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1. Opacity Mask - Adobe Illustrator CS Tutorial - designertoday.comWhen using a transparency mask, the effect is that the artwork underneath changes due to the black areas of the mask hiding the image and the white areas exposing the image. Here we have an colored background. I've placed a symbol that is black and white on the top. | ||
2. A Simple Method to An Opacity Mask - Illustrator CS2 Tutorial - designertoday.comOctober, 2006 | ||
3. Creative Text Masking - Illustrator CS2 Tutorial - designertoday.com | ||
4. Opacity Masks and How They Work - Illustrator??Tutorial - designertoday.comIn this tutorial I'll cover opacity masks and how they work. | ||
5. Clipping Mask ??? Illustrator CS3 Tutorial - designertoday.comSeptember, 2008 | ||
6. Adding Artwork to a Masked Object - Adobe Illustrator Tutorial - designertoday.comDecember 1, 2000 | ||
7. Masking Text - Adobe Illustrator Tutorial - designertoday.comDecember 1, 2000 | ||
8. Filling Masked Object with Color - Adobe Illustrator Tutorial - designertoday.comDec. 1, 2000 | ||
9. klethegr8 - Graphics Exchange Forum: Adobe Illustrator CS3 Tutorial: 'Everything about Clipping Masks' klethegr8.blogspot.com
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10. klethegr8 - Graphics Exchange Forum: Adobe Illustrator CS3 Tutorial: 'Opacity Masks' klethegr8.blogspot.com
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12. Blend and Mask Yourself a Great Poster - Vectortuts+ vector.tutsplus.com
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13. The Basics of Clipping Paths and Opacity Masks - Vectortuts+ vector.tutsplus.com
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14. BioRUST.com :: Tutorials >> Clipping Masks biorust.com
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15. Opacity Mask Basics: Illustrator | BittBox bittbox.com
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16. PixelAddiction.com - Tutorial Section - Illustrator Opacity Masks pixeladdiction.com
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17. Masking Text in Illustrator Tutorial voidix.com
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18. Using Masks in Illustration Programs | Adobe Illustrator webdesign.orgA mask is a vector path which allows part of an object to show while blocking out the rest effectively making part of it transparent. A mask in an illustration program is functionally equivalent to a clipping path in an image editor. |
layer 2 compound clipping path white path
Step 3: With both your image and text selected go to Object > Clipping Mask > Make and that's it - you're done! The text is acting as a mask and you can see the image through the letters.
Select your background shape and lock it. You can do this by hitting Command + 2 Mac, or Control + 2 PC. Or the object menu:
