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Unwanted paths showing after cropping to make a repeat pattern tile.

Nov 30, 2012 6:09 AM

I'm trying to make a repeat pattern tile (using CS5 on Windows 7), but when I crop the pattern, the expanded paths underneath become visible as on the flowers below.

 

Repeat pattern problem.jpg

 

This is what I did after creating the artwork:

 

  1. Used the rectangle tool to make a box with fill/stroke directly on top of the artboard..
  2. Select all > Expand (selecting stroke only, not fill)
  3. Deselect the cropping box and grouped the remaining objects.
  4. Reselected the cropping box and grouped all objects
  5. Pathfinder > Crop

 

I'm guessing it may have something to do with the fact I used a gradient on the flowers but have no idea how to resolve it. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.

 

PS. Please excuse me if this explanation is really poorly worded...I've only ever used Illustrator for fashion technical sketches so my knowledge is pretty limited.

522 Views   6 Replies   Latest reply: KatieLW9, Dec 3, 2012 5:06 AM
 
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  • Wade_Zimmerman
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    1. Wade_Zimmerman,
    Nov 30, 2012 6:39 AM   in reply to KatieLW9
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    Why did you draw a rectangle with a fill ands roke?

     

    Why did you expand only the Stroke?

     

    Ty expanding both the fill and stroke

     
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  • KatieLW9
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    2. KatieLW9,
    Nov 30, 2012 7:15 AM   in reply to Wade_Zimmerman
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    Hi Wade,

     

    Thanks for the advice. I tried expanding both fill and stroke, this is what happened when I cropped:

     

    Repeat pattern problem 2.jpg

     

    And sorry, that's a typo in the first post...I meant to write without a fill/stroke.

     
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  • Wade_Zimmerman
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    3. Wade_Zimmerman,
    Nov 30, 2012 4:08 PM   in reply to KatieLW9
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    After you expand fill and strokes try making it a live paint grou phen expand and then select the objects outside the rectangle and delete?

     
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    4. KatieLW9,
    Dec 1, 2012 1:53 AM   in reply to Wade_Zimmerman
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    Followed your advice above, and hopefully it will work. The only issue is it's a bit time consuming they way I'm doing it, as I'm having to delete the outermost objects first, then delete any objects which are partially inside the rectangle, otherwise I find some of the objects inside the rectangle are deleted too:

     

    Live paint.jpg

     

    At the moment for the objects that are partially inside the box, I'm using the scissors tool to cut the path where it crosses the rectangle. Is there an easier solution to this problem?

     
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  • W_J_T
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    5. W_J_T,
    Dec 1, 2012 11:01 AM   in reply to KatieLW9
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    Maybe I am missing what your hoping to accomplish, but I dont understand why your doing all the cropping, cutting, scissors, deleting, etc... to create a repeat pattern?

     
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    6. KatieLW9,
    Dec 3, 2012 5:06 AM   in reply to W_J_T
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    Yes, that's exactly what I'm trying to do. As I said, in the past I've mostly used Illustrator to make fashion flat sketches, so it's pretty new to me. These are the instructions I followed for my first attempt.

     

    http://blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/tutorials/how-to-create-a-trendy-seaml ess-pattern-in-illustrator

     

    This method has worked fine for me before, but on this occasion I have the problem with the paths underneath showing through and I don't know what's causing it.

     
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