How to clipping mask with Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop

Clipping mask on Illustrator and Photoshop

Illustrator clipping mask

Step 1:  open an image with with we want to mask above 

Step 2:  Open the texture or image what we need to mask or apply on the previous background

Step 3:  place the image on the previous background exact larger then the before on for masking.Though here we apply snow effect so we needed to minimize the opacity of the image to make the snows less highlighted

Step 4:  Both image select with (ctrl + A)  & then right click on the recently placed image to make clipping mask

Step 5:  Suddenly we can see the recent snow image is placed and masked on the previous background

Step 6:  Now if there is a text what should you do ?? Simple as that. Just take a rectangular over the art board & lock it with ( ctrl + 2). Then write text with text tool over the rectangular and transform it larger

Step 7:  Paste any texture on the text and arrange it to send backward for further masking

Step 8:  Select both text and texture with (ctrl + A) and right click over it and make clipping mask

Step 9:  You can see the texture masked on the text so well!!

Photoshop clipping mask

Step 10:  create a new file first

Step 11:  paste a color on the background

Step 12:  write text over the background

Step 13:  Open the texture to mask on the text

Step 14:  Place the texture on sharp to the text border

Step 15:  select both layer on the background and right click on the texture layer to clipping mask

Step 16:    Place the texture correctly to make the masking perfect

On the same way you can clipping mask over the shape as well . first create the shape then place the texture over that & just after click right on the texture layer and select clipping mask to do the masking

Thanks for visiting our blog

You can visit our another BLOG 

Share this: