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  • white becomes black and vice versa

    Posted by Guy Cruls on March 26, 2012 at 9:12 am

    I want to superpose two layers that are both black and white.
    one is a graphic, the other text.
    I would like the bit of the black text that’s above the black bird to be white.
    how do I do that?
    Many thanks

    Guy C.

    Vincent Rosati replied 14 years ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
  • 3 Replies
  • Scott Roberts

    May 13, 2012 at 10:28 pm

    Make the text white.

    LittleBlackBird.net

  • Guy Cruls

    May 14, 2012 at 6:34 am

    make the text white, uh?
    I would’ve thought it was pretty obvious that I am talking about an automatic process, not a manual one.
    if the black background is curved or not vertical where it intersects with the text, then some letters need to be black in one area, white in another. You can’t do that manually.
    let’s have a professional answer, please.

    Guy C.

  • Vincent Rosati

    May 15, 2012 at 12:20 am

    Maybe try duplicating the text with Copy/Front (Edit/Copy/Edit/Paste in Front).
    Change the color of one of the text objects to the desired color.
    Than duplicate part of your other structure, the bird, and use it as a clipping mask on the top text (Object / Clipping Mask / Make).

    Vince

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