Blending tool for connected one line logo (like infinity logo but two point overlapped)

[Ayako36850728yort]

 

Hi I'm working on a logo like this.  

It is one line logo, but overlapping part is a bit tricky. There are two vertical lines, what I want to do is the right one is behind, the left one if front of horizontal line. I found tutorials for one line object that have two both end. But my design is no end. How to connect it naturally?
I tried two pathes separate. but both end point would be visible.
It should not be that gradient 3d texture. Could be plain gradient colour like this
Thank you in advance!

[Monika Gause]

You cannot connect it.

You can only fake it.

Easiest would be to do it in Photoshop. Then you will have a rasterized logo. Which doesn't matter, because the blend version isn't suitable as a logo either.

[Ayako36850728yort]

Thank you for your advice. I exported .psg format. In Photoshop which tool shoul I use ? I could not use healing brush here. Shoud I marge the layers? 
In the end I need SVG and CSV. If there any other way with illustrator too, I would like to know! thank you

[Monika Gause]

You could check out the clone tool.

It will be a mixture of several tools to iron that out and it's certainly not a one-click solution.

[Tina_Irvine · Accepted solution]

Here's a way to execute it as a vector. You'll need three separate pieces (segments shown in image). This is a quick version, but if you can get the gradients to line up, this could work for you as a vector graphic.

[Ayako36850728yort]

Hi Tina, thank you! It looks like exactly what I want.
I made a wrong separation before.
I appreciate it!

[Ayako36850728yort]

Hi again, with Tina's way, I'm getting there but still need to explore the gradient to show the overlapped points.

I still wanna do the first proposal - 3d look one.

Can I make a object from blended line? Then I want substact the rounded bar to rectangle. 
It is many circle pathes so far. I expanded it but it became just a group.
Thank you in advance!

[Kurt Gold · Accepted solution]

As far as I understand your request, it should also be possible with one continuous path to which an Art brush is applied (possibly combined with additional appearance attributes).

[Ayako36850728yort]

Hi Kurt, Thank you for your response! I tried it. It worked shape wise.
I made a gradient blush, but it does not work well for curve path.
Could you give me any advice for the problem?

[kphotopage · Accepted solution]

Ayako, hi.

Would you be interested in something like this??

Here I am working with strokes and a gradient. It gives you somewhat a 3D look.

It’s 3 paths, cut like Tina’s example.

Apply gradient across stoke.

K

[Ayako36850728yort]

Hi, thank you for another proposal. It works well too!