{"id":49658,"date":"2022-05-05T00:02:09","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T00:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/procreate\/how-to-make-a-clipping-mask-in-procreate\/"},"modified":"2022-05-05T00:02:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T00:02:09","slug":"how-to-make-a-clipping-mask-in-procreate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/procreate\/how-to-make-a-clipping-mask-in-procreate\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make a clipping mask in Procreate?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This article is for everyone. illustrators <\/strong>and lovers of drawings <\/strong>who work at Procrear and who want to learn how to make a clipping mask<\/strong> !<\/p>\n

To start, let’s see together what exactly it means when we talk about “clipping mask”.<\/p>\n

What is a clipping mask?<\/h2>\n

You clipping mask<\/strong> is a very practical solution when you want color without going over<\/strong>or when you want to do color tests on an image <\/strong>without compromising the work already done.<\/p>\n

The clipping mask is a great tool that allows you to display the content of one layer (a color, for example) within the content of another layer (a shape, for example). <\/p>\n

Does it still seem vague to you? Let\u2019s see in more detail (and in pictures!) how it looks\u2026<\/p>\n

How to make a clipping mask?<\/h2>\n

You just created your design and now you want to test couleurs <\/strong>to bring you more material and nuances for example.<\/p>\n

This is what my initial design looks like. We will call this layer <\/strong>“Shape Layer”.<\/p>\n

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of a colored layer<\/h3>\n

For example, I want to integrate yellow into my design to bring light to my floral motifs. Here’s how to make a clipping mask:<\/p>\n

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  • Create a new layer above my “Shape Layer”<\/li>\n
  • Color this new layer with the the colors <\/strong>wanted<\/li>\n
  • Click on the layer: different options appear.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    \"Create<\/figure>\n
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    • Click on ” Clipping mask<\/strong>\u201c. A small arrow indicates the creation of the clipping mask.<\/li>\n
    • The color is automatically integrated into the shape of my “Shape Layer”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      \"Create<\/figure>\n

      As you can see, I scribbled all over my clipping mask, but only the shape of my design was colored in! My “Shape Layer” served as a template for the color. <\/p>\n

      However, it remains self-contained, so it doesn’t get damaged during my various color tests.<\/p>\n

      From an imported image<\/h3>\n

      You also canInsert image<\/strong> in your clipping mask<\/strong> ! <\/p>\n

      So importing an image into Procreate. A new layer is created – convert it to a clipping mask. This time I’ll try it with a gold leaf photo.<\/p>\n

      \"Make<\/figure>\n

      And here is the result! Isn’t this tool amazing? \ud83d\ude00 <\/p>\n

      Now that you understand how create a clipping mask in Procreate<\/strong>, a whole world awaits you! Your creativity will only multiply by ten \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

      When you finish your illustration, remember to save your work in Procreate.<\/p>\n

      And if you want to learn more about Procreate, feel free to check out my other articles on the subject, <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      This article is for everyone. illustrators and lovers of drawings who work at Procrear and who want to learn how to make a clipping mask ! To start, let’s see together what exactly it means when we talk about “clipping mask”. What is a clipping mask? You clipping mask is a very practical solution when …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49661,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49658"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49658"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49663,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49658\/revisions\/49663"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}