Comments on: Illustrator CS4 Gradients

By: Johnathan

Johnathan — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:15:33 +0000

As with Michael’s comment above I cannot seem to get the masking of the planet and the rings right, so that the rings go behoind the planet.

Is there a tutorial that could help?

By: cassie

cassie — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:18:40 +0000

Just discovered the answer in order to view the gradient slider called “Gradient Annotator” you need to select the object with the Gradient Tool and make sure the View > Show Gradient Annotator is enabled.

By: cassie

cassie — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:28:05 +0000

Having same problem as Michael and Skyebeka – Can anyone identify why?

By: Myshiloh

Myshiloh — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:12:51 +0000

I had to create a logo in PowerPoint once in order to have a transparency within a gradient. I’m glad to see Illustrator finally catch up with that. However, while I did enjoy the tutorial, the end with reference to the last steps went so quickly and I’m so inexperienced with Illustrator that I have no idea how to finish that project. Still, The tutorial was helpful and I love the transparency being added. I’m going to have fun with that!

By: jonnycross

jonnycross — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:59:44 +0000

to Skyebeka I have the same problem and so do a few of my friends, I thought it was a problem with system requirements so I installed it on a quad PC and got hte same problem. anyone got any Ideas.???

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:22:06 +0000

This tutorial is great but I’m missing the clipping mask step at the end. I’m not able to make the ring go in the back of the planet like you did.

I’ll continue playing with it but if someone has the answer, please help.

Thanks!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:23:47 +0000

BEAUTIFUL!!! I absolutely love this tutorial.

By: Dilip Mukerjea

Dilip Mukerjea — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:32:16 +0000

Brilliantly demonstrated!!! Thank you so much. You are an artist using artistry for mere artisans who aspire to art at its most artistic!

By: Skyebeka

Skyebeka — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:29:05 +0000

The color slider doesn’t appear on my object when I select the gradient tool and apply a gradient. Does anyone else have this problem?

By: Stephen

Stephen — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:31:10 +0000

True, but the thing that kills me is that Illustrator still hasn’t touched it’s vector editing tools which are still 10 years behind current technology. Look at Xara it you want to find a truly intelligent application. I’t gradient creation and vector tools make Illustrators look like they are lightyears behind.

By: evan

evan — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:09:14 +0000

Great tutorial!
But really, Adobe… what a joke!
It took Illustrator 10 years or so to get the functionality of the the gradient tool that existed in Draw v8 or was it v5?

By: de_mego

de_mego — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:06:38 +0000

Finally that tool changed , thanx for that great vid