Clipping path

Clipping path is an image cutting technique done with image editing software. It is a vector masking technique of photo editing that helps the user to cut out a part of 2D and 3D images and use it for various purposes. However, this image cutting never brings any change to the original piece rather the original image is intact and the clipping path creates a mask around the intended part of the original image. It is done using a closed vector path or shape that can be drawn either clockwise or anti-clockwise as the paths are generally defined by the directions of the paths. Conventionally, the clockwise path is called "inclusive path", anything inside the path will be present in the final image and anything that is excluded from the path will not be visible in the final result. On the contrary, the anti-clockwise path is called "exclusive path", anything outside the path will be present and the inclusive part of the path will be omitted from the final results. Generally, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, CorelDraw, etc. are the most used software for omitting backgrounds, making images translucent or for applying photo masking by using clipping path. Nevertheless, for compound images, it is used for color correction. It is universally popular in online marketing, digital photography and photo studios, newspapers, magazine, and publishing company, etc. use this technology for their products.