Appearance Panel Setting

[MahaB82A]

In this tutorial text color did not change when use "I" tool. But a setting in the apperance panel enable the color change in the text. I wish to know what does realy take place in setting apperance panel. 

What are Compound Paths in Adobe Illustrator?

Time 5.45-6.05

[Doug A Roberts]

Type in Illustrator has two 'levels' of appearance: the Characters and the Type object. 'Characters' is selected when you use the type tool to select text; you can only apply one fill and one stroke at this level, and gradients and effects cannot be applied. The type object is selected when you use the selection tools. At this level you can apply a fill, select it, then apply a gradient -- as well as add multiple fills/strokes and effects like any other object.

[Monika Gause · Accepted solution]

To learn the Appearance panel, maybe take a look at this video:

https://youtu.be/zXvRbN03MzQ

And if picking up a color with the eyedropper does not result in the expected color, then maybe check out this: https://youtu.be/YZooJyG2UT4

Can you show your result? And the Appearance panel?

Also in Anne's video the wording is not right. Applying an additional fill does not "make the text behave like a compound path". It's just that you can do things with a fill on the text object that you cannot do with the original  fill on the Characters themselves.

[MahaB82A]

Thanks for the help. Fill color change only reflect in layer but not in the compound path. What is the reason for that? Video also uploaded.

Fill color change & Compound path

[Monika Gause]

Your compound path has a special appearance applied. Please open the Appearance panel and check it out. Did you watch both my videos?

[MahaB82A]

In my appearence panel Layer row is messing. How can I get it?

[Monika Gause]

you only get that when you target the layer by clicking on the circle. but your object has 2 strokes applied

[MahaB82A]

Sorry I do not understand what you mean.

[Monika Gause]

The ellipse has 2 strokes applied to its path. There is nothing on the layer. If there were something on the layer, there would be an indication.

You have to target the layer, if you want to apply something to the layer.

[MahaB82A]

What should have I to do to get layer in appearence panel?

[Monika Gause]

to solve your original issue you do not want ro have the layer involved

[MahaB82A]

How did this image was created? using pen tool or some other way?

 

[Monika Gause]

I do not remember exactly. I probably started with a freehand drawing using a wacom stylus. ANd then adjusted all the path using the direct selection tool, pen tool, etc.

[MahaB82A]

Thanks

[MahaB82A]

I have an image of a butterfly created by using shape tools. But the appearence panel does not show layer.

[Monika Gause]

When the layer does not have any effects, strokes or fills, then there will be no "Layer" in the appearance panel.

In your case everything is applied to the paths.

[MahaB82A]

Strokes & fills effects are applied but appearence panel does not show layer.

 

[Monika Gause · Accepted solution]

Please look closely where I am clicking in that video

https://youtu.be/zHOeoha6ci0 

[MahaB82A]

Thanks for the help. If you can upload a similar video to public with voice , it is helpful to others as well.