If done correctly, the bottom object will effectively be subtracted by the top object:
With the Pathfinder menu now opened, you can subtract your shapes by navigating to the area labeled Shape Modes and click the button that reads Minus Front if you hover your cursor over it: Clicking the Minus Front button will subtract the shapes. Step 4: Click the button that reads Minus Front when you hover your cursor over it The menu looks something like this: The Pathfinder menu allows you to perform Boolean operations (such as subtraction) in Illustrator. This is the tool that allows you to perform Boolean operations in Illustrator, such as shape subtraction. Bear in mind though that any other objects you touch with the selection will also be selected, so be sure to only click and drag through the shapes you’d like to subtract.
You should see blue bounding boxes around each object, which indicates that you have them selected.Īlternatively, you can select multiple object by simply clicking and dragging a selection through them. Then, hold the Shift key and click on the other object to select it as well. Next we must select both objects at the same time so that Illustrator knows which objects to subtract.Ĭlick on one of the objects to select it. Step 2: Select both shapes at the same time by holding Shift and clicking them You can also select Bring To Front as well (keyboard shortcut: Control + Shift + ]) which will raise the object above every other object in the stacking order. You may have to repeat this process several times if there are other objects positioned above it. Alternatively, you can use the keyboard shortcut, which is Control + ].
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