From the book
Applying a gradient feather
From the book
From the book
From the book
Applying a gradient feather
You can use the Gradient Feather effect to fade an object from opaque to transparent.
- Use the Selection tool (
)
to click the Light Purple–filled
vertical rectangle on the
right side of the page. - At the bottom of the Effects
panel, click the FX button
(
)
and choose Gradient Feather
from the pop-up menu. - In the Gradient Stops section
of the Effects dialog box,
click the Reverse Gradient
button (
)
to reverse the solid and
transparent colors. - Click OK. The purple rectangle should fade to transparent from right to left.
- In the Tools panel, select
the Gradient Feather tool
(
).
Hold down the Shift key,
and drag the pointer from
the bottom to the top of
the purple rectangle to change
the gradient direction. - Choose Edit > Deselect All, and then File > Save.
The Effects dialog box appears, displaying Gradient Feather options.
)
)
Now you will use the Gradient Feather tool to adjust the direction of the fade.
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Next you will apply multiple effects to a single object and then edit them.