Lesson 8. Blending Shapes and Colors

Gradient fills are graduated blends of two or more colors. You use the Gradient palette to create or modify a gradient fill. The blend tool blends the shapes and colors of objects together into a new blended object or a series of intermediate shapes.

In this lesson, you'll learn how to do the following:

  • Create and save gradients.

  • Add colors to a gradient.

  • Adjust the direction of a gradient blend.

  • Create smooth-color blends between objects.

  • Blend the shapes of objects in intermediate steps.

  • Modify a blend, including adjusting its path and changing the shape or color of the original objects.

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