filling in illustrator 2

[rockypg]

hi,

i created a shape out of a few curved pen strokes, lets say a bulging triangle that looks like an AND gate. i had fill turned on so illustrator fills small areas near each of the line. what i want is the entire enclosed space to be filled. how do i go about doing this?

i already tried converting into compoundshape using all the pathfinder options, at best i still get a triangle shaped hole inside the shape.

thanx in advance.
ps: is there some way i can upload pictures on this forum? it would make asking my question simpler

 

[itchybug]

Connect the pen strokes into one path, otherwise the fill will be along the loose paths and then straight between the end points. Select the end anchors on each tip of the triangle with the direct select tool, and Ctrl-Alt-J to join them.

Bert

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[dimoj]

Here's one way:

- Create your shape with the stroked pen lines.
- Select all your lines.
- Go to Object Expand
- Go to Object Expand Appearance
- Go to Object>Compound Path>Releae
- You can now select that middle bit and fill it with your desired colour.

By the way CS2 has a Live Paint Bucket that can just fill that area in one click (like Flash)

 

[rockypg]

thanx for both replies, i chanced upon itchybug's method even before i saw the reply, but it was hard work becos i already finished the drawing before i attempted the fill..

oh well, thanx again