Guide to Masking in Adobe Illustrator!

[@tutvid]

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[@aminoamino3709]

You disappeared forever but when you come back you come as a hero ... well done Sir

[@tutvid]

Now the trick will be to stop disappearing for so long! 😅😂

[@photonfab]

Holy cow, you just saved me from giving up!!! After 5hrs of messing with clippings, your steps fixed the mistakes I was making. Got it the first try after watching!!! 👍😁👍 Thank you!!

[@tutvid]

Glad I could help!

[@davidmoore7115]

Sensational, really helpful tutorial, logical, comprehensive and beautifully presented - BIG THANKS NATHANIEL !

[@flxsemi]

17:44 I can't believe my favorite PS technique also works in Illustrator. Thank you so much!

[@seraphinamarini]

That was a lot packed into one tutorial. You demystified masking for me 😃 Your pace was a bit fast for a beginner tho. I will try all these things and hope I can get them to work as shown. Great artwork btw! It's cool to watch someone as skilled as you work.

[@paulnielsen3525]

Fast indeed, I'm 3 minutes in and still not sure what the point of a mask is 😳

[@radharcanna]

That’s a great tutorial Nathaniel. Your dedication as a teacher and your attention to detail are apparent.

[@tutvid]

I appreciate that!

[@KRVFX]

Thanks for the video, already using clipping mask today learned new one ( 09:32 Draw inside masking ) thank you for your contribution

[@tutvid]

Glad it was helpful! Draw Inside is great for all kinds of things.

[@clevermissfox]

Hmm how do you make the preview in the layers panel so large? You can actually see what the layer is!!

[@pearliecreamcheese]

I never knew what that 'clip' thing was for until now, thanks, Nathaniel!! Great explanations for these techniques.

[@tutvid]

Happy to help! Thanks for watching!

[@vmaxdani]

Masks in Illustrator seem to be big fun too! Thanks for explaining it in the usual, great way Nathaniel!

[@tutvid]

They're awesome and Illustrator is awesome! Thanks for watching :)

[@thebeautifulseason]

Fantastic! Alas, every Illustrator technique I learn seems to reveal another dozen features I've no clue about

[@nas8318]

Thank you so much, I really needed this. Hands down clearest AI mask tutorial on the internet

[@tutvid]

Thank you so much! I'm happy to hear that 🤝😎

[@kadencefilms]

super helpful. thank you for taking the time to explain all of these details and possibilities!

[@tutvid]

Glad it was helpful!

[@b.a_blank]

Amazing tutorial, really helped me grasp the concept of masking. Awesome work 🙌🏾

[@sergeyprikop4030]

WOW level of tutorial! Thanks!🤘

[@thehappyfx]

I am glad you are back.

[@tutvid]

Thanks! I'm just working on better consistency and getting WAY more videos up each month! Thanks for watching!

[@ravifleming]

Very Helpful Learned a lot Thank you sir❤

[@vlogsfavorsphileco8788]

Thank you very much! You just added another skill to my AI skillset.. honestly I've spent working in AI years back now but I thought this feature can only be accessed in APS whithout trying it in AI.. so, this AI feature and technique is totally new to me, from you! 🖖🙏

[@angelbear_og]

Love it! I always have so much trouble with the Transparency mask. I'm bookmarking this vid for next time I need to use it. 🥰

[@tutvid]

Transparency mask is the funky one!

[@gabrielobateru7746]

Thanks. I found this very helpful.

[@shonthelawn]

Hey Nathaniel! I'm a big fan of your videos. One suggestion I have that's pretty small is to choose artwork that you can link to in the description so we can follow along exactly. It may seem trivial bc there are thousands of free resources online but for those of us learning 100% on KZbin, it's nice to be able to follow along exactly with the same art. Not providing the art can also serve as a roadblock in your views since people need to pause, find an image, make sure it works with the tutorial, etc. I hope that's helpful. I really love your channel and want to see your videos getting the playcounts they deserve! You're an awesome instructor and I appreciate the work you put into these videos.

[@autonomousinc2905]

We look forward to seeing your content about our product!

