How to Make Radial (Circular) Gradients in Illustrator (Quick Tutorial)

Learn how to create circular (radial) gradients in Adobe Illustrator — perfect for logos, backgrounds, web graphics, and more. Add smooth, dynamic color blends to make your designs pop.

Want to add smooth circular color fades to your artwork? In this quick tutorial, I’ll show you how to create radial gradients in Adobe Illustrator — perfect for logos, posters, backgrounds, and UI graphics.

✅ Create circular gradients easily with the Gradient Tool
✅ Adjust gradient center, spread, and colors
✅ Apply radial gradients to shapes, text, and illustrations
✅ Make your designs more dynamic and professional

Radial gradients add instant depth and dimension to vector artwork — learn how to master them in just a few clicks.

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[nabilaa]

Thank you so much ! I learned something today thanks to you.

[COLORMIND.mp]

literal perfect video that quickly answered my question, thanks! Is there a way to do a radial gradient with more than 2 colors (like in freeform?)

[tatyannab]

thank you so much for this video! i've never used Ai before this. i have just one question, how do you crop the radial gradient so it's just the circle?