{"id":778,"date":"2017-11-29T16:56:51","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T16:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsincommunication.com\/viscomm\/?page_id=778"},"modified":"2026-02-10T17:43:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T17:43:17","slug":"clipping-mask","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/viscomm\/clipping-mask\/","title":{"rendered":"2.9 Clipping mask"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/b>A clipping mask <\/strong>allows one layer to show through another layer. This is especially useful as a text effect, as in this illustration. In Ex 10, we we going to make a “Jewel” case for a band’s CD, which we’ll just call “The Wall”\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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In Photoshop Or photopea.com\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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  1. Create a new Photoshop file 5 x 5 inches (The size of a CD case).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Use text tool to write The Wall<\/strong>, make the text as large and as wide as possible in one layer. <\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Then open the Window > Character palet \u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n
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    Character palet<\/p><\/div>\n

    Notice we’re using Optima Extra Black font, although others could also work. We want a font with thick characters so that the image of the wall can show through.<\/p>\n

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    1. Notice also that we are using 140 point text. The settings only go up to 72 points, but you can type in higher size numbers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Check out the space between lines, or “leading,” which is set on “(Auto)”– This is too much space. Highlight the text layer and try a different setting, possibly 120 points, to bring\u00a0 the lines closer.\u00a0 \u00a0(Auto leading is usually about 30 percent more than the size of the type).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    3. Find an image of a stone or brick wall and put it in a layer above<\/em> \u00a0the text. (Yes, above).\u00a0 (One Wikipedia Creative Commons photo of a stone wall is here<\/a>).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    4. Be sure the text layer under<\/em> the wall layer. (Yes, under).\n
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      Layers pallet ready for mask<\/p><\/div>\n

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      1. Highlight the wall layer.<\/li>\n
      2. It should look like the Layers pallet here:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      3. The layers pallet has a pull-down menu in the upper right corner.\u00a0 Pull it down and look for the command\u00a0 \u201cCreate clipping mask.\u201d \u00a0<\/span>The bricks should come through the letters. \u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n
      4. Save your psd file, then save it again as a jpg and post it to your site.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        IN GIMP<\/span> \"\"<\/a><\/h3>\n
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        1. Create a new .xcf file 5×5 inches, 72 ppi<\/li>\n
        2. Use the text tool to write “The Wall”\u00a0 in a bold font<\/li>\n
        3. Top menu:\u00a0 Select \/ by Color\u00a0 – and then use the eyedropper tool. to select the text color<\/li>\n
        4. In the layers menu, Create a New Layer Group and add the text layer to it.<\/li>\n
        5. File \/ Open as Layers – Bring in your background layer (bricks, stones, etc).\u00a0 Move it into the Layer Group on top of the text layer.<\/li>\n
        6. Using layers menu, select the Layer Group.<\/li>\n
        7. Top Menu:\u00a0 Layer \/ Mask \/ Add Layer Mask and then in the dialogue box check “Selection”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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