clipping mask on an image and vector
in Illustrator when I use the clipping mask tool on an image with a vector with a gradient, so that the image has an effect of opacity of the image towards transparent, and I press g to edit the location of the gradient color, when I return With the selection tool, all the other contents that I have in the workspace are blocked and I cannot unlock or move them, I have to undo the movement of the gradient so that everything returns to normal, but I still need to do the function of the degraded.
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Milo, I see you have a group, and it has a gradient applied, and it lies on top of something. Then you select it all together and do something. You say 'clipping mask', but I suppose you meant 'opacity mask', which is a different thing.
Notice what happens with your document’s tab text when you start editing the gradient. Open Layers panel. Open Transparency panel. All these should show you clearly that you toggle the mode and are now editing the opacity mask, not the objects in the 'normal' space. You have to exit the mask first to be able to work with other objects on canvas — using Transparency panel.
Does it make any sense? Please comment back.
