Draw inside an object and then select it?

Question

I would like to be able to do shadings inside the individual paths like the object to the right.

I can accomplish this by either

A) paste inside and make a clipping group

B) Use the Draw inside mode.

Both methods have drawbacks however:

A) I need to make a copy of the big path in order to fill it with the body colour, and it gets complicated

B) I can only select the object by clicking the edge (stroke) or the shape I drew inside...

Does anybody have an idea how this is done easier/ less complicated?

Thanks!

++michael

Monika Gause · Accepted Answer

The clipping path itself can have a fill color. You need to select it with the direct selection tool and then you can apply a fill.

As for selecting the group later: true.

Alternative:

- try live paint, but it will might complicated when adding paths later on - depends on your workflow

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