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1. Re: Gradient along a shape
Mylenium Jan 18, 2011 9:19 AM (in response to luckynorth)i wanna apply a gradient along a path. I searched, but all solutions (gradient as a brush or stroke solutions) did not work for me.
They will, once you adapt your thinking. You are too bound on applying the effect directly and that's why you hit the wall. Create the gradient as a brush stroke or blend, apply it to a suitable path, then use the arrow as a clipping path.
Mylenium
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5. Re: Gradient along a shape
Mike Gondek2 Jan 18, 2011 1:37 PM (in response to luckynorth)Very Interesting, not sure why the fuzzy edges are there, must be a screen draw issue, and I doubt this will print. Do a print test to be sure, but I copied and pasted a quick test into photoshop @ 300 dpi and the fuzziness went away.
Another way around the fuzziness, is you could grab your blend, and choose object >> rasterize. I have no problem with the gradient being bitmapped as the mask container is vector and you should get a hard edge from that when you print. I don't like doing that though, because you loose editability, and rotating and recoloring the inbetween steps is important to this technique.
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8. Re: Gradient along a shape
Jacob Bugge Jan 19, 2011 3:12 AM (in response to luckynorth)Mario,
I would also suggest the Blend and Art Brush/Envelope Distort way(s) as described by Peter; you should be aware that Illy gets dizzy at sharp corners in Art Brushes, and then the colouring gets funny as you can see where it turns inward from the curved part in your post #7.
I see no fuzzies making things that way. I believe it is a screen artifact as Mike says.
Have you tried a Save As PDF or printing to see whether it is really there?
In the end, you may not need to do anything.
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9. Re: Gradient along a shape
luckynorth Jan 19, 2011 4:26 AM (in response to Jacob Bugge)You're right, the print is perfect. But i need the logo (the illustration is a part of) also for screen (website). What can i do to make it looks as "sharp" as when it's printed?
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10. Re: Gradient along a shape
Jacob Bugge Jan 19, 2011 6:16 AM (in response to luckynorth)Mario,
But i need the logo (the illustration is a part of) also for screen (website). What can i do to make it looks as "sharp" as when it's printed?
What happens if you tick Anti-Alias in the Image Size window when you Save for Web (& Devices)?
Edit: Just to give a new option before Mike repeats an earlier one:
It may be worth ticking Anti-Aliased Artwork in Edit>Preferences>General (or wherever it is in your version) if it is not already.
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11. Re: Gradient along a shape
Mike Gondek2 Jan 19, 2011 6:05 AM (in response to luckynorth)I already gave you a solution how to make this look sharp on the screen, see post #5.
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12. Re: Gradient along a shape
luckynorth Jan 19, 2011 6:48 AM (in response to Mike Gondek2)Hi Mike,
it worked! Thanks! It seems to be the only solution to avoid the fuzzyness. And like you said, it's not editable anymore. But when Illustrator is not able to do it in another way, i'll keep in mind this workaround for future works.
Every time i'm wondering how many tricks you have to know when working with Adobe products. I really searched in books and online for a way to solve the problem and i found nothing.
Cheers
Mario
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13. Re: Gradient along a shape
DocPixel-BMW Jan 23, 2011 7:46 AM (in response to luckynorth)I suggest this as a far better alternative then an Art Brush at least.
In general for a blend that needs to go in a circle... well, use a circle in your blend. Else you'll get odd blending with squares, lines etc. without multiple rotated steps. Below is far easier to edit, and use again.
Note: Jaggies are due to a simple Screen Cap. Use a Clipping Mask to fit within any other shape you want.












