I learned this the hard way with lots of fussing and studying of the help files, along with help from my hubby. This should help some of you skip those steps....
1. Create your drawing in illustrator with basic shapes and no stroke, but filled with a solid color
2. Chose a stroke color that will work with your drawing for the shadow color
3. Make sure the color you want is in the stroke color selection box and that no fill color is indicated
4. Pick your paint brush from the tools menu
5. Draw a line overlapping your object
6. Select the original object to see how the stroke you painted will look on the object
7. If you like it, copy the main object (ctrl+c) and paste the object in front (ctrl+f)
8. This will not place our object above the stroke, only in front of the original object.
9. Right click and chose arrange -> move to front
10. Your object should still be selected.
11. Hold the shift key and select your stroke (or strokes) - you must select the object first THEN the strokes
12. Right click and select “make clipping mask”
13. You should see your original object with the stroke placed over it, but no stroke overlapping the edge of your object.
14. Repeat for each object in your drawing until items you want shaded are complete.
I have had issues with the stroke being changed to “no stroke” after making the clipping mask. Before you proceed to the next object, make sure your stroke is the correct color and there is no fill.
1. Create your drawing in illustrator with basic shapes and no stroke, but filled with a solid color
2. Chose a stroke color that will work with your drawing for the shadow color
3. Make sure the color you want is in the stroke color selection box and that no fill color is indicated
4. Pick your paint brush from the tools menu
5. Draw a line overlapping your object
6. Select the original object to see how the stroke you painted will look on the object
7. If you like it, copy the main object (ctrl+c) and paste the object in front (ctrl+f)
8. This will not place our object above the stroke, only in front of the original object.
9. Right click and chose arrange -> move to front
10. Your object should still be selected.
11. Hold the shift key and select your stroke (or strokes) - you must select the object first THEN the strokes
12. Right click and select “make clipping mask”
13. You should see your original object with the stroke placed over it, but no stroke overlapping the edge of your object.
14. Repeat for each object in your drawing until items you want shaded are complete.
I have had issues with the stroke being changed to “no stroke” after making the clipping mask. Before you proceed to the next object, make sure your stroke is the correct color and there is no fill.
