21-Draw-Illustrators-Guidebook-vol-2-ebook-(2021)

FINAL LINES AFTER ADJUSTMENTS
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SILHOUETTE LAYER
isn’t as important since we will change it soon.
You do want to stay inside the lines and be
fairly precise in this step. Also make sure the
silhouette is completely filled in—this helps
hide your line layer. This layer acts as a base for
adding color in the next steps.
STEP 2: ADDING COLOR WITH MASKS
The reason we need to be precise in Step 1 is
so we can add colors using Clipping Masks.
A clipping mask clips your current layer to
the layer below it. This means only the brush
strokes within the pixel boundary of the layer
below it will be visible. In other words, you
don’t have to worry about coloring outside of
the lines. This makes coloring so much easier!
To create a clipping mask, open the layers
panel, create a new layer, tap the layer, and
select Clipping Mask from the menu.
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COLOR USING CLIPPING MASKS
DIGITAL DRAWING
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