thank you Jelle,

I looked at your first suggestion and it works like a charm. Of course it helps a lot to be able to change things later on.

thanks again!

Only minutes after my post I came up with this: duplicate the text, fill white. draw a black rectangle around the overlapping area. overlap paths, put the resulting object on top, black text below image. It just works(tm) but rather seems like a workaround. I'm pretty sure there is a more elegant wa...

hello,

I have a seemingly simple task: A grayscale image should be partially overlapped by text. The black text should appear white in the overlapping region. I've tried cutting and masking but can't seem to achive the desired result. I'd be very happy to receive advice.

thank you!