: How to make only the area which the layer is over visible? I'm having a hard time explaining what I want to achieve, but I'm making a character in Illustrator that is wearing an helmet. I

@Nimeshi706

Copy the Face Shield - Select it and Edit > Copy
Hide the existing shield for a moment - Object > Hide > Selection
Paste in front of the head - Select the head (all of it if it's not already a group) and Edit > Paste in Front
Select the head and this new pasted shield shape and make a clipping mask - Object > Clipping Mask > Make
Unhide the original shield - Object > Show All


I suggest hiding the original shield just so it's not "in the way" for a moment. It's not absolutely mandatory the original shape is hidden though. You could also merely lock the original shield shape to prevent it being mistakenly selected for a moment.

What this does is use the circular shape of the shield to hide anything which is not contained within it. Masking off any additional visible areas, but leaving everything in tact. If you examine the Layers Panel after doing this, you'll see that all your shapes are there, just masked by the new (shield) path.

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