How to use the Gradient Mesh Tool in Illustrator

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6 жыл бұрын

Ahhhhh... BEHOLD... the GRADIENT MESH TOOL! This is one of those tools that I didn't even know existed until recently. Well, I mean, I knew it was there but no idea why or how to use it. Wow, was I surprised. Not only is it SUPER easy to use but this tool takes your illustration from a flat and boring banana to HOLY GUACAMOLE that looks like a real banana in, literally, less than 5 minutes. Give it a whirl and show me your results! #adobeillustrator #adobeillustratortutorial #gradientmeshtool
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@PolymerJones 5 жыл бұрын

Hey, instead of having to write down colors when making the gradient, you can use the eyedropper tool and SHIFT CLICK to select just that color for that segment of the gradient

@niartma7964 5 жыл бұрын

or you can copy color Code

@user-vk2oz8gn5y 5 жыл бұрын

yes yes yes

@jelled524 5 жыл бұрын

Indeed you can but somehow I cant.. I dont know whats wrong with my illustrator

@yatinsharma3325 4 жыл бұрын

I prefer to save the colors in swatches temporarily

@fasihsheikh65 4 жыл бұрын

or you can done the color part by using swatch panel. it would be definitely easy than urrs.. you are the best i just loved your voice tone :)

@FMAiscool 3 жыл бұрын

I looked up this tutorial because I forgot how to use the mesh tool, but now I remember that it helps making one mesh cut down the middle vertically, then shape it until it looks like the 3D shape of the banana, then continue with the horizontal and shape it, and then continue the rest of the mesh cuts. That should make the anchor points follow the curve better. Thank you for the tutorial!

@gleebgreek8060 4 жыл бұрын

I have been wanting to learn how to use the mesh tool for some time. This tutorial explains it so well. THANKS!

@chrisk5489 5 жыл бұрын

Erin, thank you for this tutorial. The info you provided helps me understand the mesh tool a lot better than the class I took a month ago. I have learned that there are many ways to use all the tools in Illustrator. Everyone has their own way of doing things.🐶

@ErinGipfordFreelance 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that Chris!! And you are absolutely correct, everybody has their own way 👍

@nidu24 2 жыл бұрын

A ton of Appreciation, for how nicely you have taught me to use this tool. Thanks a lot!

@eminorb5 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Erin, very easy to understand, FYI - by the way you can use eye dropper to assign color to gradient that easier than key-in number. (click "I" for eye dropper, press "Shift" then click on the small square of gradient color you want to change, then use eye dropper to suck up the color from another object)

@lawaltolu7480 6 жыл бұрын

Love your communication skill and tone. Not something very common with most tutorial videos i can find online

@ErinGipfordFreelance 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Lawal!

@sivaprakash8683 4 жыл бұрын

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@SANDY00737 4 жыл бұрын

U r the first one in youtube who's tutorial is audible. Others I just can't hear what they're saying, u r more clear and thank you so much, I mean it.

@foreropa 5 жыл бұрын

Whoaw, I thought it was to be so hard, but you made it really simple, great video!!! Subscribed!!

@sivaprakash8683 4 жыл бұрын

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@mikewazowski6155 5 жыл бұрын

First tutorial that didn't give me anxiety while watching. Was easy to follow along. Loved it. 👍🏻🙂

@sivaprakash8683 4 жыл бұрын

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@rashawnnahawkins4503 3 жыл бұрын

amazinggggg! Your tutorial was so clear on what to do. Thanks!! Needed help with this for my project.

@warrenproductions4228 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great tutorial. Loving Illustrator - so much to remember, but getting better at it thanks to great tutorials like yours. Cheers!

@ErinGipfordFreelance 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@UnknownUser-re6yg 3 жыл бұрын

The perfect voice tone built for teaching.

@JazminHernandez-eg2cz 4 жыл бұрын

great tutorial! You really teach efficiently and beyond that to use ai in a practical way. Thank you so much!

@sdftrd 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial, Erin. Easy to follow. I'll be sharing it with my class. Thanks for sharing!

@sivaprakash8683 4 жыл бұрын

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@mido5219 5 жыл бұрын

this is the best video to help someone get started with this tool, thanks!

@sivaprakash8683 4 жыл бұрын

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@Kenny_2283 4 жыл бұрын

the eclipse and the gradient trick is useful, Thank you.

@nizamuddinshaikh3185 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent guidance for a beginner like me! Thanks, Ma'm.

@sivaprakash8683 4 жыл бұрын

I like this tutorial and I found similar tutorial which is very interesting with gradient mesh tool kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y8WclLOG0MXafYE.html

@michellekua473 6 жыл бұрын

That a great gradient mesh tool you had teach there. Hope to see more tutorials from you. Cheers!

@ErinGipfordFreelance 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Michelle! You can find ALL my free tutorials at www.eringipfordfreelance.com/freeadobetutorials

@michelebrotto 5 жыл бұрын

Very clear and helpful, thanks for sharing!

