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1. Re: Any way to fade a patterned object?
Kurt Gold Oct 20, 2010 1:24 PM (in response to horrordolle)> "Creating an opacity mask did not work."
What exactly did not work? What did you do in detail?
> "I also tried to "break apart" the pattern by expanding it, with the intention of changing the opacity of each row of shapes manually. However, I was not able to change the opacity of the shapes afterward."
How did you expand them. Describe in detail.
Also, which version of Illustrator are you using?
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2. Re: Any way to fade a patterned object?
horrordolle Oct 20, 2010 1:28 PM (in response to Kurt Gold)I made a gradient and put it on the patterned object, then selected both and hit "Create opacity mask" and it just converted the patterned shape to a solid color gradient-- the pattern disappeared.
I undid everything, then I selected the patterned object and hit Object > Expand. After that I could select parts of the pattern with the white arrow but was not able to use the transparency controls.
I am using CS5.
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3. Re: Any way to fade a patterned object?
Doug Katz Oct 20, 2010 1:33 PM (in response to Kurt Gold)What Kurt is saying in his characteristically dignified Socratic way is that an opacity mask will work just fine. Unless we're both misunderstanding what you've described in your post, you probably meant to say that you couldn't get it to work, not that it doesn't work. So let's hear the specific steps you took to get it to not work. Or straighten us out on what you're trying to do. As it stands, we think you have an object, it's filled with a pattern that you applied by making a pattern swatch and then assigning it to your object, and now you want some portion of it to fade into whatever you have in the background.
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4. Re: Any way to fade a patterned object?
Doug Katz Oct 20, 2010 1:37 PM (in response to horrordolle)This is why clarity and detail are important.
How did you "make a gradient"? Do you mean you created a second object and applied a gradient fill to it? If so, what's the shape of that second object? And what does it mean to "put it on the patterned object"?
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5. Re: Any way to fade a patterned object?
Mike Gondek2 Oct 20, 2010 1:48 PM (in response to Doug Katz) -
6. Re: Any way to fade a patterned object?
horrordolle Oct 20, 2010 2:08 PM (in response to horrordolle)Nevermind, I got the opacity mask to work! I'm not sure what I was doing wrong the first time, since I thought I retraced my steps just now. Must have been something dumb/silly that was my fault. Thanks for your help!



