Introduction to Adobe Illustrator
Course 4: Using Colour: Pathfinder split
By Aarón Martínez
About the video: Pathfinder split
Overview
“In this unit, I will use the split tool, of pathfinder, to divide the colors assigned with the paint bucket. ”
In this video lesson Aarón Martínez addresses the topic: Pathfinder split, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 4: Using Colour. Learn to add color to your projects by selecting Pantone® palettes and color modes.
Partial transcription of the video
“ILLUSTRATOR COURSE 4 LESSON 6 Pathfinder: Split In this lesson we'll add color with Pathfinder. Let's start. We have two examples on the bottles using Live Paint Bucket. In the first case, we use the fill. I press Command + Y on objects that still have a defined outline with stroke or thickness of the line. In the second, it's an expanded shape from its stroke. In the first case, the colors are between one line and another. And in this case the colors are divided by this general stroke which is the blue stroke. I select my green element using the white arrow. In theory, when I select it it ...”
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Course summary for: Course 4: Using Colour

Aarón Martínez
By Aarón Martínez
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