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Lynnette7
Lynnette7
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October 10, 2018
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Make Only Part of a Path Transparent?

  • October 10, 2018
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Hi all,

I mostly only work in Photoshop, but I'm starting a new company and I have this rope brush that I want to use in the logo. The problem is that the rope is black and white. I'd like to delete the white part of the rope, leaving only the black outline, so that the inside would show whatever background is behind it. I can do this fairly easily in Photoshop, but I'm wondering if it is possible in Illustrator?

I'm also wondering why when I open this file in Photoshop the black turns a bit of a murky gray?

Any help is appreciated.

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Correct answer Monika Gause

Monika and Christof, Thank you so much.

I downloaded Monika's version and now it looks just like I want it to look on the final.

So that I'm clear. Christof gave directions for how to finalized the file and Monika gave other directions. Do I need to do both sets of steps? Or are they different ways of doing the same thing?


They are different ways of doing the same thing.

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christof_hoste_BE
christof_hoste_BE
Inspiring
October 14, 2018

Great tutorial about editing brushes from Monica !!

In adition i would like to provide some extra info on how to clean up the file and make it print ready. I have made a video, you will find it here: Dropbox - clean up logo.mp4

    Monika Gause
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    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 14, 2018

    christof_hoste_BE  schrieb

    Great tutorial about editing brushes from Monica !!

    In adition i would like to provide some extra info on how to clean up the file and make it print ready. I have made a video, you will find it here: Dropbox - clean up logo.mp4

    In order to make sure all neighbouring objects of the same color are one part, use Pathfinder > Merge.

    So when the layout is OK and this is going into production:

    Make a copy of the file and then:

    1. Select the logo and Object > Flatten transparency: check outline strokes and outline type

    2. Edit > Edit colors > recolor artwork. Check if there is really only one black. If not: correct it.

    3. Pathfinder panel: click on "Merge".

    4. Select one invisible object (no stroke and no fill)

    5. Select > Same > Fill

    6. Delete

    After that: create the versions of the logo for different color spaces.

      Lynnette7
      Lynnette7Author
      Inspiring
      October 15, 2018

      Monika and Christof, Thank you so much.

      I downloaded Monika's version and now it looks just like I want it to look on the final.

      So that I'm clear. Christof gave directions for how to finalized the file and Monika gave other directions. Do I need to do both sets of steps? Or are they different ways of doing the same thing?

        barbara_a7746676
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        barbara_a7746676Community Expert
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        October 10, 2018

        You could select the rope and change it to Darken blend mode in the Transparency panel.

        The black in the screen capture you posted does not look like pure black. You could either change the color value of the black or set it to Multiply mode.

        I suggest that rather than opening the file in Photoshop, you could choose File > Place. When the place dialog appears, choose Smart Object. That way it can be scaled in Photoshop without loss of quality. If you Place Linked, then when you make changes in Illustrator it will automatically update in Photoshop.

        Lynnette7
        Lynnette7Author
        Inspiring
        October 10, 2018

        If I do the darken method and then later want to invert it to white, will it work? I'm thinking that if I want it to be able to be either/or, that I need to entirely delete the white, yes?

        Monika Gause
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        Monika GauseCommunity Expert
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        October 10, 2018

        You want the inside of the rope to be the background color, but nothing should be behind it? such as the light rays?

        You can achieve this with knockout groups. But in order to do it you would need to learn some things in Illustrator. Are you prepared for that?

        You will need to edit the brush artwork itself and set the white parts to 0% opacity. Then create the brush again. Then apply the brush, group everything but the background and set it to "knockout group" in the transparency panel.

        The other option would be to have a shape behind the rope that masks out the area.

        Then set the rope to "multiply".

        saeedalkarmi
        saeedalkarmi
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        October 10, 2018

        Hi,

        To delete the white rope area, use the color range to select whites then mask or delete them

        the black issue, i think you are not using the rich black values. try to look to the solid color properties, you must put each of CMY 50%

        and the black one 100%

        it is will be perfect

        Regards

        Lynnette7
        Lynnette7Author
        Inspiring
        October 10, 2018

        Where do I find color range in AI? I think I looked under select and it wasn't there like it is in PS. But it's late and I'm not at my computer right now.

        barbara_a7746676
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        barbara_a7746676Community Expert
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        October 10, 2018
        Where do I find color range in AI?

        Select one of the objects with the color you want. Then under the Select menu, choose Same, and select from the list. For example, if you're trying to select all objects with a white fill, first select one white object. Then choose Select > Same > Fill Color.

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