Im sure this is one of the easiest techniques in Illustrator. But what I would like to know is the easiest way to clip out the logo from the buisness card design. The dotted lines are the cards boundarys.
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Senior Member
- Jul 2006
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Are you talking about the watermark image in the background and you just want the edges that go outside the dotted line clipped out?
Easy. Draw a box to the size of the card (the dotted line), make sure it has a stroke only (no fill). Then select the box and the logo go under OBJECT/CLIPPING MASK and select MAKE.
Just keep in mind the box draw has to be on the top layer and of course aligned properly.
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Member
- Apr 2006
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Yes thats what I ment. I wasnt selecting both the box and the watermark, just the box.
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Senior Member
- Sep 2005
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Shortcut, after you've selected both the box and the card, press CTRL/COMND-7.
You can actually use a box with a fill, but you're just unable to see what's beneath the fill until you've made the clipping path.Comment
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