Illustrator Help!

[D-Frag]

I need to know how to make a gradation go all the way through a group of text. I am trying to do a black to blue on a website name, but every time I apply the gradation, it applies to each letter instead of the entirename so to speak. Im sure this is totally simple and im brain farting on it, but can someone help me out. http://graphicdesignforum.com/emoticons/frusty.gif


http://gallery.cybertarp.com/albums/userpics/13115/Profile_2.jpg

[naileek]

One way is to outline your text, copy it to another layer (below your first text layer), make a box under the copied text and fill it with your gradient. Then use the copied text on the lower layer to make a clipping mask over the gradient box. Make sure there is no fill on the original text (a stroke is okay). I just had that problem the other day. There is probably a better way.... but it works in a pinch.

[D-Frag]

yeah i was afraid of that, i had done it like that earlier but it didnt turn out how i wanted it, thanks for the help naileek, ill give it another whirl.


http://gallery.cybertarp.com/albums/userpics/13115/Profile_2.jpg

[Mickey]

Dfrag, do you text then create outlines, do you gradient and then use the gradient tool to drag the gradient across all of the letters. That will give you a smoothe gradient from the first letter to the last!

Thats it.

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[D-Frag]

nope, non of the stuff I am doing is working, and it is making me mad, sometimes my illustrator will do wierd stuff when I open mac files, and im pretty sure this is the case here. I just tried, clipping mask...wont work. Tried the gradient tool....wont work. Im gonna try and copy paste everything, or just start a new doc and see if that fixes it.


http://gallery.cybertarp.com/albums/userpics/13115/Profile_2.jpg

[D-Frag]

ok restarted illustrator, and tried new document....nothing is working still....any other solutions?


http://gallery.cybertarp.com/albums/userpics/13115/Profile_2.jpg

[D-Frag]

I tried this, and everytime I apply a clipping mask to my text, my text dissapears, and so does my gradient. http://graphicdesignforum.com/emoticons/frusty.gif </div>






naileek said...
One way is to outline your text, copy it to another layer (below your first text layer), make a box under the copied text and fill it with your gradient. Then use the copied text on the lower layer to make a clipping mask over the gradient box. Make sure there is no fill on the original text (a stroke is okay). I just had that problem the other day. There is probably a better way.... but it works in a pinch.


http://gallery.cybertarp.com/albums/userpics/13115/Profile_2.jpg

[D-Zine]

Humm.....I do what Mickey said to get my gradient...that is the easiet and smoothes way I know to get what you want, I just dunno why its not working for you :o(

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Who says doodling isn't constructive?!

[PrintDriver]

Can't you just make text to outlines, select all then go under object>compound path>Make.
Your outlines will disappear but you can fill across with gradient.

Specialization is for insects...

R.H.