Name: Clipping Mask Illustrator Tutorial for Text and Shapes
Uploaded: 2020-06-22T12:00:23+00:00
Duration: 7 min 3 s
Description: Clipping masks in Adobe Illustrator can be used with text or shapes. The cool part about text is that you can use it as a clipping mask and still edit it as a text object if you convert it into a comp

4 years ago

Clipping masks in Adobe Illustrator can be used with text or shapes. The cool part about text is that you can use it as a clipping mask and still edit it as a text object if you convert it into a compound path. The pen tool is also very useful for creating clipping masks that isolate part of an image. When the two clipping mask tips are applied together, you can create some really stunning and engaging artwork.

Which clipping mask technique or example did you like best? Let me know in the comments below.

If the pen tool section completely lost you, check out my other pen tool tutorials right here:

1) Pen Tool Basics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXQwi1BWmR8

2) How to Vectorize an Image using the Pen Tool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy0UPW7cnL8