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maya283995810n26
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February 14, 2023
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Why are my pencil lines filling in when the fill is off

  • February 14, 2023
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Hey, hoping someone can help 🙂

 

I'm manipulating font and I've added a few pencil lines coming off the letters. The stroke is black and the fill is off. When I go to unite the lines & letters to make one shape, the pencil lines fills themselves in & change the fill to black, when I need the letters to be filled but the pencil lines to stay stroke only

 

Even when I don't try to unite them and just try to change the colour, the pencil line's get filled in. I don't understand why this is happening and am unsure how to get it to stop, I want the lines to stay looking the same. Someone help!

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Correct answer Monika Gause

If you want to unite the lines with the letter(s), you need to first expand the strokes: Object > Path > Outline stroke

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Monika Gause
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Monika GauseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
February 14, 2023

If you want to unite the lines with the letter(s), you need to first expand the strokes: Object > Path > Outline stroke

maya283995810n26Author
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February 15, 2023

Thankyou so much this has worked now!

Ton Frederiks
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Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
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February 14, 2023

Can you show the expanded layers panel with the line selected?

(and please use the screen capture of your system instead of taking a picture with your camera).

maya283995810n26Author
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February 14, 2023

 

Like this?

 

I'm very new to illustator so still trying to get my head around everything

Ton Frederiks
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Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
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February 14, 2023

Yes, thanks, that looks fine.

As you can see, the selected object does not show a fill. If you group it with the the A it should be fine.

I think the linesthat give you trouble are part of a compound path/group.

You can try to cut the lines, paste them back and group them with the letter.

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