Blend modes in Illustrator

[DazB63]

Hi I am having a problem with Blend Modes in Illustrator, I have drawn an object with concentric overlapping circles, selected all objects coloured it blue. I've tried altering the blend modes (Scrolled through them all) to alter the shades of the overlapping colours but nothing changes. I've have tried on the transparency panel and the drop down panel too. can anyone help. Thanks

[Monika Gause]

Please show.

Layers panel included

Appearance panel included

Object selected.

etc

[DazB63]

Although the shades are different scrolling through the blend modes doesn't alter anything

[Monika Gause]

I see a group there.

Did you perhaps apply settings in the transparency panel to your group?

Like "Knockout group" or "Isolate blending"?

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[DazB63]

No I left them all unchecked.

[Monika Gause]

Maybe you should adjust your monitor's brightness, because there clearly is an effect to be seen.

[DazB63]

But the effect doesn't alter with different blend modes ??

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[Monika Gause]

Are you sure you don't apply the blend modes to the group?

[DazB63]

Yes in illustrator

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[DazB63]

Sorry... I selected the whole object then applied the blend mode... this should alterthe shades where the circles cross and the colours overlap... I'm obviously doing something wrong but I can't understand what

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[Monika Gause · Accepted solution]

Ungroup them and then change the blend mode again

[DazB63]

Thank you Monika... that was the problem.. I've ungrouped the object now the blend mode apply

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[Monika Gause]

You're welcome.

You need to be careful with hierachies.

When a group is selected, the blend modes you choose get applied to the group as a whole and not to the single elements inside the group.

[DazB63]

Yes I've made a note of that now lol... I hadn't realised it had grouped but is something I will be aware of now.. Thanks again

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[Kriss_Zeo]

Hey, i have a similar problem to the one in the header but the "ungroup" action doesn't help me out... The blending mode still doesn't react at any options i chose. And my composition is as flat as always.

What else could i try ?

[Doug A Roberts]

Did you apply a pathfinder function to these shapes? Because looking at the layers, it seems like they're all separate shapes with nothing overlapping.

[Kriss_Zeo]

Yes, apparently that is what i did. Deleted everything and re-doing now the exercise

Great question with a good solution (didn't think abt that myself since i just start AI)

Thanks Doug!