illustrator clipping mask help
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- JG_LB
i can't get the dot pattern to work on this. halp!
both the dots and letters are individual expanded shapes. the letters are on top of the pattern and when i make the clipping mask the dots disappear but they're still there when i view outlines. somebawdy help me
both shapes
selected
after making clipping mask (command+7)
viewing outlines
- VikingKingEleven0
clear the fill out of your leaders and only leave a stroke. Keep your clipping path letters above the dots, select and do the clipping path again.
- Not necessary.monospaced
- just tried this but did the same thingJG_LB
- weird, the fill is always what replicates your error for me.VikingKingEleven
- monospaced0
Make them both compound shapes first.
- fiver0
make sure to expand everything and flatten and make the letters a compound path
- fiver0
from the looks of it, you might need to expand and merge your pattern if you created it from a pattern swatch.
- monospaced0
Ok. Tell us what the desired outcome is then.
- fiver0
or, make that pattern a swatch and make it the fill of the letters.
- JG_LB0
got it to work. i brought in the same letters from another .ai and it worked. not sure what the problem was. thanks guys