10. Blending Colors and Shapes

Lesson overview

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.

• Adjust the opacity of color in a gradient blend.

• Create smooth-color blends between objects.

• Blend the shapes of objects in intermediate steps.

• Modify a blend, its path, shape, and color.

This lesson will take approximately an hour to complete. If needed, remove the previous lesson folder from your hard disk and copy the Lesson10 folder onto it.

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Gradient fills are graduated blends of two or more colors. Using the Gradient tool and Gradient ...

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