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Gradient Mesh Tutorial by ~christinee:iconchristinee:

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Have you ever wondered about the gradient mesh tool in Adobe Illustrator? Have you looked at it once and couldn't figure it out? Perhaps you heard about the awesome images you can make with it, but don't know how.

Here is a tutorial for you!! Written for intermediate users of Adobe Illustrator, you can learn how to create images using the Gradient Mesh tool.

This tutorial will walk you through step by step to help you create the above image, and learn the various parts of the Gradient Mesh tool. By the end of this tutorial, you will have a better understanding of the Gradient Mesh tool, how it works, and how you can use it in your images.

Click the Gradient Mesh Tutorial Link to get started!

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~agitation Oct 6, 2003, 6:11:45 PM
This will bring me a bit into the light and out of illustrator-illiterate-ness. thank you.
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~badman22 Oct 11, 2003, 6:51:40 PM
Read your tutorial. For what it's worth, thought I'd let you know how I use it. First draw your shape. Then draw a box and rotate it in the general flow of your art, making sure it's bigger than you shape on all sides. Use the shape as a mask and the box as the gradient mesh. I find this gives me greater control and makes working w/complex shapes a lot easier. It also allows me to have the gradient flow outside the shape w/o being restricted by the shape.
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~christinee Oct 12, 2003, 10:21:50 AM
That's a great idea!! I know working with gradient mesh and odd shapes can be a HUGE pain in the neck not to mention very fustrating and time consuming.

I'll have to try that on the next gradient mesh I work on.
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~badman22 Oct 12, 2003, 12:13:00 PM
I know I'd almost given up on the gradient mesh tool at first becuz I found it very frustrating being limited by shape I was working with. Then one day a little light went off in my head, and now I really enjoy the GM tool. I almost didn't say anything, cuz I know some people can be real sensitive about their work, and I didn't want you to think I didn't like your work. I do like your work! Hope this helps expand your capabilities! :)
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~serenitykishona Nov 3, 2003, 5:26:05 PM
Nice! I've been faving tons of tutorials, yours is a nice touch to it all! And quite unique!

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~christinee Nov 3, 2003, 9:40:07 PM
Thank you for the compliment!! I hope it is helpful and be sure to post some of the things you make with it!

Christine
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~Tep0seN Apr 21, 2005, 6:18:27 AM
The tutorial is down =(

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~Blazin287 May 23, 2005, 10:06:00 AM
It's...broken.. :no:

please fix ASAP!

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~n3t0x Nov 11, 2005, 7:39:01 AM
something´s up with the tutoria... can´t open it!!
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