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Compound path and live fill problem

Aug 2, 2012 4:50 AM

Tags: #compound_path #live_fill #live_paint_bucket

Hello experts

I really hope you can help me out with this one. I'm all new to Illustrator and have tried to find the answer to my question but without luck, so you are my last way out

 

I'm currently working on a logo of a football which I have drawn with the line segment tool. A football is made of pentagons and hexagons, and I want all the pentagons to have a color fill. For that I have used the live paint bucket. But if I apply an effect such as a gradient it is applied to each segment as many seperates. I then read that you could use compound path and that works with my lines but not with the live fill. Is there a work around for my problem or do you have any smart suggestions of what I could do ?

 

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Thanks for your help in advance

 

Kind regards

Christopher

354 Views   1 Reply   Latest reply: rcraighead, Aug 2, 2012 8:43 AM
 
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    Aug 2, 2012 8:43 AM   in reply to ChristopherAlmonds
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    A few questions:

     

    What AI version?

     

    By "Live Fill" are you refering to "Live Paint"?

     

    CS 6 lets you fill a stroke with a gradient. That may be what you used here.

     

    Congratulations learning about "compound paths" on you own. That's a step in the right direction.

     

    You can control a gradient fill across multiple objects by using the "Gradient Annotator" (under "View" or "G"). This allows you to set a gradient start and end point by dragging across your selected artwork. You can also edit the gradient sliders directly on the annotator.

     

    If you ARE using "Live Paint", you can use the "Live Paint Selection Tool" (hidden under the Live Paint Bucket tool, or "Shift-L"), to select multiple Live Paint segments, then drag the annotator across all segments. The annotator is hidden when used with Live Paint (at least in AICS5).

     

    I hope these tips are helpful.

    Ray

     
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