How To Make The PERFECT Gradient! (Works Every Time)

when we try to make gradients often they print out  with horrible results or they have kind of dodgy   rgb outputs today's video will give you insights  on how to make perfect gradients that you maybe   have never heard before one of the first tips that  can help you make better more attractive gradients   is to opt for radial gradients over linear  gradients now adobe illustrator is my go-to   choice for most graphics but due to it being  a vector-based program gradients can be tricky   to get right having the center of your gradient  towards one corner really does help to add depths   and a new level of smoothness to the outputs often  the radial gradients will also have less banding   compared to linear gradients which is obviously  optimal for prints now taking that a step further   the freeform gradient tool in illustrator is a  super smooth option using this tool you can have   a far deeper level of control over the mood and  also the layout of your gradient you can pick and   choose where the notes go and you can really make  some stunning results with this tool but the best   is yet to come and as we move through the tips  in today's video you will see why now let's ask   this question what if we still have banding on our  gradients there are various different things that   we can actually do but the first one is something  you can try in illustrator that likely will help   this problem and yes i know how much of a headache  it can be when having banding on gradients   but you head up to effect texture and  then we're going to add some grain   we want to add a very small amount of grain to  the gradient so something between one and four   is normally a wise choice and then play with  the contrast to something that best suits your   project and your gradients the grain should help  to smoothen out the banding issues when printing   so give it a test print and see how it compares  to the original printouts before we look at more   ways to deal with banding there is one really  cool thing we can do with grain on gradients   so take a shape and then copy it to the command  or ctrl c paste a duplicate exactly over the top   with command or ctrl f for this new shape we  want a linear gradient with one side totally   black and the opposite side totally white however  the white side should have a zero percent opacity   we're going to need to adjust the  slider so that we have the dark side   only covering the shadow aspects of our gradients  and by that i mean the gradient based layer   then add a grain to this layer and experiment  with it until you're happy with the end results we're going to change the transparency  blend mode to multiply and then lower   the overall opacity of the layer now we can do  the same to the lighter sides of the gradient   but in complete reverse so the black side has  zero percent opacity and the white is set to 100 also the blend mode of this one  should be something like overlay   but you can experiment with blend modes and  see what works best for your specific design   these shadow and highlight texture gradients are  really good for illustrations and digital arts   and they're just fun to play with and just  a quick bonus tip did you know that you can   take texts and overlay it on gradients in  illustrator and even if you have multiple   layers like we've just worked with you can still  select everything and then apply a clipping mask   you will still be able to edit your text  and i just think that's a pretty cool tip but anyway addressing that banding  once more the more colors you use   the better the gradient will typically look  when printed so take this example here that's   made up of just two gradient nodes or two  colors instead of comprising our grading of   just two colors instead we can take two end  colors and then use two more middle colors   we then press w for the blend tool and blend  the three colors together it now has more depth   more character and it's likely going to print  out as a better quality than the original one   as a general rule the more colors you apply to a  gradient the less banding you probably will have   now it should be noted that photoshop often  supplies better and smoother gradients   more easily but sometimes we have to  use illustrator for specific projects   and so it's handy to know how to make  smooth gradients for vector-based graphics   photoshop relies on pixels instead of vectors  and actually comes up trumps in this instance   but if we are working illustrator work in a  document raster effects of 72 ppi but then when   it comes to printing change this to 300 ppi for  the output this will help ensure that your docker   master effect settings are printed at high quality  and i hope that will help you print out and design   more fluid smoother and more cool gradients  if you want to learn something else about   graphic design do click a video on screen until  next time guys design your future today peace you

Channel: Satori Graphics

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Keywords: how to make gradients, smooth, how to make smooth gradients, illustrator gradients, illustrator gradient tutorial, satori graphics, gradients in illustrator, illustrator tutorial, adobe illustrator tutorials, illustrator tutorial 2022, illustrator gradient logo, illustrator gradient background

Id: _52YheBuxIE

Length: 5min 16sec (316 seconds)

Published: Mon Mar 28 2022