: Illustrator space around outline and removing shape I've used "//" and "" to create this "W", and have made them into outlines, as I'm trying to give the different layers a colour, as well

@Turnbaugh909

The easiest way to handle this is by simply using the Appearance Panel to arrange things properly first.

I'll assume you've got a "Rounded COrner" effect and then a white stroke on the black areas....



Select the black shapes and click and drag the stroke below the fill on the Appearance panel. This will solve the "shapes get smaller when stroked" issue.

From there, it's a simply matter of selecting it all and choosing Object > Expand Appearance. Then choose Object > Expand (click ok with both fill and stroke checked). Now, click the Merge button on the Pathfinder Panel (not the menu).

This will get you here:



Simply use the Direct Selection Tool (the white arrow) to click the white areas and delete them.

Vote Up Vote Down

@Lee3735518

Draw a shape with the pen tool that you would like to remove. So in your case draw a shape around the top part of the backwards slash



Make sure the object is below that blue slash in the layers panel.

Open the Pathfinder window in window - pathfinder. Select both objects and select minus back in the pathfinder options (Lower right option).

See example



The final result will look like this.



For more examples check out this site: www.illustratortips.com/index.php/Instruction/Intermediate-Tips/how-to-use-the-illustrator-pathfinder-palette.html

Vote Up Vote Down