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Help with Clipping Mask!


splush

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This has really been frustrating me.

Designing this logo at the mo - the circle is a shape and the L is just type on a separate layer on top with the same colour as background. What I want is to make the L cut into the circle so that it's essentially transparent, where I can place it on any coloured background and the L will blend it naturally without changing typeface colour.

Any ideas guys? Using CS5. I'd appreciate any help.
 

IamSam

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Hi Splush and welcome to the forum.

There are a few ways to do this but the best is by using a layer mask.

Make a selection of your letter L by command/control + clicking the thumbnail.
Then highlight your circle shape layer and click the add layer mask Icon located at the bottom of the layers panel.
If the mask is reversed, reverse it by clicking the mask to select (white brackets) then hit command/control + I.
 

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