Clipping Masks

To do the clipping mask, i first opened up Illustrator and added my own background.

Then i added the text 'GRAPHICS' in the font Rockwell extra bold.

Then i selected the word and went to 'Object' then 'Flatten transparency'

The next thing i did was go to 'Object' then 'Clipping mask' then 'Make' and this will get clip the mask.

After i clipped the mask i then wanted to add a thicker lining to the letters.

To add the thicker lining, i went to 'Weight' on the side and changed it 5 pt.