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Illustrator Opacity Masks
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Published on: 04/11/2005 Views: 174998

Using opacity masks in Adobe Illustrator

Opacity masks can be used in Illustrator "blend to transparent" which is generally accomplished very easily in Photoshop. However, Photoshop isn't always the correct tool for a project. So in this brief tutorial I'll show you how to create, apply and adjust opacity masks in Adobe Illustrator for a reflection effect.

We're going to use this art as a base object:

Battery

Just a little something of mine I had on hand.

You'll notice all the artwork is on one layer. This makes it easier but it's not required.

If your art is on multiple layers you'll want to select all, copy, then paste onto a new layer and then group (command/control-g) to make this process easier. In addition, there are other steps in this tutorial that may be slightly different if your artwork is set up in this manner.

If your artwork is all on one layer, like mine, then just select all and group it.

Tutorial Index

1. Illustrator Opacity Masks
2. Getting Started
3. The Mask
4. Refining
5. Final notes

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