how to fill certain fields in this lined circle?

[Silvery100]

Hi there,

I would like to fill certain tiny fields in this with lines lined circle. Using the fill mode doesn't do nothing. How do I need to prepare the circle and lines to be able to select certain fields and fill it?

 

Thx a lot, Nicole

[Komatös]

Hallo @Silvery100 und willkommen im Forum.

Das Füllen funktioniert nur bei geschlossenen Objekten. Die Kreislinien-Elemente musst Du vermutlich in der Ebenenpalette umkehren, dass heißt, die kleinste Kreisebene muss in der Hierarchie ganz oben stehen und dann abwärts kleiner werden.

[Silvery100]

it doesn't work like I thought: when drawing a circle, divided by lines in half, how to fill only one part of the circle ... maybe I can conclude to the more complex design idea?

Edited December 21, 2021 by Silvery100

[Silvery100]

ok, I guess the simple filling method of areas in one artboard is not working in AD? But there must be an easy way I used don't see: Another example:

I need to set a pattern for patchwork patches and draw an artboard with 6 squares width and 6 rows down. I would like to use the bucket to just click an fill those desired areas. the bucket doesn't do nothing when clicking in one square, except I select the layer, which I need to "look for".

 

[Pšenda]

2 hours ago, Silvery100 said:

I would like to use the bucket

You need vector or rasterized output?
Flood Fill Tool works only in pixel.

[Silvery100]

I would need for my patchwork rasterized output and for another work vector for lines and circles ... Well, I guess I've started wrong from the beginning on?  

[v_kyr]

Not sure if those are all only shapes or closed circles? - If they are, you can set the stroke and fill only for every whole circle/curve here.

But if you want instead to have only those above shown cross like rectangular areas filled, a circle shape/curve on it's own (aka a circle alone) won't offer that, since you need 4 square closed segments inside each circle so you can fill them independently from the other circle segments here.

You would probably need several circles and a 2 rects which will cross those, then select all and apply a geometric divide operation. Afterwards group the whole together and then apply stroke & fill colors as needed.

I show it just with one crossing rect here ...

[CPC]

Might fill mode 'Contrast Negate' be an option?

[Silvery100]

OMG - you guys are great 😘 Those ideas are great and VERY usefull - but for another purpose though. I guesst I'm not explaining right. There, I'll include a simple fill sample with history.

After doing my "patchwork-blanket", I would like to easily fill those desired squares with just one click, like I'm used to in Photoshop (ok, with rasterized images for the first try).

Would you take a look at my sample? Can you tell, where I'm going wrong from the beginning on? Because this would be my starting point for creating more complex designes, like I showed in the beginning with the multiple lines and circles for a design, which I would like to just fill some of the selected boxes to become a colored open circle or whatever I like to fill those tiny boxes with. 

Thanks again for your kind help 🥰

easy-fill.afdesign

[NotMyFault]

Does this work for you:

• select any rectangle (in layer stack)
• choose fill color in color panel, or swatch panel

There is a big difference in filling pixel layers and filling vector shapes / curve layers

Vector objects:

• choose Designer Persona
• select whole object in layer stack ( do not use pixel selections like selection brush)
• Using color panel or swatch panel, choose color,
• Using fill / stroke in toolbar and choose between options
• using gradient fill tool

Pixel layers:

• choose Pixel Persona
• activate desired layer in layer stack
• make a pixel selection using pixel based selection tools
• Use fill tool, or gradient fill tool
• you can fill multiple layers at once

[firstdefence]

What about duplicating the pattern, rasterising the group, using a suitable tolerance on the fill tool and simply clicking colours into the squares.

easy-fill.afdesign

[CPC]

Silvery100,

Two suggestions for your 6x6 pattern:

Un-group the rows -- then individual square can be selected by clickiing on them.

Name the squares so you can easily find one in the layers panel if needed eg A1, A2, A3... B2, B2 B3 etc.

Regards,

Carl

[Silvery100]

Hi Carl, this is what I did as a quick solution. The other solutions need more time for me to test and learn - BUT thanks to you all. I'll try and let you guys know, what came out of the first design

Many greetings from Bavaria, Germany - merry Christmas and have a save, healthy and prosperous new year.

[Pšenda]

15 hours ago, Silvery100 said:

I would need for my patchwork rasterized output

4 hours ago, Silvery100 said:

I would like to easily fill those desired squares with just one click

 

[David in Яuislip]

Use the node tool, double clicking on a square will select it

Works in Photo and Publisher, hopefully Designer too

Merry Christmas

[R C-R]

8 hours ago, CPC said:

Name the squares so you can easily find one in the layers panel if needed eg A1, A2, A3... B2, B2 B3 etc.

An alternative that combines this with what @Hens showed is to name each rectangle that you want to have the same color with the same name, for example like "c1" for color 1, "c2" for color 2, & so on.

Then, at any time you can use Select > Select Same > Name to select all of them with that name & set the fill (or stroke) color to whatever you want. This avoids the need to rasterize anything. Something like this: easy-fill c named.afdesign

Admittedly, it is a bit tedious to name them all but once you do that, the rest is easy.

[Silvery100]

@Hens: WOooohooo. Thanks for the movie. This is what I did now for the quick version and it worked out fine.

@Pšenda: this is what I needed for pixel output. THANK you. I forgot to merge and then convert into curves. That'll work now for my patchwork with squares.

The initial question is still on my mind:

- how do I do this with vector output?
- how do I get the circles (1st image) plus the lines able to have a filling method? I tried your method but only the line shapes get filled, not the form of the circle

[R C-R]

10 minutes ago, Silvery100 said:

The initial question is still on my mind:

- how do I do this with vector output?

The method @Hens mentioned does not rasterize anything (nor does my variation of it).

12 minutes ago, Silvery100 said:

- how do I get the circles (1st image) plus the lines able to have a filling method?

You can set the colors of each vector object individually. But note that a straight line (one where all of its nodes are in a straight line) effectively has no fill because it has no area to fill.

[Pšenda]

3 hours ago, Silvery100 said:

- how do I do this with vector output?

Unfortunately, only very complicated and awkward - compared to the raster method "click and go".
Personally, I think that the above vector procedures are rough for creative work, when you need to change the color and click where you can think. You don't want to think about the fact that it is a line and not a closed shape, and that you can't fill it or laboriously search for objects by name, ....

I would make the first/creative design by raster - draw circles and lines as needed, and convert them to a raster image (this is generally better for APhoto). Then copy the raster/template (so you can reuse it if necessary), and use the Flood Fill Tool to click and fill.

When you are satisfied with the design, you can calmly and laboriously convert it into a vector form.

And do you really need it in vector? Will you cut it with a laser? Given the fillings, I doubt it. So you will probably print it, and therefore rasterize it. I understand that vector design is better - it can be freely enlarged and modified, but if it's so laborious, I'd use an easier method. You can do this in a huge resolution, which you can then adjust to any size as needed.

Edited December 23, 2021 by Pšenda