@sivaprakash8683 4 жыл бұрын

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@manuelagmz107 2 жыл бұрын

You can use the swatches to drag and drop colors into the gradients.

@aben5684 6 жыл бұрын

thank you very much for your help I think this is the best tutorial I found about the gradient mesh

@sivaprakash8683 4 жыл бұрын

I like this tutorial and I found similar tutorial which is very interesting with gradient mesh tool kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y8WclLOG0MXafYE.html

@clippingpathservicce409 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome tutorial, thanks a lot for sharing.

@sivaprakash8683 4 жыл бұрын

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@awaisahmad5908 3 жыл бұрын

great video amazing work with mesh tool learned something new

@p4pixel888 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. very well explained

@HOMOLUDENSJM 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tut! I just finished an illustrator course but never understood how to make this work. !

@ErinGipfordFreelance 6 жыл бұрын

Oh cool, glad I could help!

@CVerse 2 жыл бұрын

If you have it enabled, you can copy each attribute then do Windows + V to open your clipboard and select what you want to past. It's super helpful for me, and it even works on images

@046ishanprashar7 Жыл бұрын

Damn! Worked like a charm! Thank you soooo much!

@Pankaj-Verma- 5 жыл бұрын

Great video for beginners. You told everything patiently. Thank you for making the video.

@ErinGipfordFreelance 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Pankaj!!!

@sivaprakash8683 4 жыл бұрын

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@crristox 6 жыл бұрын

I Have been using the Gradient Mesh tool, but never thought It could be used this way. +1 Like

@sivaprakash8683 4 жыл бұрын

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@GabySh 3 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial Loved it

@oussamabourahla6842 4 жыл бұрын

you can also make one brown spot as a sample and make from it a brush then just draw with it. It's a lot more easier

@Braquita92 5 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial and you have such a soothing voice!

@sivaprakash8683 4 жыл бұрын

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@karencampos7429 Жыл бұрын

For the spots I find it easier to use an elipse and eye drop the spots from the reference as a solid fill, set the transparency to Multiply and then add a Guasian Blur effect. Then you can just play around with the Blur amount and the transparency percentage as you get to the smaller dots.

@uraharagaming6616 5 жыл бұрын

This is really cool and helpful, thank you

@sivaprakash8683 4 жыл бұрын

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@myeducation6002 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. You save my time.

@teresamesa 4 жыл бұрын

thank you erin!!

@spoonerbooner 4 жыл бұрын

thank you, just of to have a go at that. .

@sanplseasydraw 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, nice work

@kingdomcitizenship5613 4 жыл бұрын

Wow. This channel is just what I've been looking for to advance my Illustrator skills. You're a great teacher Erin! Subscribed!

@p4pixel888 4 жыл бұрын

She has nice teaching style

@aljotharakan6328 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Erin!!!🥰👍👏👏👏👌

@prithvisamson2585 6 жыл бұрын

thank you so much it really helped.

@ErinGipfordFreelance 6 жыл бұрын

prithvi samson you are very welcome!

@channelle325 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@moon801218 5 жыл бұрын

You are pretty amazing! It was so easy to learn! Thank you for sharing.

@ErinGipfordFreelance 5 жыл бұрын

Awe! Thanks!!

@sivaprakash8683 4 жыл бұрын

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@castellarisdesign8480 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing, Help me a lot, Thanks !

@chantejonker 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Erin, I am new here. Excited to learn!

@sandradacosta7998 5 жыл бұрын

great explanation! thanks

@sivaprakash8683 4 жыл бұрын

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@ACOnetwork 4 жыл бұрын

That is so cool, thx :D

@Adilkhan_Sairan 5 жыл бұрын

Hello, nice tutorial! Thank you very much!

@sivaprakash8683 4 жыл бұрын

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@e2studio923 3 жыл бұрын

Good tutorial! As for for creating the brown gradient spot, after created the circle, 1 easier way is to select the pre-created brown, go to the color creation toolbox, drag the wanted color directly into the gradient tool box instead of typing in the percentage number one by one.

@ErinGipfordFreelance 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Great tip 👌

@herodell7846 4 жыл бұрын

that's amazing wow ; thank youu so much

@ErinGipfordFreelance 4 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

@GirishKumar-lb9oo 3 жыл бұрын

Neat explanation. Thanks

@1murmurful 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Great tururial! Lovely Voice!

@ErinGipfordFreelance 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Dovile! Tjat is such a beautiful name by the way... ❤❤

@sivaprakash8683 4 жыл бұрын

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@HenningLauHansen 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Erin...After doing the first highlight and doing the next, my first highlight turns into number 2 highlight, Does anyone know this problem?

@vasiliatmanchokov4981 4 жыл бұрын

You can also add and use the swatches to color up your gradients.

@OTioMista Жыл бұрын

this is going to be great!

@alexanwing 5 жыл бұрын

thank you for sharing!