[@tutvid]

Yes! I'm working on filming it. You might have noticed not just one, but two of your chairs in my filming space. Got a couple of surprises that will come up in the video :D

[@taimoorkhanvlogs]

Great video ! Very useful learned some new techniques from this video 😊

[@mguerra79]

Great tutorial! Thank you! Very well put all together!

[@ron95754]

Thank You so much...Great Ideas that I will certainly put to use.

[@tutvid]

Thanks, Ron! Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@clevermissfox]

Love the retro girls you made too. I’m very curious how you made the stippling “blush” on her cheeks

[@chriskilbane7378]

Awesome tutorial! Concise and rich, thank you this will help me problem solve some portfolio revisit work 👍

[@rossiv62964]

I'm trying this tip, but I have groups of shapes and use pathfinder to unite but failed in masking. So, I copy and paste it into Affinity Designer, unite, then copy and paste back to Illustrator and the masking worked.

[@StiliSHpaInter]

so cool!

[@JeremiahLambertArt]

what Illustrator is the transparency masks introduced? im working on CC (17.1.0) and im not seeing the mask previews in the transparency window.

[@kingslavd661]

I have a subject made to hold another object. I want one arm to go on top of the object while the other is behind. Can i achieve this with masks?

[@prashantsingh8963]

Thank you so much sir for this amazing guide ! I am new to AI and i still have a lot to learn.only problem is that i use AI for ipad. Please make ipad tutorials as well!!! Thank you once again.

[@thienangthanh9451]

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[@arturodelaguardiacasaban6330]

Honestly, what the hell happened at Illustrator? it seems like it's getting more difficult to use. I could do all these things few years ago, now I can't even find many of my most used features

[@rachemdferg]

i have illustrator cs3 and i cant find the "draw inside" option- is it not available for cs3 or is it located elsewhere?

[@kymberleedouglas8791]

Where can we get the images you use in the video?

[@mystery5252]

How do you draw outside of a shape?

[@JATINKUMAR-wn3js]

Thanks

[@fred-anthonydoumbe5004]

Voilà voilà ! Big thanks bro

[@tutvid]

Thanks for watching, bro

[@yeseniamendoza-xn6bc]

how do you turn things into shape. illustrator just says can't make clipping mask but not why, i am using pngs

[@raemoye1581]

How did you create a clipping mask without having any other object selected? It looks like you only have your rectangle selected. I cannot create a clipping mask without having something to clip selected as well.

[@ericwilliams5304]

Ok I'm having a problem with if I have a png file. Something that I didn't create. How do I mask that?

[@FantasyCouch]

Great video. Too bad I'm having trouble exporting all these masks as as an .svg file. Seems like svg can't handle these "complicated" masks.

[@vines18]

Your tutorial is amazing and helped me a lot. But I still have a question: how do I put the drawing inside a shape and leave part of the drawing outside the shape? In this drawing you used for example, how would I make the top of the girl's head stick out of the ellipse?

[@2424dawn]

Does this work illustrator app on iPad?

[@HenG20]

🔥🔥🔥

[@hard_corecrypto]

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN TUTVID!!!! I'VE MISSED YOU 💥

[@tutvid]

I'm coming back and trying to make more videos! Thanks for watching! :)

[@tylerfortniteninjablevins1457]

cool!

[@amirulidzham]

Thanks for the video. I can see the pattern, releasing video in 2 weeks gap

[@tutvid]

Nooooo! Haha. I'm working on reducing the time in between videos. Thanks for waching! I'll have more videos coming in less than two weeks!!!

[@MforMovesets]

Ah man for a second I hoped he'd explain the drawing.

[@tutvid]

That'll have to be another video. Or a bunch of videos, actually 😅

[@steve441962]

never glitches roflmao😆

[@jessesierke6264]

I guess this is a bit too advanced for me. I couldn't follow most of what was going on. Too fast.

[@GoharGraphics]

The retro girl is so beautiful ...

[@ibrahimayad6732]

This doesn't work with me. We need every day videos.

[@tutvid]

Haha. More videos are coming! I'm going to stop taking so long in between videos, I promise!

[@gardenglory6624]

TALKS way toooo fast.

[@sameerabbas14]

Talk slowly

[@FredGIKANDICreator]

1st on the comments this time, let's give a follow on his IG.👍

[@tutvid]

Yeahhh, man! Thank you!