# Masking

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking/183343>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [March 26, 2006, 1:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking/183343 "2006-03-26T01:32:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Ithaca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/50afbb/32.png) [@Ithaca](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ithaca)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 1:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking/183343/1 "2006-03-26T01:32:33Z")

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I have quick question with Illustrator. I have radiate sign and a bunch of grunge speckles. I want the speckles to only be where the radiate sign is. How do I do this? I think its called a mask but I don’t know how to set it up. Thanks for your help.

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**Author:** ![soulty](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/soulty/32/105_2.png) [@soulty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/soulty)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 3:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking/183343/2 "2006-03-26T03:09:18Z")

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yeah its a mask your after, select the shape of the rediate? and then the grunge shapes and hit clt 7 or go to object/clipping mask/make (thats off the top of my head so it might vary, lol)

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**Author:** ![Ithaca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/50afbb/32.png) [@Ithaca](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ithaca)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking/183343/3 "2006-03-26T19:40:09Z")

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I tried that and when I did the filter everthing disappeared and there were still speckles outside the area of the logo.?

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**Author:** ![mlk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@mlk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mlk)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 1:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking/183343/4 "2006-03-27T01:27:52Z")

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filters and masks don’t always go together very well

try using the pathfinder instead (booleans)

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**Author:** ![soulty](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/soulty/32/105_2.png) [@soulty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/soulty)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking/183343/5 "2006-03-27T01:30:23Z")

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didnt know you were using filters, like mlk explained pathfinder might be the way to go.