Grouping and expanding objects is an important way to separate background in Illustrator. This article shows you how to group and Expand in Illustrator.

The background layer is edited without changing any other objects in the drawing. The first thing you need to do in order to use and edit layers is to open the Layers palette in Illustrator.

Learning how to use the clipping mask in Illustrator is one of those skills that will make designing artwork even more interesting. A clipping mask is a shape or object that masks another object.