How can I easily separate components of a Kanji character in Illustrator?
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Background
I would like to highlight individual components of Kanji characters with different colours.
So far, I have been able to successfully re-colour several characters by using the 'Expand Object' feature to transform the characters into vector shapes and manually change the fill using the 'Live Paint Bucket'.
Problem
For most characters, the component (in this case 貝
) is isolated from the rest of the character so it is very easy to adjust.
In the illustration below you can see the parts highlighted in green are separate and those highlighted in red and joined with the rest of the character.
I have tried using the knife and scissor tools but they don't give a clean result.
It is particularly hard to separate the parts as they are compound shapes (there are two white rectangles in 貝 for example).
Below I have shown roughly where I would like to divide the character as an example.
I have tried many different typefaces but they all have this problem.
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Ambo100
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Background
I would like to highlight individual components of Kanji characters with different colours.
So far, I have been able to successfully re-colour several characters by using the 'Expand Object' feature to transform the characters into vector shapes and manually change the fill using the 'Live Paint Bucket'.
Problem
For most characters, the component (in this case 貝
) is isolated from the rest of the character so it is very easy to adjust.
In the illustration below you can see the parts highlighted in green are separate and those highlighted in red and joined with the rest of the character.
I have tried using the knife and scissor tools but they don't give a clean result.
It is particularly hard to separate the parts as they are compound shapes (there are two white rectangles in 貝 for example).
Below I have shown roughly where I would like to divide the character as an example.
I have tried many different typefaces but they all have this problem.
adobe-illustrator character
asked Dec 3 at 16:46
Ambo100
174111
add a comment |
up vote
8
down vote
favorite
up vote
8
down vote
favorite
Background
I would like to highlight individual components of Kanji characters with different colours.
So far, I have been able to successfully re-colour several characters by using the 'Expand Object' feature to transform the characters into vector shapes and manually change the fill using the 'Live Paint Bucket'.
Problem
For most characters, the component (in this case 貝
) is isolated from the rest of the character so it is very easy to adjust.
In the illustration below you can see the parts highlighted in green are separate and those highlighted in red and joined with the rest of the character.
I have tried using the knife and scissor tools but they don't give a clean result.
It is particularly hard to separate the parts as they are compound shapes (there are two white rectangles in 貝 for example).
Below I have shown roughly where I would like to divide the character as an example.
I have tried many different typefaces but they all have this problem.
adobe-illustrator character
asked Dec 3 at 16:46
Ambo100
174111
Background
I would like to highlight individual components of Kanji characters with different colours.
So far, I have been able to successfully re-colour several characters by using the 'Expand Object' feature to transform the characters into vector shapes and manually change the fill using the 'Live Paint Bucket'.
Problem
For most characters, the component (in this case 貝
) is isolated from the rest of the character so it is very easy to adjust.
In the illustration below you can see the parts highlighted in green are separate and those highlighted in red and joined with the rest of the character.
I have tried using the knife and scissor tools but they don't give a clean result.
It is particularly hard to separate the parts as they are compound shapes (there are two white rectangles in 貝 for example).
Below I have shown roughly where I would like to divide the character as an example.
I have tried many different typefaces but they all have this problem.
adobe-illustrator character
adobe-illustrator character
asked Dec 3 at 16:46
Ambo100
174111
asked Dec 3 at 16:46
Ambo100
174111
asked Dec 3 at 16:46
Ambo100
174111
asked Dec 3 at 16:46
Ambo100
174111
asked Dec 3 at 16:46
Ambo100
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- Use the Direct Selection Tool to select all the parts outside the
area to fix - Menu Edit > Cut
- Use the Join Tool to join the open path following the character shape
Past in Front the cut shape and fix the open paths
answered Dec 3 at 17:17
Danielillo
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Strangely, the 'Join Tool' wasn't perfect when I attempt to recreate the part on the right in the same you did, so I adjusted the anchors and filled in the gap with the pen tool. Every thing else works perfectly, thank you!
– Ambo100
Dec 3 at 17:54
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1 Answer
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
votes
up vote
8
down vote
accepted
- Use the Direct Selection Tool to select all the parts outside the
area to fix - Menu Edit > Cut
- Use the Join Tool to join the open path following the character shape
Past in Front the cut shape and fix the open paths
answered Dec 3 at 17:17
Danielillo
19.2k12970
Strangely, the 'Join Tool' wasn't perfect when I attempt to recreate the part on the right in the same you did, so I adjusted the anchors and filled in the gap with the pen tool. Every thing else works perfectly, thank you!
– Ambo100
Dec 3 at 17:54
add a comment |
up vote
8
down vote
accepted
- Use the Direct Selection Tool to select all the parts outside the
area to fix - Menu Edit > Cut
- Use the Join Tool to join the open path following the character shape
Past in Front the cut shape and fix the open paths
answered Dec 3 at 17:17
Danielillo
19.2k12970
Strangely, the 'Join Tool' wasn't perfect when I attempt to recreate the part on the right in the same you did, so I adjusted the anchors and filled in the gap with the pen tool. Every thing else works perfectly, thank you!
– Ambo100
Dec 3 at 17:54
add a comment |
up vote
8
down vote
accepted
up vote
8
down vote
accepted
- Use the Direct Selection Tool to select all the parts outside the
area to fix - Menu Edit > Cut
- Use the Join Tool to join the open path following the character shape
Past in Front the cut shape and fix the open paths
answered Dec 3 at 17:17
Danielillo
19.2k12970
- Use the Direct Selection Tool to select all the parts outside the
area to fix - Menu Edit > Cut
- Use the Join Tool to join the open path following the character shape
Past in Front the cut shape and fix the open paths
answered Dec 3 at 17:17
Danielillo
19.2k12970
edited Dec 3 at 17:32
answered Dec 3 at 17:17
Danielillo
19.2k12970
answered Dec 3 at 17:17
Danielillo
19.2k12970
answered Dec 3 at 17:17
Danielillo
19.2k12970
19.2k12970
Strangely, the 'Join Tool' wasn't perfect when I attempt to recreate the part on the right in the same you did, so I adjusted the anchors and filled in the gap with the pen tool. Every thing else works perfectly, thank you!
– Ambo100
Dec 3 at 17:54
add a comment |
Strangely, the 'Join Tool' wasn't perfect when I attempt to recreate the part on the right in the same you did, so I adjusted the anchors and filled in the gap with the pen tool. Every thing else works perfectly, thank you!
– Ambo100
Dec 3 at 17:54
Strangely, the 'Join Tool' wasn't perfect when I attempt to recreate the part on the right in the same you did, so I adjusted the anchors and filled in the gap with the pen tool. Every thing else works perfectly, thank you!
– Ambo100
Dec 3 at 17:54
Strangely, the 'Join Tool' wasn't perfect when I attempt to recreate the part on the right in the same you did, so I adjusted the anchors and filled in the gap with the pen tool. Every thing else works perfectly, thank you!
– Ambo100
Dec 3 at 17:54
add a comment |
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