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Can you make multiple clipping masks in Illustrator?
If you try to use more than one object as a clipping mask, only the last object you created will act as a mask—the others will be ignored. To use those multiple objects as a mask, you’ll first have to select all the objects and from the Object menu, choose Compound Path>Make, or press Command-8 (PC: Control-8).
How many clipping masks work in Illustrator?
You can only have one clipping path. However, one or more objects can be clipped. Clipped objects must be in the same layer or group.
How does clipping masking work in Adobe Illustrator?
Looking at the Layers Panel will give you an idea how your objects are being built. Illustrator CS5’s new “Paint Inside” mode is EXACTLY a clipping path, and the option will be grayed out if you don’t set up the compound path properly. Creating a mask with multiple objects will result in the top object masking out all objects below it.
When to combine multiple objects in a clipping mask?
When you want to have multiple objects share the same background and in a clipping mask, you have to combine all those objects into a single compound path, even if the objects are already compound paths. Grouping / selecting multiple objects together won’t help.
Where to find masking path in Adobe Illustrator?
Make sure the masking shape is on top, and the pattern to be masked is on the bottom. Looking at the Layers Panel will give you an idea how your objects are being built. Illustrator CS5’s new “Paint Inside” mode is EXACTLY a clipping path, and the option will be grayed out if you don’t set up the compound path properly.
Can a vector object be a clipping mask?
About clipping masks. Only vector objects can be clipping masks; however, any artwork can be masked. If you use a layer or group to create a clipping mask, the first object in the layer or group masks everything that is a subset of the layer or group.