You are a legend. I love you so much. You helped me a great deal after having struggled ages to take that in board. I need a similar spiffing explanation of the opacity mask please, sorta having a hard time getting that.
Excellent explanation and very clear example.Was just what I needed! The clipping mask and gradient was also a big help, starting to like illustrator more for art then photoshop. Thanks for the wonderful upload.
You're welcome - and thank you! When you use the Merge option, it combines the selected objects into a single shape, but it does not create a compound path. It simply merges the overlapping areas of the selected objects, discarding the overlapping parts. When you use the Unite option, it combines the selected objects into a single shape, similar to Merge. However, unlike Merge, Unite creates a compound path.
Needed it so badly. Thanks alot mam. Wishing you the best. In compound path, we can edit the negative shape but In minus front, we can't. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Ah.....it simply awesome the way u teach.....1 thing would like to add at the last ......after unite u said its destructive way.........but u can use as non destructive also by pressing Alt and click unite in pathfinder ...its non destructive way of of using paths.......
Loved it so much! Perfectly explained (maybe expanding on what Command+8 and Command+7 is would make it a bit more understandable for me (while watching)
Yes! You can draw any shape with the Pen tool, make sure it's closed, then put it on top of what you want to mask. Select both and hit CMD 7 or CTRL 7. Here's a video on clipping masks that might be helpful: ua-cam.com/video/J1hxhxw3r8E/v-deo.html
Is there a way to take a compound path (like your last example of the top circle cutting a hole through the bottom circle leaving a donut shape) which is "viewed" as one thing, but then actually make it one path instead of a compound path? So, you would end up with the donut shape but it be only one.
No - Illustrator sees everything as paths. There are two paths in a donut, the outer circle and the inner circle...unless you made your donut with one line, connecting the two (which obviously would look weird). If you make them a compound path, they will behave as if they are one shape, they move together and can be colored as one shape. But you can still take your group selection tool and move either path independently.
Hello Anne, good job! I was hoping that you could help me out. :) I'm new to the Adobe Suite of products. I have a "compound path" in my AI drawing that represents the entire outline of a human body in black color and it also includes the outlines for my sneakers and laces as part of the same compound path. I would like to color just the laces a different color than the rest of the compound path which is black. Can you advise on a way to do this using AI? I've tried a bunch of different techniques and none of them work so far. Thanks for your time and I would greatly appreciate it!
Thank you! Yes, with nothing selected, use your Group Selection tool to click RIGHT ON THE EDGE of the laces. It will only select the lace part. Then cut (CTRL X), deselect all, and paste in front. (CTRL F). Now you should have that piece by itself and you can recolor it without changing the whole thing.
@@GDHT Wow, that was a really fast reply, you're amazing!! Hmmm, I did what you said ... Nothing is selected, changed to the Group Selection Tool, and clicked right on the edge of the laces and it either (1) selects the entire compound path or (2) selects the area in between the laces. It won't just select any part of the laces for me to finish the rest of your procedure. Note: This compound path has no closed areas between the individual paths, it all flows into each part of the path as one solid black line throughout the entire image. If that makes any sense ... lol!
Ok, I thought the laces had been punched out of another shape. You'll probably have to do something like this process: ua-cam.com/video/gyLSZIbXI0g/v-deo.html
Ok this was great gave me a great understanding of the basics of compund paths, However, I've exported this as SVG and it warps in the program im using I thought it was supposed to stay at the same scale
Thank you!! If you're using it as SVG, you should completely expand everything first before saving. I'm not sure what you mean by 'warps' in this case, though.
I have a question. I want to know why the clipping mask does not work with more than 2 layers? I mean what is the reason for it? Adobe can fix it very easily, but instead of it, why the compound path is introduced?
The mask needs to be only one object, otherwise, how will Illustrator be able to tell what you're trying to do? I mean, if you had multiple objects, how would it know which one to use as a mask?
@@GDHT okay. I saw other videos about it. What they mean is that the bottom one act as FILL and top layer makes the shape. Compound path combines the multiple layers and see it as one. Now the doubts are cleared. Thanks for the reply instructor
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Finally, a clear explanation of compound path! Thanks!
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Again an excellent tutorial. That was the clearest description of a compound path I've seen. Thank you.
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I love you so much. You helped me a great deal after having struggled ages to take that in board.
I need a similar spiffing explanation of the opacity mask please, sorta having a hard time getting that.
Awww thank you! I do have a couple videos about opacity masks: ua-cam.com/video/ByhmgpiuvVk/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/ElXg-qziUW8/v-deo.html
Excellent explanation and very clear example.Was just what I needed! The clipping mask and gradient was also a big help, starting to like illustrator more for art then photoshop. Thanks for the wonderful upload.
Thank you so much - I'm so glad you found it helpful!!
This is the type of a tutorial I was looking for.. Thanks madam for your efforts. I've finally understood the concept of compound path..
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Your tutorial was extremely clear and taught me a lot in just 10 minutes! Thank you!
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thank you for your tutorial, I just see your 2 videos but thats are the fundhamental learning, thank you very much
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Thank you very much. I am always confused with the compound path. Your explanation is very simple and clear!
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Thank you for this video. Had almost pulled my hair out trying to get a gradient to flow through a phrase and not apply character by character.
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Explained perfectly. Very easy to understand. Thank you so much.
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Very lucid and detailed explanation. Great!
