Using the Clipping transformation

The last transformation we will explore in this tutorial is 

Clipping. This handy transform has many uses, but we 

will use it in this image to clip out the inside of our 

frame.

The 

Clipping

 transformation

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Add the Clipping transformation to the Frame 

layer.

First, we will center the frame on the screen.

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Switch to the Location tab, right click on one of the Center settings and select Copy 

Complex Value. 

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Then switch to the Mapping tab and right click on either of the Clipping Center 

parameters and select Paste Complex Value from the right click menu.

This ensures that the clipping center is set to the center of the screen.

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On the Mapping tab, find the Region parameter and change it to inside   because we will 

be clipping out the inside area.

The image will become black   the designated solid color for this transformation.

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To select our frame width, right click in one of the Right Edge parameter fields and select 

Eyedropper from the menu. Place the eyedropper (your mouse cursor) near the right edge 

of the image and left click.

You can repeat this until your frame is the desired width. You should now have a white frame with a 

black square inside.

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Click on the Solid Color swatch on the Mapping tab and change the Opacity to 0.

You should now be able to see the underneath layers surrounded by a white frame. As one last 

finishing touch, let s change the color of the frame to coordinate with the fractal by using the 

eyedropper tool.

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Switch to the Inside tab and right click on the white colored Solid Color swatch. Select 

Eyedropper. 

As you move the eyedropper over the image, the color underneath the center of the crosshairs is 

shown in the Solid Color swatch. 

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When you have found a color you like, left click.

This changes the white frame to a color that coordinates with your image. With the exception that 

your frame may be a different color and/or width, your image should now look like this:

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