Illy gradient transparency
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- cacoe
Can't see how you can change the opacity of a given colour in a gradient anywhere?
- cacoe0
Anyone? And let me reitterate that, transparency in a GRADIENT, not overall transparency of an object.
- grunttt0
as in, lets say a gradient goes from black to transparent? not sure that can be done.
Brooke?
- marychain0
Make an Opacity Mask
Transparency Palette...flyout menu...opacity mask
Set up a gradient from white to black first (black marking the fully transparent section...white being opaque)...select both objects...make opacity mask
- cacoe0
I'm didn't think it could, until I saw a sample .ai file that comes with iconbuilder... at first I thought it was just set to a blending mode, but no, it was set to normal and the object it's self was set to 100% opace. I dont get it. It interacts with the colour of stuff underneath so must have been using gradient transparency somehow...
- welded0
You can use multiply or screen for a black to white gradient, or make an opacity mask from a black/white gradient and put it a solid colour. Unless it's changed in the latest versions, then no, it's not like Flash or Photoshop.
- BaskerviIle0
It can be done, never doubt illlustrator.
Let's say you want a rectangle that fades from blue to transparency.
First make a solid blue rectangle. Now duplicate that on top of the original and fill with a black and white gradient (like you would for a layer mask in pshop).
Make sure the gradient is on top, then select both rectangles and in the 'Transparency" pallette click on the options arrow and select 'make opacity mask'voila, you're done.
- BaskerviIle0
damn you marychain!
- marychain0
damn you marychain!
BaskerviIleThe early bird Baskerville....gets the...wait..I don't actually get anything do I?...Bollocks
- arthur0
There's this handy thing called Google:
- BaskerviIle0
I believe it even has its own email now!