Shape With Little Gaps?

Question

Hi everybody, I’ve drawn an outline of Barbados but I’ve done it by image tracing a map, then deleting all the sea and then merging the rest of the image into one shape. The problem is some of the interior of the island has been left as little gaps. Presumably because they were white on the original image but I’m not sure why! Why not just make a white shape? Anyway, as you can see this makes the stroke go all over the gaps as well!

Is there a quicker way of getting rid of these holes than merging a shape over every single one individually? That wouldn’t take for ever but can you just select the outline and fill it in?

Thanks for any help,
Gareth

Ballookey Klugeypop · Accepted Answer

If you just want the island uotline without all the specks inside it, I would use the group selection tool, click only on the very outline of the island, copy, delete everything, then paste. You should just get the outline.

Unite won't work if the shapes you are uniting are already a part of a compound path (island shape with little "holes" punched in it)

Alternately you can select your current entire island, Release Compound Path, (Object > Compound Path > Release) THEN use Unite to merge all the bits into one shape.

Ares Hovhannesyan · Answer

Also you can use LIve Paint then Expand Object. For outlinig you can then use Outline Object or Outline Stroke in Effects.

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