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| Bob Bedford 2005-09-09, 7:16 pm |
| I've a patchwork background with many colors.
IF I do write in black and some letters aren't visible (due to background)
same if I do write in white, other letters aren't visible.
How to change the colors on a same letter depending on the color background
?
I've even some letters that may be half white and half black
Bob
Illustrator CS, winxp
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| steggy 2005-09-09, 7:16 pm |
| Bob Bedford wrote:
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> I've a patchwork background with many colors.
>
> IF I do write in black and some letters aren't visible (due to background)
> same if I do write in white, other letters aren't visible.
>
> How to change the colors on a same letter depending on the color background
> ?
> I've even some letters that may be half white and half black
>
> Bob
>
> Illustrator CS, winxp
Sorry, maybe rephrase your question?
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steg
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| Bob Bedford 2005-09-09, 7:16 pm |
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"steggy" <steggy2001@hotmail.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
4321CC2D.523F0C17@hotmail.com...
> Bob Bedford wrote:
>
> Sorry, maybe rephrase your question?
For example takes a background, the top half is black and the bottom half is
white.
Now place white text on the middle. The half text on the black background is
visible, but not the half on the white background. How to change the color
of the text (but only the half of the text). My problem is that the
background has many colors, and isn't a simple line, it's a complex picture.
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| steggy 2005-09-09, 11:16 pm |
| Bob Bedford wrote:
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> "steggy" <steggy2001@hotmail.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
> 4321CC2D.523F0C17@hotmail.com...
> For example takes a background, the top half is black and the bottom half is
> white.
> Now place white text on the middle. The half text on the black background is
> visible, but not the half on the white background. How to change the color
> of the text (but only the half of the text). My problem is that the
> background has many colors, and isn't a simple line, it's a complex picture.
I think what you are looking for is the compound path and
the mask function. Try it out. Be aware the background
(outside of the text) will disapear, if you do not want that
you can always replace it and align the whole thing.
Also it is worth while to experiment with Pathfinder.
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steg
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| Bill M. 2005-09-10, 7:17 pm |
| "Bob Bedford" <bedford@nospam.com> wrote in
news:4321e817$0$1162$5402220f@news.sunrise.ch:
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> "steggy" <steggy2001@hotmail.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
> 4321CC2D.523F0C17@hotmail.com...
> For example takes a background, the top half is black and the bottom
> half is white.
> Now place white text on the middle. The half text on the black
> background is visible, but not the half on the white background. How
> to change the color of the text (but only the half of the text). My
> problem is that the background has many colors, and isn't a simple
> line, it's a complex picture.
>
>
>
Try this:
1. Lock the text.
2. Shift-select each of the color blocks that will "compete" with the
text. (For instance, if the text is black, shift-select all of your
black (or dark) colors.)
3. Unlock the text and shift-select the text (so that it's selected with
the previously selected colors.
4. Click Pathfinder / Exclude
The portions of the text that are overlapping the dark areas should now
be visible.
It worked for me, though I only had a simple black/white chess board
pattern on one layer, and a large black text word on a second layer.
Portions of the black letters that overlapped the black squares were
white, while the remaining portions of the black letters that overlapped
the white squares remained black.
Bill M.
www.tabletennisdayton.com
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"Bill M." <wbmcl@excite.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:Xns96CD743B73737McGlothlin@65.24.3.135...
> "Bob Bedford" <bedford@nospam.com> wrote in
> news:4321e817$0$1162$5402220f@news.sunrise.ch:
>
>
> Try this:
>
> 1. Lock the text.
> 2. Shift-select each of the color blocks that will "compete" with the
> text. (For instance, if the text is black, shift-select all of your
> black (or dark) colors.)
> 3. Unlock the text and shift-select the text (so that it's selected with
> the previously selected colors.
> 4. Click Pathfinder / Exclude
>
> The portions of the text that are overlapping the dark areas should now
> be visible.
>
> It worked for me, though I only had a simple black/white chess board
> pattern on one layer, and a large black text word on a second layer.
> Portions of the black letters that overlapped the black squares were
> white, while the remaining portions of the black letters that overlapped
> the white squares remained black.
>
> Bill M.
> www.tabletennisdayton.com
could this only be possible with outlined text (changed to paths)?
PiT
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| Bill M. 2005-09-11, 4:14 am |
| "PiT" <pitgNO@SPAMgmx.net> wrote in news:dfv99q$ppq$1@online.de:
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>
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> "Bill M." <wbmcl@excite.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:Xns96CD743B73737McGlothlin@65.24.3.135...
>
>
> could this only be possible with outlined text (changed to paths)?
>
> PiT
I didn't convert my text to outlines and it worked fine.
Bill M.
www.tabletennisdayton.com
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| "Bill M." <wbmcl@excite.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:Xns96CEE7B0EFFAMcGlothlin@65.24.3.135...
> "PiT" <pitgNO@SPAMgmx.net> wrote in news:dfv99q$ppq$1@online.de:
>
>
> I didn't convert my text to outlines and it worked fine.
>
> Bill M.
> www.tabletennisdayton.com
you are right, bill. i've tested it and it works (thanks!) - it became a
"compound form" . but this form works only with one filling colour or
gradient over all
PiT
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| Bill M. 2005-09-11, 11:14 pm |
| "PiT" <pitgNO@SPAMgmx.net> wrote in news:dg0s1u$lsf$1@online.de:
> "Bill M." <wbmcl@excite.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:Xns96CEE7B0EFFAMcGlothlin@65.24.3.135...
>
> you are right, bill. i've tested it and it works (thanks!) - it became
> a "compound form" . but this form works only with one filling colour
> or gradient over all
>
> PiT
Yes, the background "patchwork" areas being excluded adopt the color of
the text fill, while the excluded text areas become white. If the text
is a gradient, the gradient is eliminated and the text (and excluded
regions below) become the right-most color on the gradient slider. (Why
the right?)
Bill M.
www.tabletennisdayton.com
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| Stuart 2005-09-17, 11:16 pm |
| Bob Bedford wrote:
> I've a patchwork background with many colors.
>
> IF I do write in black and some letters aren't visible (due to background)
> same if I do write in white, other letters aren't visible.
>
> How to change the colors on a same letter depending on the color
> background ?
> I've even some letters that may be half white and half black
>
> Bob
>
> Illustrator CS, winxp
You could try the really simple option of making a slight halo around
the text.
Stuart
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| Paul Asente 2005-09-29, 10:15 pm |
| In article <4321b787$0$1146$5402220f@news.sunrise.ch>,
"Bob Bedford" <bedford1@notforspammershotmail.com> wrote:
> I've a patchwork background with many colors.
>
> IF I do write in black and some letters aren't visible (due to background)
> same if I do write in white, other letters aren't visible.
>
> How to change the colors on a same letter depending on the color background
> ?
> I've even some letters that may be half white and half black
>
> Bob
>
> Illustrator CS, winxp
If you are just using black and white, create an RGB document, make the
text white, and set its transparency mode to Difference.
-- paul asente
To reply, make the host be the same as my last name
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