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How to Clipping Mask Effectively inPhotoshop
Here, you will learn on howto 'Clipping Mask' effectively in Photoshop.
Clipping masks can be extremely useful in the Illustratorworkflow.
This guide shows how to use clipping masks and how tosafely prepare them for print environments.
This example begins with a simple word, ‘Hello.’ The goal will
be to clip off the top edge of the word.
A regular clipping needs to be drawn over the section of theword that needs to be visible in the final result.
With both the clipping path and the word ‘Hello’ selected,the drop down menu presents the option ‘Make clipping
mask’ can be used.
On the contrary, you can press Ctrl+7 for shortcuts. The final
result, of course, clips off the top of the word, leaving a
completely transparent space.
The transparency is important to make a note of, as it might
affect the final result.
Moreover, note in the layers panel that the clipping path isidentified with an underline.
Courtesy Creating Clipping Mask
Upon imagining the possibilities, one can begin to see the
power of clipping paths in the creative workflow.
The real issue with clipping masks is that vector programsused in production environments might not see the clipping
masks.
In other words in the example above, the word ‘Hello’ might
get printed with a big black square over it.
The solution is simple – the visible shapes need to be
“flattened” into literal vector shapes.
The beauty of a final design outlined in literal vector paths is
first class.
Unfortunately, the way clipping masks get translated to printcan be unexpected due to the fact that the vector programs
used in production environments might not see the clippingmasks.
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