From the course: Illustrator CC 2017 One-on-One Advanced

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Using the Gradient tool and annotator

Using the Gradient tool and annotator - Illustrator Tutorial

From the course: Illustrator CC 2017 One-on-One Advanced

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Using the Gradient tool and annotator

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- [Voiceover] In this movie, I'll show you how to use the Gradient Tool along with the Gradient Annotator in order to modify gradients directly inside the document window. Alright so this time around we're gonna be working on the eye, and so I'll go up to the Object menu and choose Show All, or press CTRL + ALT + 3 or Command + Option + 3 on a Mac, and then I'll Shift-click on this oval right there to deselect it, and I'll return to the Object menu, choose Hide, and choose Selection, or press CTRL + 3, or Command + 3 on a Mac in order to hide the other path outlines. Alright now I'm gonna go ahead and zoom in on the eye, and I'll press CTRL + Y or Command + Y on a Mac to switch to the outline mode, so that we can lift these shades of brown using of course the Eyedropper tool, which you can get either by selecting it near the bottom of the tool box, or you can just press the i key. Alright I'm gonna start off by clicking on this dark shade of brown around the perimeter of the eye, and…

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