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Using clip masks to change object transparency

A clip mask is a mask that is attached to an object. A clip mask lets you change the transparency of an object without permanently affecting it.

Once you create a clip mask, any changes apply only to the clip mask, not to the object itself. You can edit the clip mask in the same way you edit the transparency of an object. The transparency becomes permanent only when you combine the mask and the object.

Clip mask transparency can be temporarily disabled or permanently removed.

You can also use clip masks on editable areas. For more information about editable areas, see “Working with masks.”


To create a clip mask from an object

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Select an object.
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Click Object Photo Paint onestep Using clip masks to change object transparency Clip mask Photo Paint onestep Using clip masks to change object transparency Create, and click one of the following:
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To show all — creates a clip mask that reveals the entire object
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To hide all — creates a clip mask that hides the entire object

To create a clip mask from the editable area of an object

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Define an editable area on an object.
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Click Object Photo Paint onestep Using clip masks to change object transparency Clip mask Photo Paint onestep Using clip masks to change object transparency Create Photo Paint onestep Using clip masks to change object transparency From mask.

To change the transparency of an object using a clip mask

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In the Objects docker, click the clip mask thumbnail for the object you want to change.
If the Objects docker is not open, click Window Photo Paint onestep Using clip masks to change object transparency Dockers Photo Paint onestep Using clip masks to change object transparency Objects.
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In the toolbox, click the Interactive object transparency tool Photo Paint pgx interobj trans tool Using clip masks to change object transparency.
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In the image window, drag the nodes to change the transparency.
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Click a node, and type a value in the Node transparency box on the property bar.
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Click the Apply button Photo Paint pgx apply button Using clip masks to change object transparency.
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Click Object Photo Paint onestep Using clip masks to change object transparency Clip mask Photo Paint onestep Using clip masks to change object transparency Combine.

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You can change only the active clip mask. The active clip mask has a red border around its thumbnail in the Objects docker.
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For more information about changing transparency, see “Working with object transparency.”

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You can link the clip mask to an object by clicking the space between the object thumbnail and the clip mask thumbnail in the Objects docker.

To disable or remove transparency changes

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Select an object.
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Click Object Photo Paint onestep Using clip masks to change object transparency Clip mask Photo Paint onestep Using clip masks to change object transparency Create Photo Paint onestep Using clip masks to change object transparency From object transparency.
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Click Object Photo Paint onestep Using clip masks to change object transparency Clip mask, and click one of the following:
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Disable — removes transparency changes temporarily
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Remove — removes transparency changes permanently

Using clip masks to change object transparency