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VincentLeeMedia
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January 12, 2019
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Using 2 seperate masks to hide text behind an object. One works, one doesn't

  • January 12, 2019
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Hello fellow Adobe community!

I'm really new to masking and have been watching tutorials but have run into a problem I can't seem to fix, could yall help me out? I'm editing a trailer to a film screening. The title lies at the base of a windshield as 2 characters are driving. The wipers are moving and I'm trying to mask the wipers to wipe over the title. I successfully did it with the left wiper and it looks really good. I tried to make a second mask and mask the right wiper but it doesn't seem to work. I trace the wiper with the pen tool and select invert under mask expansion, same thing I did on the left wiper that worked, but anything I do seems to just turn off the effect of the left wiper mask. I feel like I'm not understanding some fundumental understanding of masking. Is it possible to make 2 masks, one of each wiper, on the same text? Hope I explained this well

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    Correct answer Ann Bens

    You wont find this in any tutorial (I think). Made it up myself.

    Its one mask not 3.


    You have to be very precise. If the line shows expand the mask to a negative number.

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    MyerPj
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    MyerPjCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 12, 2019

    Wow!

    Ann Bens
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    Ann BensCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 12, 2019

    As per design 2 inverted mask don't work together.

    Post a screenshot what you are trying to achieve there might be another way.

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    VincentLeeMediaAuthor
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    January 12, 2019

    EXAMPLE 1: I created a mask on the left wiper and it works pretty good

    EXAMPLE 2: I made a very rough mask around the right wiper with the exact same process and invert it, and not only does it not create the effect and make the text disappear but it removes the effect of the first mask. Please help as googling hasn't really helped me find an answer!

    Ann Bens
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    Ann BensCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 12, 2019

    As i said before 2 inverted mask wont work.

    You need to do this with one mask.

    Something like this:

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