pen tool and watercolor brush

[savannahgardner]

i made a shape using the pen tool then i used watercolor brushes to fill/color it in but the strokes are outside of the shape as well... is there a way to hide/cut what is outside of the shape and only show the color that fits in the designated shape?

[michelew83603738]

Sounds like you might want to use a clipping mask.

How to use and edit clipping masks in Illustrator

[Ray Yorkshire · Accepted solution]

Draw inside mode ?

at the bottom of the tools panel

[Srishti Bali]

Hi Savannah,

As Michele suggested, you can use Clipping mask around your shape to hide the unwanted parts of your artwork. Here is another tutorial, which might help you with watercolor brushes: Create Watercolor Texture Brushes in Adobe Illustrator - YouTube.

Regards,

Srishti