A circle lies within a square. The square has a fill pattern, say , A, and the circle has fill pattern, say, B. I wish the two patterns not to overlap. In case this is unclear, here is an MWE:
\documentclass[10pt,class=memoir]{standalone}
\usepackage[cmyk,dvipsnames,svgnames]{xcolor}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{calc,shapes,decorations,decorations.text, mindmap,shadings,patterns,matrix,arrows,intersections,automata,backgrounds}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\draw[pattern=dots, pattern color=green] (0, 0) rectangle (4, 4);
% \draw[fill=white] (2, 2) circle[radius=1];
\draw[pattern=bricks, pattern color=brown] (2, 2) circle[radius=1];
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
If I uncomment the line with \fill[white]
I get the result I want. But this seems an inelegant hack. Is there a better way of achieving the same result?
Thanks.
Best Answer
you can also clip the rectangle without the circle