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June 5, 2023
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How to Delete Overhanging Scroll From Outline

  • June 5, 2023
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Hello - I'm very new to Illustrator so please bear with me. I do scroll work and insert it into outlines. Most of the time there is an overhang that needs to be removed. How can I delete the overhang but keep the outline intact? Thank you in advance for your help!

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Correct answer Jacob Bugge

Jason,

 

As I (mis)understand it, you can:

 

1) Select the outline, then Ctrl/Cmd+C+F+X+F (hold Ctrl/Cmd and press C then F then X then F) to copy it to the very front (in front of the scrolls;

2) Select all the scrolls along with the copy outline from 1) and Ctrl/Cmd+7 to create a clipping set with the outline as the Clipping Mask, to make the outlying parts of the scrolls invisible.

 

When starting new scroll work, you can also use Draw Inside.

 

https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/draw-content-behind-and-inside.html

 

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Jacob Bugge
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Jacob BuggeCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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June 5, 2023

Jason,

 

As I (mis)understand it, you can:

 

1) Select the outline, then Ctrl/Cmd+C+F+X+F (hold Ctrl/Cmd and press C then F then X then F) to copy it to the very front (in front of the scrolls;

2) Select all the scrolls along with the copy outline from 1) and Ctrl/Cmd+7 to create a clipping set with the outline as the Clipping Mask, to make the outlying parts of the scrolls invisible.

 

When starting new scroll work, you can also use Draw Inside.

 

https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/draw-content-behind-and-inside.html

 

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