Remove objects, leaving only the stroke and the drop shadow (illustrator)



Remove objects, leaving only the stroke and the drop shadow (illustrator)


Question

Just found this site! Seems pretty awesome. Im wondering if anyone knows how to achieve this effect:

I want to remove the white objects (text) from the image, but keep the stroke and the drop shadow.

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When I try to make the fill transparent, this is what happens:

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Any help would be super appreciated. :)

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6/14/2016 12:18:00 AM

Transparency Knockout Group

When you define a transparency knockout group, the elements within that group don't show through eachother, exactly like you want.

  • Group everything including the shadow
  • Transparency panel → Check Knockout Group (you may need to click twice)

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  • Select everything with a white fill
  • Appearance panel → Fill → Opacity 0% (don't set the fill color to none):

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You can read more about transparency knockout groups here:

2016/06/14
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6/14/2016 1:17:00 AM