Something like difference blend in PS - only in Illustrator

[Jimthechin]

Not quite sure how to explain this - I want to overlap text over a shape and have the text invert in colour where it overlaps - like the difference blend does in photoshop - any suggestions please?

 

[rhyno2k]

Jim,

Try the appearance palette. It's itchybug's favorite for a reason - it's pretty powerful.

Try selecting the object you want the click on "Default Transparency" in the Appearance tab. Then look in the Transparency palette. Here you should see the familiar Photoshop "Normal, Darken, Multiply", etc. options.

 

[tperkins]

Convert the text to outlines, ungroup, release compound path, make compound path, select the shape and text, exclude overlapping shape area (in your pathfinder window), expand.

Tony Perkins

 

[Jimthechin]

Many thanks

I hadn't found the Transparency palette - now all is sheer difference joy. Also helps to ditch the CMYK doesn't it? But how do I get back to CMYK and keep the efffect? I'd have to use Tony's method I guess, which is fine.

Ta again