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Perfecting a curve in logo, Illustrator CS6
Keep the number of anchors you place to a minimum, make sure you have placed plenty of guides, and constrain the angle of the Bézier handles vertically by holding down Shift after you begin clicking ...
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How to connect two separate paths in sketch app?
One way to go is to select your paths, go to Layer -> Paths -> Join
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How to cut intersecting paths in illustrator
Use the Shape Builder Tool.
Select both circles and merely drag across the path you don't want.
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What is this shape, and how can I use it?
(I didn't download anything.. but it is simple identification merely looking at the posted image.)
That is a mesh object. Either a gradient mesh or an envelope mesh. There's nothing "wrong" ...
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Perfecting a curve in logo, Illustrator CS6
An easy way to create things like this is to utilize existing rudimentary options.
Draw a Rounded Rectangle using the Rounded Rectangle Tool. While dragging tap the Up Arrow until the sides are ...
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Creating leaf shape illustrator CS6
Use the Pen Tool to draw the shape. There's nothing particularly difficult here if you learn how to use the tool. If you don't get the curves perfect first time, you can adjust them later using the ...
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Is there an easier way to distress graphics in illustrator?
I think Opacity Masks are the easiest here.
They are essentially a one-click method which is non-destructive. If you use 100% solid vector objects for the mask, then there's no concern about half ...
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Illustrator CS6 Perpendicular Lines following a path
If you only need the parallel inner path, you can use the Offset Path tool under Object->Path->Offset Path. You'll just need to enter a negative number as the offset value to make an inner path. The ...
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How do you make the endpoints of a diagonal line straight?
If the path is a stroke
Make a square that cuts off the top part of the V shape. You do not need a fill or stroke for the square. Select both, go to Object -> Clipping Mask -> Make.
If the path is ...
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Overlapping anchor points of a compound path
You need to change the fill rule of the compound path. An even-odd fill rule will give you the effect you're seeing whereas a non-zero winding fill rule uses path direction to determine the fill. You ...
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How to maintain outer stroke on overlapping path in Adobe Illustrator?
I've made many Celtic knots in my time, but none of them begin with a continuous stroke. I suggest you use a different technique. Here's one example:
I usually begin with overlapping circles or in ...
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Constructing a basic shield from primary shapes
When you draw two overlaping circles and a line, a simple shield shape (similar to a gothic arc) emerges in the overlap:
If you move the circles closer to each other, you'll get a narrower shield:
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Cutting overlapping shapes to expose shape beneath
Whenever possible I prefer to work in a non-destructive manner to make future editing much easier. To this end I, personally, would not use Pathfinder here. I'd use a Clipping Mask on the blade.
Copy ...
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Illustrator: Make a compound path a single path
No. That's the long and the short of it. As soon as a path consists of more than one continuous line, it has to be a compound path.
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Cutting bottom half of shapes
You have the first steps right.
You need to keep that oval shape you draw over your logo, select that circle and go in the menu "Object" and select "Expand".
That's probably what was missing. The ...
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How do I delete an object over something, and have the shape of where it was stay with nothing there?
I would do this basically the same way as Hans described, only with a hugely important difference.
First, you'll want to expand the appearance of your two stroked paths (Object > Expand). This gives ...
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Illustrator pathfinder shortcuts
Illustrator does not have a default shortcut for a specific Pathfinder function. Illustrator only has a shortcut to open the Pathfinder Window.
A workaround would be to a create an action for the ...
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Subtract a path from a shape in Illustrator CC 2015
Pathfinder shape modes don't work well with open paths and completely ignore strokes. Since the actual path you're trying to subtract has 0 width, there is nothing for it to subtract.
If you want to ...
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How do I flatten this vector logo leaving only the visible black paths?
Select all
Object > Expand Appearance (if available)
Object > Expand (click fills and strokes and objects [if available] and then click ok)
Click the Merge button on the Pathfinder Panel (note.. the ...
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Am I using Pathfinder incorrectly?
Pathfinder doesn't work on strokes well, if at all. You're essentially trying to remove live strokes and Pathfinder isn't really good for that. You would need to expand the strokes for Pathfinder to ...
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Adobe Illustrator: How to work with letter shapes
Your letter has to be converted to outlines.
Select and Right click your text box and hit Convert to outlines
or
Shift+Ctrl/Command+O
You may have to use the Direct Selection Tool (A) Or holding ...
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Apply single mask to a layer group in Sketch
I don't know if you can apply a mask to a group, but you can very easily work around it by combining shapes into a single shape in Sketch. You just have to drag one shape onto another in the layers ...
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Crop closed paths into open paths
One (Illustrator) method...
With the art you have...
Select all
Grab the Shape Builder Tool
Hold Down the Option/Alt key and click-drag across the lines outside the rectangle to remove them
(After ...
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Crop closed paths into open paths
In Inkscape, as long as the curved parallel lines are a compound path, and the squiggly shapes are another compound path on top, then you can use the Path > Cut Path boolean operation. However the ...
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Creating leaf shape illustrator CS6
You can create this by merely drawing a perfect circle. It's several extra steps but it takes absolutely no skill with the Pen tool.
To draw a circle, hold down the Shift key while dragging with the ...
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Outline stroke from path in Illustrator
Use Object > Flatten Transparency and move the slider all the way to the right. Even though there maybe no transparency, for some reason (which I can't explain) this command expands the stroke in a ...
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How to subtract text from a shape in Adobe Illustrator?
Why do we need to convert the text to outline (Create Outlines/Convert to Curves)?
Simply type the text using the Type tool
Place the image or create a rectangle filled with a Gradient/Pattern etc.
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Dividing a colour wheel (gaps)
First, segment circle into 12 & convert to live paint. Fill with CMYK values (I used this website for ref.).
Next, add your concentric circles. What I did here was to create twice as many & ...
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How do I create a gap in an outline or shape?
Select the path you want to edit. Use the Scissors tool and click on the path at both ends of the gap you'd like to create. Then use the Selection tool (black arrow tool) to click the portion to ...
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illustrator cs6: cut through multiple layers with top layer
I could suggest you another method for your end product.
You Could use clipping mask for creating Void in your entire design.
How to Do this?
Group all your Objects or layers except the top layer ...
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