How to Add Gradient to Editable Text | Illustrator CC Tutorial

In this Illustrator tutorial, learn how to add a gradient to editable text. It's not as easy as you might think, and involves making the text invisible before you apply the gradient fill through the appearance panel. Learn how to apply a gradient in this gradient text Illustrator tutorial.

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[summersalt]

0:55 "you might have given up at this point..."
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[OrcCorp]

May the universe reward you with good things in your life! I was going crazy with this stupid fraking glitch! Thank you!

[ucandoooit]

I watched four videos before this one trying to figure out how to get editable gradient text. Some of these videos had hundreds of thousands of views. they didn't help much at all. This one is definitely a five star video!!!! This video was EASY to understand and was short and it WORKED Thank you! SUBSCRIBED and will be scouring your videos for more clear, concise and to the point tutorials. I feel lucky I found your video.

[lmayne]

I'm enraged by how easy this was. Thank you for saving me from having a complete breakdown.

[musasizigodfreydixion]

Been suffocating on how to add gradient to texts but you have saved my life.You have explained& brought it out more clearly than no one else.Thanks for the video.

[smakiya]

I've used Illustrator forever & this literally changed my life, thank you

[pati]

Your YouTube was the most clear on Gradient instruction! Thank you!!!!

[whats-this-about]

LIFE NO gibrish straight to the point, these are simple steps. Thank you for sharing such gold knowledge

[Kezmarelda]

Loved your tutorial very clear, basic, showed all versions/options very impressed - thank you ;)

[DennisHicks]

Honestly, for YEARS I have been trying to do this and using some complicated methods. This just saved me a lot of time and frustration. So, so easy! Thank you!

[labanlefleur]

This made things so much more clear, I used to convert my text to paths first before adding gradients. Thanks for the tutorial.

[bertiajova]

You are a lifesaver! I see gradient text everywhere but I was not getting it.. Finally a solution. May God bless you!

[caelez]

Thank you so much for this helpful tutorial! I've been trying to create a coloured gradient fill for the past two hours and you've just taught me in 5 minutes. Thank you, thank you!

[arvinawotar]

Thank you so much man! It's 2022 ... and this problem IS STILL HERE!

[MollyBermea]

this helped me so much thank you. I'm very proficient in Lightroom and Photoshop but I only tinker when I have to in Illustrator. I love the simple straightforward this mini-lesson was. I didn't have to dig through a long tutorial to see if it had what I needed!

[LoneBerserkerDev]

i love that my teachers couldt get this right for three days in explanation to us and in the 3 min I watched this I got it...TYVM!

[davidmorrison]

Thank you illustrator needs to be a bit more straight forward.

[antonioquiroz]

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[beanieweenie]

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[malakacanedemane]

One of the most succint, no nonsense tutorials on You Tube. Subcribed, liked, and will no doubt make my way through all your videos to brush up on old techniques and learn new skills on Illustrator.