How to Make Illustrator's Gradient Tool EASY!

Adobe Illustrator's Gradient Tool is a powerful feature that enables designers to create smooth transitions between colours, adding depth and dimension to their designs. With the Gradient Tool, designers can easily apply linear, radial, and freeform gradients, making it a versatile tool for various creative projects. This tool is particularly useful for creating dynamic backgrounds, adding texture to objects, and highlighting specific areas of a design. Overall, Adobe Illustrator's Gradient Tool is a must-have for any designer looking to elevate their creative work and produce visually stunning graphics.

0:00 Intro
0:15 Gradient style 1
1:59 Gradient style 2
2:39 Sponsor
3:42 Gradient style 3
4:42 Gradient style 4

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[NaderTaghinia]

At 4:50, the tip about using a 'no color' fill to keep the font editable while adding a new fill was brilliant! Such a clever workaround. Thanks, Dansky!

[latishamcneel]

I love the free form gradient. Back in Illustrator after a break and found the gradient tool completely changed and frustrating. Your video cleared it all up. Thank you so much!

[alexandertumusiime]

Dope Video My Guy. Mob love from Uganda. 🇺🇬

[stoleymo]

I’m loving the free form gradient. I’m working on a series of jewellery items with gemstones for work and this has allowed me to custom the background for each stone.

Great video as ever Dansky!

[SpearChuckUngawa]

Awesome - I especially liked the editable text with gradient @ 4:40

[Mayukh.fov.]

Hello Dansky, hv been following your videos for a while, , just want to thank you for these super informative tutorials

[randomparable]

4 years, but now I know about the more useful side of the radial gradient.
I can imagine the object spotlights that I can add to my designs!

[santhoshkv]

Happy to seee you bro, , after 6 years

[ricovickyanto]

Cool video as usual dan..I was wondering if you can do more text effect design for your next video

[edwardanderson]

The freeform gradient can mimic contour and lighting.

[therealbdbeatz]

Is there a way to precisely scale the total gradient in illustrator just like in photoshop? For example in Photoshop you can scale a gradient easy to percent on the horizontal slider within the layer style. I'm trying to remake one of my old logos (sun rays) but find to hard to reproduce it.

[purplekrakenyut]

Can we get tutorials on alternatives products to adobe?

[timothyj]

trying to move the gradiant toolbar and it just snaps back to orginal position

[axkela]

I have a question. I made a stroke and it wouldn't allow me to apply a freeform gradient to it. So i went to path>outline stroke and it still wouldn't color. How do I make illustrator recognize the stroke as a shape?

[ZoranImsiragic]

Nice. You didn't cover all the possibilities of a Gradient Tool. You didn't show the line option in Freform Gradient. Also, the main problem with Gradient in Illustrator is that it can not be saved in Swatches panel with all settings and that what is saved is not Global. Illustrator is a good platform, but it needs complete restoration.

[giant]

Anyone got any tips on how to do gradients in Illustrator without banding everywhere…

[commonwunder]

Have you noticed how deeply unpopular Adobe is right now?

[EugeneTitkov]

У Иллюстратора самый идиотский интерфейс, который только можно было придумать. Куча дублирующихся окон, которые выполняют одну и ту же функцию, но работают только при определенных обстоятельствах. На кой черт столько выбиральщиков цвета в одном приложении? Почему нельзя в одном месте выбирать цвет для всего непонятно.
Банально до простого - карандаш находится в инструментах фигур, там же сглаживание. Ну е мае.
А градиент - самый тупейший. Хуже реализовать просто нельзя.
Иллюстратор - это куча ненужных кликов и лишних операций с горячими клавишами и тыканье мышкой по куче окошек.

[tcb]

Another great tutorial—thank you!! 🫶 Definitely cleared things up for me!! 🤓