Drawing within an object

[gloriad64706371]

I am trying to do some fashion illustration.

I have drawn my outline shape of a dress and filled it with a pattern.

Now I want to draw the seams, neckline, etc. within the filled shape.

I simply want the lines to intersect with the outlined shape. Every time I start, it wants to grab an anchor.

I see there is an intersect command under pathfinder, but it asks me to select 2 paths and I can't figure out how to do that, or if that's the correct thing for me to do.

[Monika Gause]

Please show some screenshots that illustrator your issue.

Also: which version?

[gloriad64706371]

Once I figure out what I'm doing, I'l start over with more precise lines.

[Monika Gause]

Do you want to "Draw inside" and clreate a clipping mask?

Or just draw lines that start on top of the existing line?

Which tool do you use?

[gloriad64706371]

i'll have to research what a clipping mask is.

I want lines to intersect like the red lines here (done in Paint)

[Monika Gause]

Just draw them on top of what you have.

But you cannot connect them to the lines that are there, because there can't be more than 2 segments joining in one anchor point.

[Ton Frederiks · Accepted solution]

From what I understand, you have trouble adding the lines because when you start drawing you add points to the contour instead of creating a new path?

You can ether select the contour first and lock it: Object > Lock > Selection

Or lock the Layer with the contour and add another layer on top of it to add your seams.

[gloriad64706371]

Thank you so much.

It had occurred to me after I posted that I could do it on a different layer.

But this way is better and I learned something new.  Again!