Filling in a shape with a dot pattern
Hi there,
I have this shape of a light which I am trying to fill with a dot pattern but when applied it cuts some of the dots off.
How can I avoid this?
Ideally it would also follow the 3 dimensional shape of the object, like the first picture.
This is correct style of pattern I'm trying to achieve but wrong shape (I did not create this one) :
This is the right shape but wrong pattern style:
Thanks for your help!
Charles
Thanks, I've cleaned up the shape manually as the the tutorial suggested but it still doesn't quiet look right.
Is there a way I can perhaps manipulate the pattern in order to follow to 3D shape whilst keeping the dots round?
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