AI gradient in multiple objects
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- foz0
do you have a fan club I can join?
- monospaced0
Just wanna say, that earlier today you were a dick to someone asking for help and he didn't come back insulting you. http://www.qbn.com/topics/623347…
- Maybe cause he has a sense of humor.bored2death
- An Englishman, and Irishman and a Scotsman are funny. Insulting people who have gone out of their way to help you really isn't.orrinward
- you really isn't.orrinward
- Don't pat yourself on the back too hard.bored2death
- bored2death0
- Allright then......
my anger is gone.......
this kitty pleases me.marychain
- Allright then......
- orrinward0
Carbon fiber pattern for a logo already seems way too complicated for a logo. A client that asks for a carbon-fiber logo is not likely to notice inaccurate lighting.
Also, drop shadow in Illustrator expanded should give a sufficient look of a gradient, especially when it's in such a fine mesh as that. It'll give you concentric circles of varying opacity to give the impression of a smooth gradient. If it's to mimic the image you showed - I can't even see the shadows in it, let alone distinguish that they're not smooth.
It seems you've been very angry at some people who have just been trying to help.
"Hi I have a problem with this, can you help me"
"I think this might work..."
"COULDN'T WORK IT, YOU'RE FUCKING STUPID" isn't a polite manner, and this is pretty much how it seems you've replied.
- inkpink0
so then - what was your technique to individually adjust hundreds of little radial gradients?
- Knuckleberry0
pics or you didn't do it
- detritus0
Anyone with half a wit, or at least the vague comprehension that they were inadequate at explanation, might choose to furnish their query with a photoshopped mockup. Not you though.
- marychain0
FUCKING A
WHAT A CUNT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- detritus0
If the form is this complicated, then it's already not an option.
So, again - you didn't explain yourself, but that's ok - if you use your imagination and don't just dimly follow the prescribed steps without any analysis, you might sense that you could skip the 'blur' option above, and just scale a darkened - fuckit, even gradiated - version of the scaled backing shadow.
- bored2death0
It was for a logo, so things like blurs and drop shadows were not an option.
- detritus0
So you take a channel sample of the grill bitmap, fill it with dark, put it behind the foreground layer, blur it to make a DIY dropshadow, then manually expand it, to mock perspective. Easy.
- Sorry, not 'channel sample', this isn't PS. Just make a copy of the combined foreground object, merge, then blur.detritus
- lambsy0
let's see how it came out.
did you actually have to put a gradient on 3000 individual circles? (like you originally insisted, and we were too stupid to understand)
- I suck at Illustrator. Why would you want to see my solution?bored2death
- i asked to see if you were smart enough to admit that you were wrong.lambsy
- bored2death0
Imagine a metal plate with hundreds of tiny holes in it. Now imagine there's a surface underneath it. When the light goes through the holes, there are shadows cast. The shadows are round. The shadows are not all uniform because the light source is at an angle. The shadows change from row to row.
- bored2death0
No, I'm thankful for all the worthless advice.
- inkpink0
note to self; no more advice for bored2death.
ungrateful prick.
- detritus0
I'm guessing you need to be signed in to iStock to Zoom it.
I'm guessing you didn't think about that before laying in to me when I asked an innocent question.
I'm guessing you have a hard time expressing yourself adequately.
I'm guessing you're either young or slightly autistic.
- i_monk0
1) Make one circle with a gradient on it, then copy out out a jizzillion times in the grid pattern you want.
2) Throw the main gradient(s) behind these circles and lock it(them).
3) Select all the circles and play with their transparency/effect til you get the overall effect you want.
- bored2death0
I finished like 4 hours ago.
- you and Bonecrusher should hang out.lambsy
- assholemonospaced
- digdre0
do it in one and copy paste ffs
- detritus0
hey man, if you get me a close up, I might be able to help - I've had to do vector carbin fibre before, which was a pain the ass.
If you want to be an asshole about it though, carry right on.