Illustrator clipping mask question

[loco]

If you have 3 objects you want to clip out of a photo how is that done
in illustrator?

Example: I want to clip out the stars ou of a photo, so they have no back ground


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-loco

[B-DROID]

Select the object and make them a compound path (apple-, make sure they are in front of what you want to clip, then select the stars and your photo and make a clipping mask (apple-7).

[matthewthirteen]

Just trace them...compound the shape and place it on top. select both and then apple+7.

[Hrabovsky]

Make the 3 star paths, select them, ctrl + click "make compound path", make sure object to be clipped is on the bottom, select it and the newly created compound path, and ctrl + click "make clipping mask".

[Hrabovsky]

Ooof. Dogpile.

[matthewthirteen]

Just got in to work...everyones alert and ready to help.

[caribou]

so how about how to do that in photoshop? been trying to figure it out but i'm kind of dumb.

[Hrabovsky]

Use a clipping mask on the layer. There are a few ways to get there.

Snoop around on the Googles.