Masking with vectorial path

[Angelos58]

I’m trying to mask a part of a circle with a mask. I’d like to using as mask a path, but if put inside the mask level the path fills of black, nothing happens.

[Alfred]

I think we need to see a *.afdesign file, or at least some screenshots.

[Angelos58]

Yes Alfred, you are right.

but preliminary i’d Like to know if it is possible creating a mask with a filled path.

[Angelos58]

For example I want to use the black path like mask for eggs 

 

 

[Alfred]

Like this?

[DM1]

If you want to use the black path to mask (cover/erase) the parts of the egg that are covered you could just set the layer blend mode to erase.

[Angelos58]

Thanks Alfred and thanks DM1, really two very interesting possibilities of which I hope to treasure.  However, my request related to the possibility of creating an own layer mask using a vector part.  you have any ideas to suggest.  Thank you.

[DM1]

There was an earlier thread with question about vector mask... maybe this helps.

 

[Angelos58]

2 hours ago, DM1 said:

There was an earlier thread with question about vector mask... maybe this helps.

 

Thank you very much. Yes it is, but I didn’t understand how do it. Could you please make me a short recapitulation ad usum delpfini?

[DM1]

As I interpret it, masking with vector on vector works like clipping. See Alfreds example where the rectangular shape contains the coloured eggs.

To mask (hide) part of a vector with another vector you need to set the ‘masking' vector to erase and nest it. See my example.

To mask a vector with a Mask layer, similar to pixel mask, where mask hides part of an image you can apply a mask layer to a vector layer but you need to switch to pixel studio to paint on the mask. So it’s not really vector anymore?

[Angelos58]

Thank you very much