Fill
Techniques
- Linear Gradient Fill
by
kirupa
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first completed the first page, please click
here and finish the first portion of
this tutorial. If you have completed the first page, let's
continue learning more about the other fill techniques.
Method the Second: The Linear Gradient Fill
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First, ensure that your Color Mixer Panel is displayed. To
ensure that it is, go to Window | Design Panels | Color
Mixer. Make sure there is a checkmark next to the Color
Mixer option.
Your Color Mixer panel should look similar to the
following image:
[ the Color
Mixer panel ]
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Once you have found your Color Mixer panel, click the
drop-down menu in the panel and select Linear:
[ select
Linear ]
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After you have selected Linear, pick a different color
from the color chooser to the left or your Linear
drop-down menu.
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Now that you have a new color picked, click anywhere in
the wide gradient color bar directly below the Linear
drop-down menu. Notice that the old color and the new
color you picked gradually blend into each other as you
move from left to right:
[ notice the
changes in your color ]
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I am sure you would rather see these colors on the
rectangle you drew in the previous page. Click the Paint
Bucket tool and click on your rectangle.
You will find that your rectangle's colors now gradually
shift with the colors you specified in your the gradient
mixer in the Color Mixer panel.
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To change the color, simply select the appropriate slider
and change the color from the color (Fill Color) picker.
You can also add a new color to your existing two colors
by clicking anywhere in your gradient rectangle:
[ you can
easily add more colors ]
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To remove colors you have added, simply click on the color
slider you want removed and drag the mouse pointer down.
You are basically plucking the color you do not want from
the rest of the colors.
You do not have to click the Paint Bucket
tool and then click on your object each time you make a
modification. Similar to the regular Fill, you can simply
select your object with your mouse cursor and make any
changes you want in the Color Mixer. You will find that any
changes you make are immediately updated in your object.
Let's learn about some the more
illustrious fill styles -
onward to the next page!
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