a shape. Masking works fine with the shape. But if I applied some layer style like gradient or color ...
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Photoshop: Is it possible to “apply” a clipping mask?
Is it possible to "apply" a clipping mask, just like I can apply a layer mask? Let's say I have two layers like this:
(I know it's ugly but it makes my point clearer)
When I create a clipping mask ...
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Clipping mask over photo doesn't show in PDF
I created a design where there is a clipping mask over a photo. When I save the AI file as a pdf the full photo shows without the clipping mask. I have tried to save it a variety of different ways ...
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Is there a way to target a path within a clipping group in an Illustrator script
I am super new to Illustrator scripting and am stuck on this problem, and hoping that someone might be able to shed some light for me.
I have a clipping mask in illustrator with a curved line being ...
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Can't get clipping mask to work for custom shape
I am trying to make a fairly simple image design. Its a versus poster where there will be an image on the left and an opposing one on the right. An angled line goes down the middle to separate them. ...
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Clipping Mask makes coloured box disappear
I'm having issues with Adobe Illustrator clipping mask.
I'm learning as I go and have a created a masking path to work with a coloured rectangle. However, whenever I select 'Make Clipping Mask', the ...
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How to make this white?
I am making a reverse logo but am running some issues. Can anyone help me figure out how to make this zero in this logo white, just like the draft picture.
Thank you.
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White spaces in clipping mask of just gradient and compound mask?
How do I take these annoying spaces away? I thought it was a preview error. But I moved it and it stayed in the exact same place.
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Clipping Mask Questions - Beginner - Adobe Illustrator
I'm new here, so I am really sorry if this question has been already asked, but I can't seem to find an exact answer to my situation...
I'm relatively new to Illustrator, and have never really ...
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Why is there a faint line around my clipping mask
This image was constructed with a gradient-filled circle with the white-filled art on top (no strokes). Then I copied the circle to the top of the layer and applied a clipping mask to trim the edges ...
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How to take a circle out of a scene on Adobe Illustrator?
I have made a few mountains, but I want them to fit nicely inside a hexagon:
So, I want to take a circle out of them, only render what’s inside the circle, and erase whatever is outside.
I’ve tried ...
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How to clip multiple lines with multiple polygons in Illustrator
I have two layers - one layer that is a map of rivers (the lines), and a second layer that is a map of the catchment basins (the polygons in yellow). I intend to make a colourful map where the rivers ...
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Easier or smarter method to apply a texture over multiple layered parts of an image
Because I don't have the artistic talent needed, I often Google random images with the overall shape I need/want and modify it by recolouring or by applying "textures" — quotes because I'm using this ...
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How to change everything white in a design to a texture image
I have a design I'm updating and it seems the previous designer was able to replace everything set to white in the Illustrator file to show up with a kraft background instead:
If you triple-click on ...
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Clip out the part of an image in Inkscape
How could I clip out the yellow part of the image below?
Here is what I tried.
Select the yellow part and the image itself.
Go to Object->Clip->Set. And here is what I am getting.
As you can see ...
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Dieline and .eps file: Clipping Mask
I create a simple dieline, wrapping around is a .eps file (freepix by Creative Hat), but I cant use clipping mask to wrap.
Appreciate, if someone can point me in the right direction?
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Issue with strokes switching orientation in Illustrator CC
I designed a logo in Illustrator CC. Everything looks fine until I zoom out. When I reach 33.33% the areas with the fine strokes change orientation, they reverse (these were created from clipping ...
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Complex Composition with Clipping mask
I want to achieve an effect, of a country map (Greece in black background) with thin parallel white lines running through the map (for visualization, you can think it will be similar to IBM Logo -but ...
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Why doesn't my masked object have a stroke from the object it's in?
I have a group which has a stroke applied:
And I want to mask part of an object to change the color on part of it. But when I mask the two objects, it stops applying the stroke to that object.
Is ...
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In Illustrator, can I make Envelope Distort with Top Object ignore clipped art?
This is a recurring problem for me which has cropped up again recently.
I have a rectangular object, a clipping mask with shapes inside, which needs to be warped to a very specific shape using the ...
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Inkscape: clip imported raster just inside colored line
here's a map of a country with a red border:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Congo_Kinshasa_Topography.png
i've imported the .png and now want to clip it to just show what's ...
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Auto Add Clipping Mask When Adding Adjustment Layers
In Photoshop, when I add an adjustment, is there a way to use the below layer as an Clipping Mask at the same time, rather than having to manually do this separately afterwards?
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How do I do a mask in Illustrator like Photoshop where both layers show?
For example, I want to draw a teal circle with part of an orange circle on it.
When I select them both and choose "make clipping mask", it gives me the correct orange part, but the teal part is now ...
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Rendering clipped/mask SVG files in Scribus/InDesign
Scribus can't do this, so I'm wondering first of all if InDesign can. If not, are there any other ways to modify the shape of an object which would render it in one or both of these programs?
