Join Deke McClelland for an in-depth discussion in this video Creating letter-shaped gradients, part of Illustrator CC 2018 One-on-One Mastery.
- [Instructor] In this movie, I will show you how…to create letter-shaped gradients in Illustrator.…Now you may wonder what I'm talking about.…Well, imagine that I want to take this text right here…and I want to fill it with a gradient like the one…that we created for our emojis back in Chapter 22…of the advanced course in order to create…a cheerful effect like this one here.…Well, the thing about the emoji is…that its face is filled with a radial gradient,…which works great when you're a filling a circle…because after all, a radial gradient is a bunch…of concentric ellipses of color.…
Now the only other kind of gradient available to us…in Illustrator is a linear gradient,…like the one across the emoji's forehead.…We don't have anything like letter-shaped gradients.…Now, if this were a different program,…we might be able to express these guys as shape gradients,…but we'd probably have limited success.…So, what is the solution?…Well, I'm about to tell you, but first I need…to share a note about this exercise file.…
Author
Deke McClelland
Released
7/9/2018Note: This course was revised for 2018. As Creative Cloud evolves, the training will be updated. Check back often for new videos, new feature reviews, and new ways to work.
- Top-secret tricks for shortcut enthusiasts
- Customizing the Illustrator toolbox
- Adjusting opacity with shortcuts
- Using advanced blend mode tricks
- Working with the Brushes panel
- Seamlessly repeating patterns
- Blending multiple mesh objects
- Reformatting text and numerical values
- Using the logo-making features in Illustrator
- Using the Libraries panel
- Working in 3D space
Skill Level Advanced
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome to One-on-One3m 1s
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31. Shortcuts and Customization
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32. Blend Modes and Opacity Masks
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Introducing the opacity mask8m 17s
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Putting an opacity mask into use10m 22s
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33. The Brushes Panel
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Painting with path outlines1m 11s
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34. Seamlessly Repeating Patterns
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Patterns are for everyone2m 25s
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35. Gradient Mesh
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Introducing gradient mesh6m 43s
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Creating a basic gradient mesh12m 25s
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Isolating a mesh object7m 49s
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Releasing a gradient mesh3m 57s
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36. Symbols and Custom Arrowheads
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Creating and naming symbols9m 22s
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Working with dynamic symbols9m 43s
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Introducing 9-slice scaling5m 21s
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Designing custom arrowheads11m 16s
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Designing tinted arrowheads16m 55s
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Editing an existing arrowhead10m 42s
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37. Charts and Pictographs
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Graphing numerical data6m 52s
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Customizing your legend7m 11s
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38. Logos and Specialty Text
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Using the Touch Type tool6m 17s
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Two ways to warp type7m 2s
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Using stylistic sets6m 33s
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39. Libraries and Actions
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40. Applying 3D Effects
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Conclusion
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See ya!1m 27s
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