Adobe Illustrator CC Classroom in a Book (2019 Release), First Edition

10 Gradients, Blends, and Patterns

To add depth and interest to your artwork in Illustrator, you can apply gradient fills, which are graduated blends of two or more colors, patterns, and shapes and colors. In this lesson, you’ll explore how to work with each of these to complete several projects.

Lesson overview

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

• Create and save a gradient fill.

• Apply and edit a gradient on a stroke.

• Apply and edit a radial gradient.

• Adjust the direction of a gradient.

• Adjust the opacity of color in a gradient.

• Create and edit freeform gradients.

• Blend the shapes of objects in intermediate steps.

• Create ...