Photoshop Basics
Clipping Masks
By Tutorial Monkey
Apr 3, 2007, 15:09

This tutorial will teach you how to use Clipping Masks. Clipping Masks

Step 1 Clipping Masks

Make a new document any size, for this one I made it at 1680px x 1050px. Select a brush any basic one. I choose the splatter 59 pixel. Basic brush that comes with photoshop. Step 2 Clipping Masks

Create a new layer, if you don't know how there's a arrow pointing to the icon you click to make one. Step 3 Clipping Masks

Now on layer 1 [layer you just made], Make any type of shape you want. It can be as random as the one you see on the screen shot. Step 4 Clipping Masks

Now create two more new layers. Step 5 Clipping Masks

Go on to your layer 2. As highlighted in the screen shot. Step 6 Clipping Masks

Now on your table that has your layers and such in. There's a arrow that looks somewhat like a play button? Its right under the exit "x" click on it and as seen in the screen shot click on the "create clipping mask" [ alt + ctrl + G ] Example of what your table should look like now Clipping Masks

See how there's a arrow now going pointing down to layer 1. Which means what ever you put in to layer two will only show in the shape you made on layer 1. Step 7 Clipping Masks

Open up the image you would like to use in the shape you made earlier. For this I will choose a photograph I took a while ago. Use to the lasso tool and go around the whole image and once you have it press [ Ctrl + C ] To copy the image. Step 8 Clipping Masks

Now go back to your shape you made, and go to layer 2 with the arrow pointing down. And press [ Ctrl + V ] and the image should come up. You can use the move tool to position it where you want it to be. Completed Clipping Masks

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