Clipping Problem

[SilentAirwalk]

Hello all! I Have just begun to use CS6 and I am having an Issue and I've looked everywhere and cannot find an answer :/. I am trying to create a button for a layout on a website and I cannot get the render I am putting down to stay within the boundaries of what I am putting the render on top of. :banghead:


Here is the Buttton: I am trying to get the girls to stay within the black shape. Thank you to all who come to my aid :mrgreen:

 

[egosbar]

the black shape looks to small for the girls to me , you have to either make the button bigger or the girls smaller possibly

 

[IamSam]

Hi SilentAirwalk and welcome to PSG.

Since I'm not sure where you problem may be, let me run you through a clipping process.

In this SS of my layers panel, you can see I have a BG, the button layer, the girl layer, and the text layer.



Here you can see that my girl is hanging off my button.



If I want her clipped to the button,
I highlight the Anime Girl layer
Right click the Anime Girl layer
Select create clipping mask

or

Hover your cursor between the Anime Girl layer and the Button layer while holding down the alt/option key, you will see the cursor turn into a box with a black angled arrow pointing down, then click.

This clips the Anime Girl to the Button layer.



She's no longer hanging off my button.



In your case, you should place your "girls layer" above the "black shape layer" and then add the clipping mask.

Good luck.

 

[ALB68]

Elementary Mr Watson!