@sivaprakash8683 4 жыл бұрын

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@yusufbuzdag174 4 жыл бұрын

very good. thanks

@sandiledlamiini2133 3 жыл бұрын

You're awesome!!

@ALAMIN-zm7jb 5 ай бұрын

i love your work

@jibraelhassan9345 5 жыл бұрын

The tutorial was a lot helpful. Thank you🙂

@ErinGipfordFreelance 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jibrael!

@sivaprakash8683 4 жыл бұрын

I like this tutorial and I found similar tutorial which is very interesting with gradient mesh tool kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y8WclLOG0MXafYE.html

@papajoe4750 3 жыл бұрын

The tutorial is great and i learned something today!! Your voice its a sweet voice to listen to. I would love to have your voice on my alarm clock so I can wake up on your beautiful sweet voice! Could add it to my GPS so when I drive and i can hear your voice and it will be peaceful... : )

@dalyadayndalyadayn9507 5 жыл бұрын

Wow it is amazing learning Thank you we hope to make more effort about all design and make more funny. Thank you

@sivaprakash8683 4 жыл бұрын

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@EasyCorel 4 жыл бұрын

wow.. thanks for sharing..

@teresaduartesilva6449 Жыл бұрын

Thank You So Much!

@tanveerahmad-vl4bq 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for huge information

@adeabbas503 5 жыл бұрын

lovely

@tonmai_naiaon 5 жыл бұрын

Great job ❤❤❤

@sivaprakash8683 4 жыл бұрын

I like this tutorial and I found similar tutorial which is very interesting with gradient mesh tool kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y8WclLOG0MXafYE.html

@natesauro2623 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@techroh1898 8 ай бұрын

thanks to your video I finished my dogital design homework on time!

@Itszarapls 2 жыл бұрын

Omg thankyou soooo much💖

@BasilJabir 5 жыл бұрын

Great video... I would have gone with a scatter brush for the spots.

@sivaprakash8683 4 жыл бұрын

I like this tutorial and I found similar tutorial which is very interesting with gradient mesh tool kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y8WclLOG0MXafYE.html

@MagicFlyingMan 5 жыл бұрын

Super helpful!

@ErinGipfordFreelance 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@artteacher3604 5 жыл бұрын

good job ERIN

@ErinGipfordFreelance 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! 👊

@sivaprakash8683 4 жыл бұрын

I like this tutorial and I found similar tutorial which is very interesting with gradient mesh tool kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y8WclLOG0MXafYE.html

@adolfhitler3531 Жыл бұрын

You are great .. Keep uploading new stuff

@IRENEARTSful 5 жыл бұрын

thanks for the effort

@sivaprakash8683 4 жыл бұрын

I like this tutorial and I found similar tutorial which is very interesting with gradient mesh tool kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y8WclLOG0MXafYE.html

@awsemad1272 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much and i love you

@MahmudurRahman-em3mn 4 жыл бұрын

Love all the way from Bangladesh🇧🇩

@compuni 5 жыл бұрын

thank you

@NarayanaMvl 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tutorial Erin, I have tried making Banana, but mesh tool really messing up anchor points not giving a proper curve.

@sivaprakash8683 4 жыл бұрын

I like this tutorial and I found similar tutorial which is very interesting with gradient mesh tool kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y8WclLOG0MXafYE.html

@homeboy2166 5 жыл бұрын

Very good video.

@Onkarr 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Top tip

@doingcomputermalayalam 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks you.

@EDDIEGARAGE 4 жыл бұрын

excellent

@evaquezada7698 2 жыл бұрын

very helpful

@samsongwinji1406 5 жыл бұрын

thanks ..great video

@ErinGipfordFreelance 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Samson!

@myworks3638 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent work madam, thanks a lot. I need to know how to make a lubricant vector through Mesh Tool in Illustrator, Waiting for your reply.

@businessrevolution58 3 жыл бұрын

very nice tutorials

@ErinGipfordFreelance 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@7thstone708 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏

@LatestBanglanews 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks .

@chrisonthedot 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@ErinGipfordFreelance 5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Glad to have you :)

@amjadahdab 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@howlingmedia4354 4 жыл бұрын

This is very useful two thumb`s up

@A.Weirdo.I.Guess000 3 жыл бұрын

Tq, im very late maybe, now my drawings is more dimensional thanks to you

@achievegoals9590 4 жыл бұрын

شكرا (thank you)

@chloeazzopardi8646 5 жыл бұрын

Hello Dear, your video is so great ! I'm following you now ;)

@sivaprakash8683 4 жыл бұрын

I like this tutorial and I found similar tutorial which is very interesting with gradient mesh tool kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y8WclLOG0MXafYE.html

@jelled524 5 жыл бұрын

awesome tutorial but do you know how to get the "net lines"red? because my net lines are the same colour as the object so really hard to see if I selected them

@TD-rl7mi 4 жыл бұрын

I think it has to do with your layer color, mine were blue.