Discover the key to achieving smooth and glowing gradients in Adobe Illustrator by understanding the subtle interplay of saturation, brightness, and color harmony. Join me in this tutorial as I guide you through the practical use of the Recolor Artwork tool with gradients, demonstrating how to intuitively adjust colors on the wheel. If you've encountered issues like muddy gradients or harsh lines in your gradients, this video will show you how to refine your gradient colors and give your Adobe Illustrator artwork that seamless, glowing finish. Let's dive in and make those transitions effortlessly beautiful!
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0:00 Intro, setting up
1:15 Step 1, add a middle stop to a complimentary gradient and saturate it
5:00 Step 2, adjusting colors individually, using the color picker in Recolor Artwork
7:00 Step 3, desaturating colors to create a glowing pastel gradient
8:30 Step 4, using a gradient as a template to create new gradients in Recolor Artwork
9:30 Step 5, shortening the distance between gradient colors on the color wheel
10:57 Step 6, darkening and desaturating a gradient, using the buttons and slider on the panel
12:20 Dark to light gradients, showing gradual adjustments in saturation and brightness in steps
14:20 Creating a 3 color dark to light gradient, with adjustments on the color wheel
15:05 Using template gradients in your artwork with the Eyedropper tool
15:33 Using gradient colors in a Freeform gradient
16:41 Outro
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