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christopherb78383884
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September 30, 2021
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Clipping Mask from Image Trace

  • September 30, 2021
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Hello,

I am trying to make a clipping mask with the leaf image on the left. I created a little blob to the right to demonstrate what I'm trying to achieve. The image on the right was made using the blob brush and I was able to make a clipping mask. The image on the left was a drawing which I used Image Trace and coloured in using the Paint Bucket tool. Trying to make a clipping mask with it but it comes up with an error. 

 

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christopherb78383884Author
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September 30, 2021

I have managed to fix it now. What I needed to do was:

Expand both shapes, make them into compound path (Object>compound path>make) and then make clipping mask (select background shape > ctrl+f > arrange to front > select the overlapping shapes also > object>clipping mask>make. I then selected the entire shape > pathfinder > trim (to get rid of the previous overlapping lines). 

    sishamIAGD
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    sishamIAGDCommunity Expert
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    September 30, 2021

    Glad you managed to sort it out and thanks for sharing your fix.

    sishamIAGD
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    sishamIAGDCommunity Expert
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    September 30, 2021

    Just by looking at it, it looks like a very complex path that may be broken in places and therefore won't work. Try simplifying the path and trying again.

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