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ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2
User Guide
2 Move the clipping path above the objects you want to mask in the stacking order.
3 Select the clipping path and the objects you want to mask.
4 Choose Object > Clipping Mask > Make.
To use more than one object as a clipping path, group the objects first.
See also
“About the stacking order” on page 282
To create a clipping mask for a group or layer
1 Create the object you want to use as the mask.
This object is called the clipping path. Only vector objects can be clipping paths.
2 Move the clipping path and the objects you want to mask into a layer or group.
3 In the Layers palette, make sure that the masking object is at the top of the group or layer, and then click the name
of the layer or group.
4 Click the Make/Release Clipping Masks button at the bottom of the Layers palette or select Make Clipping Mask
from the Layers palette menu.
See also
“About the Layers palette” on page 278
“About the stacking order” on page 282
To edit a clipping mask
1 In the Layers palette, select the clipping path.
2 Do any of the following
• Move the clipping path by dragging the object’s center reference point with the Direct Selection tool.
• Reshape the clipping path using the Direct Selection tool.
• Apply a fill and stroke to a clipping path.
To select all clipping paths in a document, deselect all artwork. Then choose Select > Object > Clipping Masks.
See also
“About the Layers palette” on page 278
To add or remove an object from masked artwork
❖ In the Layers palette, drag the object into or out of the group or layer that contains the clipping path.
See also
“About the Layers palette” on page 278
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