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1. Monika Gause,

Jun 17, 2012 8:23 AM in reply to Josh525

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Do you want to insert a color into an existing gradient or do you want to apply an existing gradient to an object? I don't understand.

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2. Wade_Zimmerman,

Jun 17, 2012 10:12 AM in reply to Josh525

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The answer is yes when you select an object and click the eye dropper on a gradient filled object the selected object will fill with the gradient.

As Monika suggested you can also get a specific color fron the gradient to fill the object with that specific color but if will be a flat color and you do that by holding down the shift key while clicking the eyedropper on that specific color within the gradient.

You can also turn off the the option to select a color whther it is a flat color or gradient in the gradient tool options double click the eye dropper tool in the toolbar and you will see the options.

Read about the eyedropper tool in the help files.

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3. Josh525,

Jun 26, 2012 5:32 AM in reply to Wade_Zimmerman

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Hi Wade, I don't think I stated my question clearly. I'm not sure your answer is related to what I am trying to achieve:

I have the below shape. I want to test a number of other colors in it (instead of orange - not a mix of colors) whilst keeping the exact luminence of the current shape.

EG, I want to eye drop the color yellow quickly over the shape and see the shape in a yellow gradient

(..with the exact same luminance as it is below)

Every time I try and place another color in the shape, the gradient disapears and I am left with just the new flat color fill.

I checked out the Eye Dropper Options but didn't see any options for Picking Up / Applying Gradients (this is not what I am ultimately trying to do though.. I want the below shape to KEEP it's current gradient luminence and just change the overall color)

Many thanks,

Josh

Dialog for above Shape:

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4. Josh525,

Jun 26, 2012 5:31 AM in reply to Monika Gause

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Hi Monika,

I have the below shape. I want to test a number of other colors in it (instead of orange - not a mix of colors) whilst keeping the exact luminence of the current shape.

EG, I want to eye drop the color yellow quickly over the shape and see the shape in a yellow gradient

(..with the exact same luminance as it is below)

Every time I try and place another color in the shape, the gradient disapears and I am left with just the new flat color fill.

Many thanks,

Josh

Dialog for above Shape:

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5. Monika Gause,

Jun 26, 2012 6:03 AM in reply to Josh525

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You can't drag any color directly onto the shape to put it into a gradient. You can only drag colors into the gradient panel. See the manual on how to edit gradients.

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6. Mike Gondek,

Jun 26, 2012 7:11 AM in reply to Josh525

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Stack 2 fills in the appearance palette. You then can easily do color exploration by just changing the bottom fill color.

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7. Josh525,

Jun 27, 2012 8:29 AM in reply to Mike Gondek

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Hi Mike. Thanks a lot..

I Added a second Fill to the Appearance Panel but it has still resulted in a Flat color fill (attached a pic of my current panel)

I am finding this procedure rather difficult to understand. Please can you explain the idea/steps behind the proposed technique, in a little more detail?

many thanks,

Josh

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8. Josh525,

Jun 27, 2012 8:41 AM in reply to Monika Gause

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So are you saying, to change the overall color of my shape I basically need to reconstruct the whole gradient by editing each individual Color Stop color & reset their lightness' until I get the desired luminance?

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9. steve fairbairn,

Jun 27, 2012 5:25 PM in reply to Josh525

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Have you tried Edit > Edit Colors > Recolor Artwork?

Make a copy of your gradient, recolour it and then save the resulting gradient as a swatch.

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10. tromboniator,

Jun 28, 2012 12:32 AM in reply to Josh525

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Josh,

Take a closer look at what Mike has done. His upper fill has a gradient with white applied to all the stops, but the two ends have an opacity set to 0, making them transparent; the middle two are set to higher opacity values. The lower single-color (flat) fill shows through completely on the ends, less so where the opacity is higher, simulating a single gradient. Changing the color of the lower fill changes the color of the apparent gradient but maintains the highlight. You don't have to touch the gradient, just select the color fill in the Appearance panel and change its color.

Peter

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11. emil emil,

Jun 28, 2012 6:31 AM in reply to Josh525

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If you have difficulties using the appearance panel, you can do it by making a copy on top of the original object, fill it with flat color and change its color mode.

Step by step this is:

Select your object and and from the main menu: choose Edit > Copy and then Edit > Paste in Front

Fill the selected top object with a flat color, go to the Transparency panel, and change the color blending mode from Normal to Color. This will preserve the luminosity and change only the color when you change the color of the top object

Alternatively you can choose Paste in Back, fill it with flat color, then select the top object and in the Transparency panel change its color mode to Luminosity. Then select the bottom object and change its color

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12. Josh525,

Jun 28, 2012 8:37 AM in reply to tromboniator

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Many thanks for your explanation.. got it!

This has been some time in the understanding!

Do you know how I can now copy that white fill (+Color Stop opacity settings, etc) into the Appearance Panel of another shape? (ie, applying the gradient to other shapes..)

Many thanks,

Josh

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Eye Dropping onto a Gradient

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