

You will also observe that when the mask is being edited, all the other objects are locked, indicating that you are in the opacity mask mode.

In this way, you can achieve transparency through opacity masks. Now you can see that some of the portions of the image are visible through the text. Be certain that the clip option and invert mask option is unchecked. The one on the right-hand side is the mask where you will paste your text object by pressing Command+F in Mac and Ctrl+F in Windows. The one on the left-hand side is the shape object that you have selected.

Now choose your shape object and bring up the transparency panel. Step 3: Now select your text and cut it by pressing Command+X in Mac and Ctrl+X in Windows. Next, click on the type tool and insert a text on the shape you created. Step 2: Now, create any shape that you would like over the image. Step 1: Select any image you wish to use and paste or open it on the artwork. The light(White) inside the mask specifies regions of the masked art that will be completely visible and hazy. The dark(black) inside the mask specifies regions of the masked art that will be totally transparent.
