Skillshare – Mastering Gradients in Illustrator

Download video course by Skillshare – Mastering Gradients in Illustrator. Level up your gradient skills with our special tips, tricks & techniques ranging from beginner to advanced Illustrator levels!

I'm Evgeniya Righini-Brand, and with this class I invite you to master gradients in Adobe Illustrator. Whether you’re going for a vibrant and dramatic look, or something more subtle and dreamy, something minimalistic or elaborate and experimental, gradients create a sense of depth, allowing you to change the feel of any design, object and environment!

This class is suitable for anyone who loves gradients, and I’ll walk you through everything you need to know to make awesome gradient-based designs suitable for both digital and print projects.

In this class I’ll share:

how to choose the right colours and avoid murky gradients and colour banding;
how to make the most out of the range of the Illustrator tools for creating gradients;
how to combine multiple gradients within one object and work with gradients covering multiple objects;
how to apply gradients to editable text;
how to use gradients with strokes;
how to create and use gradient brushes;
how to texture gradients to make them look exciting and prepare them for print;
how to create gradient presets and graphic styles to improve your workflow;
how to export your gradient designs for print and digital use.