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Hi all
I have made a shadow for some text using the blend tool.
I want to use this shadow as a object that I can subtract a circle from. Is this possible?
Otherwise should I draw round it and make an object that way? (I don't actually know how to do this!)
Many thanks
Liz
Object > Bland > Expand
Then use the pathfinder panel (top row, left button)
You will probably not be happy with the result (too many anchor points). Or maybe it doesn't work at all, because there are just far too many shapes. Unfortunately this method of creating shadows still gets advertised everywhere without pointing this out.
If you plan is to export the artwork as a vector image, then just don't do it. Pixels are OK.
If all you need to do is mask it, use an opacity mask.
And then u
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Can you post a screenshot of your image? And tell us the steps you did to get there.
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Object > Bland > Expand
Then use the pathfinder panel (top row, left button)
You will probably not be happy with the result (too many anchor points). Or maybe it doesn't work at all, because there are just far too many shapes. Unfortunately this method of creating shadows still gets advertised everywhere without pointing this out.
If you plan is to export the artwork as a vector image, then just don't do it. Pixels are OK.
If all you need to do is mask it, use an opacity mask.
And then use other methods for your shadow. https://www.vektorgarten.de/long-shadows-with-illustrator.html
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Thank you so much.
Expanding and then uniting all the layers worked a treat.