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Help drawing an O with see through center

May 16, 2012 6:59 AM

Tags: #help #transparent #cut #o

I'm trying to draw the letter O with a shadow effect behind it. Because I've used two elipse shapes to create my O, I'm unable to see through the middle of the O to the shadow effect that would naturally be visible behind it. How do I cut out the space in the middle of the O or draw the shape so that the middle is entirely transparent and the shadows behind it are visible?

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1. Jacob Bugge,

May 16, 2012 7:09 AM in reply to chaselloyd

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chaselloyd,

You may select both ellipses and Object>Compound Path>Make.

It works both before and after you apply the shadow.

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2. chaselloyd,

May 16, 2012 7:18 AM in reply to Jacob Bugge

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Thank you very much. I had forgotten about the Compound Path option. One more question if you have the time. Now that I've made it so you can see through the center of the O it is also making the O shape itself transparent. I just need the very center of the shape to be see through and the rest of it to have a white fill.

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3. chaselloyd,

May 16, 2012 7:20 AM in reply to chaselloyd

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Nevermind. I figured it out. Thank you for your help.

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4. Jacob Bugge,

May 16, 2012 7:58 AM in reply to chaselloyd

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You are welcome, chaselloyd.

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