Comments on: Illustrator Quick Tip: Faster Gradient-Color Adjustments

By: Nez

Nez — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 23:48:32 +0000

Haha, i’m the third who invented that way with the shift key))) always read comments, people )

By: Nez

Nez — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 23:42:10 +0000

Anthony and all, I think i’ve figured that out.
1. select the object with gradient colour of which you want to change
2. click once on colour slider in gradient palette
3. Press I for Eyedropper tool or click on it on instruments panel
4. Holding SHIFT click at ANY part of image and that colour will be in gradient!
Ta-da!

By: Anthony

Anthony — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 05:41:58 +0000

I would like to know how the hell do you select a color using dropper like other programs…
I want to use gradient but add in colors that are used on a image. How can this be achieved?

By: val

val — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 04:02:41 +0000

well, it’s a pain in the ass. but I found another way too. When you click on the color you want to change, make a double ckick on the color that you want to change. It will pop up another gradient box. In the new box, you can se in the up right corner of the box, a little square with little lines. If you clik there, it will give a list of the format color, gradient, CMYK, RGB… you pick CMYK or whatever and there you have your flying fucking color!!!

By: Mikie

Mikie — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:25:46 +0000

Wow! I use illustrator all the time and accidentally got it to create a color gradient – once – about 2 years ago! Your explanation is really nice. Thanks for publishing your find. Me Happy!

By: richard

richard — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:52:46 +0000

Nice tutorial I got it…. Thanks I solved my problem.

By: Me

Me — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:38:28 +0000

this is hilarious, everyone saying they favor things about photoshop and comparing it to illustrator.. of course vector graphics are going to be a bit less intuitive and quirky to control… its written in vector! its not a bitmap based program which probably is a bit easier to write. adobe is awesome quit whining

By: gaz

gaz — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:29:28 +0000

i find that if you open the swatch panel with the colors you want, then just drag and drop them onto your gradient slider, job done.

hope this helps

By: T.J

T.J — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:24:45 +0000

Thanks Bro that really helps me a lot

By: dave

dave — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:43:53 +0000

WHAT IS WRONG WITH ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR TEAM? HOW CAN THEY NOT FIX THIS ISSUE? SO SO SO ANNOYING… MUCH LIKE THE CAPS I AM USING NOW.

By: Rich

Rich — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:57:30 +0000

Nice one – i hate that grad pallette – know how now. Will use illustrator a whole lot more now with these superb tips. Cheers

By: Mirre

Mirre — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:53:54 +0000

THANKS!!

By: Lo0m

Lo0m — Fri, 15 May 2009 08:09:42 +0000

EVERYONE HAIL WAL!! that’s the thing i’ve been looking for.. for the lazy ones: ” I select the color slider I want to adjust, and I double-click on the fill color selection box at the bottom of the toolbox, this brings up the color picker, and that’s it…”.. THAT WORKS!!

By: AiNsane

AiNsane — Wed, 13 May 2009 05:03:42 +0000

i love you Francesco Aloisio. I think i lost a year off of my life trying to learn AI as a photoshop user

By: shbomb

shbomb — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:32:10 +0000

Wow, so it wasn’t just me who had trouble with this. Seriously, why couldn’t they just make it like in Flash, where you just double-click on the color slider and the eyedropper comes up, then you can pick any color off the screen… I mean, they’re the same company who makes both programs!!!
Actually the comment just above me was really helpful, even moreso than the article. Thanks Francesco!

By: Francesco Aloisio

Francesco Aloisio — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:35:57 +0000

I Actually discovered how to use the eyedropper tool when you use the gradient tool, and I would also say…THANK GOD!!!!

All you have to do is:

1. Select your shape/artwork.

2. In the gradient palette, click once on the color slider you want to adjust.

3. On the toolbox, select the eyedropper tool and… (HERE COMES THE MAGIC) just press the shift button, while picking up the color anywhere in the screen.
YAHOOO!!!!! (hope this is going to save a lot of time…)

By: kate

kate — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:53:40 +0000

Thank you very much!!!

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WSA: Illustrator101 — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:53:35 +0000

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By: Jan

Jan — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:23:39 +0000

Thanks Bittbox! :)

By: Maninder

Maninder — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:04:50 +0000

Thanks a billion. I make vector art randomly and always try avoiding gradient tool in Illustrator, but your tip will add some more effects in my art. Thanks a lot :)