Color change text by shape underneath

[jj88]

Hi everyone, does anyone know how to change the color of the part of the text that overlaps with the shape underneath? Id like the text thats on top of the spade image to be white but the rest of the text to stay as is if possible.

[jj88]

sorry, this is image

[Jacob Bugge · Accepted solution]

jj,

If you actually wish to have the background show through, and presuming it is live Type of a Group or a Compound Path and fully black, you can:

1) Copy the text ACE OF SPADES to the front;

2) Copy the spade shape to the front;

Now you have, from the front: shape/text/text/shape;

3) Select the lower text/shape and Make (Opacity) Mask with both Clip and Invert Mask unticked (Transparency panel), then lock that Mask;

4) Select the upper shape/text and Make (Opacity) Mask with both Clip and Invert Mask unticked (Transparency panel);

5) Unlock the lower Mask.

I believe it could look better to have the pale part of the letters match the background colour, rather than being white. The background could (also) be white.

[jj88]

thank you so much for the reply

[Jacob Bugge]

For my part you are welcome, jj.

[Monika Gause]

So text and shape are the same color?

Does it need to be white? Or would it OK to be invisible, so that there is just the background?

In that case: Select text and shape and open the pathfinder panel. Press Alt and in the top row click on Intersect.

This will create a compound shape. It will only work if the text doesn't still have an envelope applied. Envelope effect should work though.

[Doug A Roberts · Accepted solution]

Here's one possible way using pathfinder effects:

[jj88]

thank you, although im not exactly sure how you did it but the way the H from this is colored is exactly what id like to do

[jj88]

never mind got it to work by copying your apperance panel-thank you! it looks terrible haha, so ill have to think of something else anyway

[Doug A Roberts]

Terrible how? Like we can fix it with further advice, or the image just doesn't work?