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Very clear and useful, thank you. Do you, anywhere in your videos, explain the difference between Merge and Unite? I can't seem to understand this.
You're welcome - and thank you! When you use the Merge option, it combines the selected objects into a single shape, but it does not create a compound path. It simply merges the overlapping areas of the selected objects, discarding the overlapping parts. When you use the Unite option, it combines the selected objects into a single shape, similar to Merge. However, unlike Merge, Unite creates a compound path.
Thank you for a great and practical video, it really helped me understand compound paths and their potential uses. :)
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So well explained, thank you! :)
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Needed it so badly. Thanks alot mam. Wishing you the best.
In compound path, we can edit the negative shape but In minus front, we can't. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Thank you!! You should always be able to edit the negative shape...but maybe I'm misunderstanding. :)
You mention that you have another channel for Cricut, but I do not see a link.
Here it is! ua-cam.com/users/SVGCutFile
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Ah.....it simply awesome the way u teach.....1 thing would like to add at the last ......after unite u said its destructive way.........but u can use as non destructive also by pressing Alt and click unite in pathfinder ...its non destructive way of of using paths.......
Thank you!! My issue with doing it that way is it sometimes presents problems during export. But I do appreciate the tip!!
Very useful information. Thank you very much.
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Loved it so much! Perfectly explained (maybe expanding on what Command+8 and Command+7 is would make it a bit more understandable for me (while watching)
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Can you make a custom shape that you can use as a clipping mask that is not from the shapes tab in illustrator?
Yes! You can draw any shape with the Pen tool, make sure it's closed, then put it on top of what you want to mask. Select both and hit CMD 7 or CTRL 7. Here's a video on clipping masks that might be helpful: ua-cam.com/video/J1hxhxw3r8E/v-deo.html
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Is there a way to take a compound path (like your last example of the top circle cutting a hole through the bottom circle leaving a donut shape) which is "viewed" as one thing, but then actually make it one path instead of a compound path? So, you would end up with the donut shape but it be only one.
No - Illustrator sees everything as paths. There are two paths in a donut, the outer circle and the inner circle...unless you made your donut with one line, connecting the two (which obviously would look weird). If you make them a compound path, they will behave as if they are one shape, they move together and can be colored as one shape. But you can still take your group selection tool and move either path independently.
@@GDHT ok, thank you very much.
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Hello, I love your videos. I would love to see more tutorials for Photoshop tho. Thanks for considering this.
Thank you...I'll try to add more Photoshop tutorials!!
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Hello Anne, good job! I was hoping that you could help me out. :) I'm new to the Adobe Suite of products. I have a "compound path" in my AI drawing that represents the entire outline of a human body in black color and it also includes the outlines for my sneakers and laces as part of the same compound path. I would like to color just the laces a different color than the rest of the compound path which is black. Can you advise on a way to do this using AI? I've tried a bunch of different techniques and none of them work so far. Thanks for your time and I would greatly appreciate it!
Thank you! Yes, with nothing selected, use your Group Selection tool to click RIGHT ON THE EDGE of the laces. It will only select the lace part. Then cut (CTRL X), deselect all, and paste in front. (CTRL F). Now you should have that piece by itself and you can recolor it without changing the whole thing.
@@GDHT Wow, that was a really fast reply, you're amazing!! Hmmm, I did what you said ... Nothing is selected, changed to the Group Selection Tool, and clicked right on the edge of the laces and it either (1) selects the entire compound path or (2) selects the area in between the laces. It won't just select any part of the laces for me to finish the rest of your procedure. Note: This compound path has no closed areas between the individual paths, it all flows into each part of the path as one solid black line throughout the entire image. If that makes any sense ... lol!
Ok, I thought the laces had been punched out of another shape. You'll probably have to do something like this process: ua-cam.com/video/gyLSZIbXI0g/v-deo.html
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Ok this was great gave me a great understanding of the basics of compund paths, However, I've exported this as SVG and it warps in the program im using I thought it was supposed to stay at the same scale
Thank you!! If you're using it as SVG, you should completely expand everything first before saving. I'm not sure what you mean by 'warps' in this case, though.
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I have a question. I want to know why the clipping mask does not work with more than 2 layers? I mean what is the reason for it? Adobe can fix it very easily, but instead of it, why the compound path is introduced?
The mask needs to be only one object, otherwise, how will Illustrator be able to tell what you're trying to do? I mean, if you had multiple objects, how would it know which one to use as a mask?
@@GDHT okay. I saw other videos about it. What they mean is that the bottom one act as FILL and top layer makes the shape. Compound path combines the multiple layers and see it as one. Now the doubts are cleared. Thanks for the reply instructor
You're welcome! Yes, the bottom one can have many objects/pieces but the top needs to be seen as 1 shape by Illustrator.
How can you see the info in the status bar whether its a compound path or group? How to enable that function ??
To turn on your Control panel, go to Window > Control. Then select the item. Let me know if that doesn’t work!
@@GDHT Thank you so much. It helped. Can I get more detailed information like we get in Coreldraw ??
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Can you show how you can make camouflage?
I have made camouflage in the past - it's pretty time-consuming. I don't know of an easy way!
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Sounds completely logical..
1 by 1...
What do you mean '1 by 1'?
The order that the clipping mask works masking 1 layer at a time..
Functionality like this makes a more practical tool..
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Do you mean that you don't understand that part?
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