Adobe Illustrator Tutorial: How To Use the Gradient Tool (blend color)

How To Blend Colors (gradients) in Adobe illustrator

7/9/2018

Gradient fills are used to create transitions between colors. Most often they are used to add volume to flat vector objects, creating light and shadow. Today we’ll learn how to create gradients and control them.
Adobe Illustrator has only two types of gradient fills. These are linear and radial gradients. Radial gradient can be transformed into an elliptical one. This kind of gradient has been available since the release of CS4.