Hello, amazing people! I am trying to submit the patterns to Shutterstock. It said in the instructions that the pattern fills need to be expanded. I don't use Illustrator and I wonder what would it mean for CorelDraw and what would be the corresponding/analogous or equivalent commands in Corel Draw to create the same result? Does it mean the patterns repeat itself when a customer will change the shape of the image or color etc.? Does someone work with Shutterstock and uses CorelDraw? Thank you very much in advance!
Here is how it works in Illustrator:
Expand Pattern Fills (ref: www.shutterstock.com/.../6-tips-to-follow-when-submitting-vectors-for-the-first-time)
All elements of vectors must be accessible so that customers can easily edit the files. Not all customers are using more recent versions of software that provide the ability to edit a pattern fill. For that reason, we require all pattern fills to be expanded.
Pattern fills can be included in your EPS file, as long as the the actual vector pattern in the EPS is expanded.
To expand a pattern fill in Adobe Illustrator:
Select the shape that contains the fillOn the menu bar go to Object > ExpandA dialogue box will pop upMake sure that “Fill” is checkedYour pattern fill is expanded!
Here is the answer I was looking for! :) CorelDraw actually has it and it very simple! Select outline - Object - Convert Outline to Object or Ctrl+Shift+Q
community.coreldraw.com/.../converting-lines-to-shapes
Sorry, but that doesn't have relationshp with the instruction of the initial post
Yes, it does, I just didn't know that exist in Corel. I was originally looking for that but I didn't know how to explain it. Converting Outline to curves is the same as Expanding it in Illustrator! Whew! What a relief!!
but your question was about "pattern fills" and pattern fills doens't have outline. So, it's not the same and it doesn't have any effects with pattern fills.
What you asked is how to convert pattern fills on objects, not outlines.
Let me clarify with a sample:
The first rectangle contains a pattern.
The second is the same rectangle after "Expand". That break apart "fill" from "Outline" (on CorelDRAW, that was "break apart", Ctrl+K)
Now, you can ungroup and release mask
Sorry for confusion, Ariel, at the time of asking I did not know how to ask. Now, luckily, I found the answer.