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THE-KAL
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July 3, 2020
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Calligraphy brush drawing issue, white holes

  • July 3, 2020
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I have this problem when I draw with a calligraphy brush. Any idea why this happens? Its these white holes, the path looks clean.

 

 

And here are my brush settings

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Correct answer Kurt Gold

You may call Zig Zag as a hole fighter that silently adds some (invisible) anchor points.

 

Select your brush objects, go to Effect > Distort and Transform > Zig Zag and use the following settings (for example).

 

 

Note that the Ridges per segment setting may have to vary, so just play a bit around with the settings.

You can save that as a graphic style and reuse it.

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Kurt Gold
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Kurt GoldCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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July 10, 2020

You may call Zig Zag as a hole fighter that silently adds some (invisible) anchor points.

 

Select your brush objects, go to Effect > Distort and Transform > Zig Zag and use the following settings (for example).

 

 

Note that the Ridges per segment setting may have to vary, so just play a bit around with the settings.

You can save that as a graphic style and reuse it.

    Doug A Roberts
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    Doug A RobertsCommunity Expert
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    July 10, 2020

    "You may call Zig Zag as a hole fighter"

     

    I think this will be a unique phrase on the web for some time.

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    Barbara Ash
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    July 10, 2020

    As far as I know, there is no fix; that's why I suggested a workaround. You can vote for a change at https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-feature-requests/suggestions/34128700-calligraphic-brush-blob-brush-appearance-anomalie

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    THE-KALAuthor
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    July 10, 2020

    @Peter, it didn't work.

    barbara_a7746676
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    barbara_a7746676Community Expert
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    July 3, 2020

    I see the issue. I think I've encountered it before and delt with it by nudging some of the anchor points into a slightly different position.

    If you need to be more precise, you could Image > Expand Appearance, then use Pathfinder > Unite and with the Direct Selection tool, delete the shapes that are forming the holes.

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    THE-KALAuthor
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    July 10, 2020

    I know this, but I don't want to expand yet. I am looking for a fix for the brush strange behaviour.

    tromboniator
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    tromboniatorCommunity Expert
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    July 3, 2020

    Try View menu > View using CPU. And check to see if there's an update for your graphics card driver.

     

    Peter

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    THE-KALAuthor
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    July 10, 2020

    Same issue.

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