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or when a
Fill
color is added:
Arrange the greeting on the front of the card designed in
Section 9.06.3.
Select both and apply either
Object>Merge
or
Path>Exclude
so that all internal shapes are cut before the outside card base
:
•
The
Back Minus Front
operation
is the opposite of
Front Minus Back.
It
subtracts the intersection of two
shapes from the back (or bottom) shape, leaving only that back shape:
•
To apply this operation, select two shapes and use one of the following
Go to
Path>Back Minus Front
Right-click and select
Back Minus Front
•
Any examples for
Back Minus Front
are essentially the same as for
Front Minus Back
. When choosing
which to use, check the
Layers Panel
and think about which one you need to remain. Alternatively, just try
one and, if it’s the wrong choice, use
Undo
to back up one step and then pick the other function.
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9.07 Clip Path and Clip Mask
•
Clip Path
applies one selected shape as a die cutter onto another selected shape (vector or raster)
positioned below it:
•
There are two ways to access the
Clipping
function:
With a
Fill
color: before and after
Back Minus Front
With no
Fill
: before and after
Back Minus Front
Use
File>Place Image
to import photo
and select a shape to fill
Arrange shape
over photo
Select both and apply
Object>Clip Path>Set Clip Path
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