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Inspiring
January 15, 2018
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Illustrator - masked line still visible on export

  • January 15, 2018
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I have created a new logo for my media business in Illustrator. One of the layers is a circle and I have masked out the top and bottom and filled in with text. The mask looks perfect in Illustrator, but when I export to any format, suddenly the sections of the circle that are masked out become visible again. They are mostly transparent, but still very visible.

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Correct answer jdanek

You might want to use some or one of the Pathfinder tools ad just delete the artwork where it is masked ( for instance, Pathfinder > Divide > then delete the sections you do not want ).

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jdanekCorrect answer
Inspiring
January 15, 2018

You might want to use some or one of the Pathfinder tools ad just delete the artwork where it is masked ( for instance, Pathfinder > Divide > then delete the sections you do not want ).

NGermanAuthor
Inspiring
January 16, 2018

Yeah, that probably would work better. Didn't even think about that. I've only been using Illustrator for about a year, so I'm still learning. This still begs the question though, 'Why would the masked line still be visible after export?'. Any ideas?

Monika Gause
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Community Expert
January 15, 2018

Please show.

NGermanAuthor
Inspiring
January 16, 2018

Here's an example image. Notice the slightly transparent line behind the name and "Creative". This area is completely masked out in Illustrator.

Monika Gause
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 16, 2018

How did you mask it out?

With an opacity mask?

Is this RGB color mode?

In that case you have to make sure the mask is RGB 000, not greyscale black