Trouble with Clipping Mask

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April 19, 2019
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Hi All.. I'm fairly new to Illustrator and am having an issue I can't seem to solve.

I'm using some overlapping geometric shapes as a frame. I'd like to completely fill the inside of the frames with the background color, but can not seem to figure out how to get it to work. Screenshots below to describe what I mean.

When I apply the clipping mask, it doesn't fill all of the shapes that are created by the overlapping frames and it makes the gradient path disappear.

The frames are a compound path. I'm sure there's an easy fix for someone who knows what they are doing, but I am stumped. Thanks in advance!

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Correct answer Rob de Winter

Hmm, maybe you can try this:

First remove the pink background
Then, select all the shapes and copy them (Edit > Copy)
Paste the shapes (Edit > Paste, or Edit Paste in Place), make sure you keep them selected, but don't select the other shapes
Click this pathfinder option from the Properties Panel (or from Window > Pathfinder):
Now fill this shape with the color you like
Place this shape behind the other objects.

I think this might be the solution :-D Hope this helps!

R

Rob de Winter

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Hmm, maybe you can try this:

First remove the pink background
Then, select all the shapes and copy them (Edit > Copy)
Paste the shapes (Edit > Paste, or Edit Paste in Place), make sure you keep them selected, but don't select the other shapes
Click this pathfinder option from the Properties Panel (or from Window > Pathfinder):
Now fill this shape with the color you like
Place this shape behind the other objects.

I think this might be the solution :-D Hope this helps!