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Quick Tip: How to Use the Opacity Mask to Make High Gloss Icons and Reflections

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Cheryl Graham
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The Opacity Mask is a somewhat hidden feature in Adobe Illustrator. Mask work like Photoshop's alpha channels to obscure parts of your artwork. In this Quick Tip, you'll learn how to use Opacity Masks to make reflections and highlights on a vector icon.

Vector Tuts+ Quick Tip: Opacity Masks
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Cheryl Graham
Cheryl Graham
Cheryl Graham trained as a traditional artist in drawing and painting. These days she spends more time in front of a computer than an easel. She's been using Adobe Illustrator for over 25 years. Her Illustrator work has been featured in the "The Adobe Illustrator WOW! Book" and "Real World Illustrator."
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