I want to apply a gradient effect and have it look like in this image.
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no image attached. – Igor-G Apr 29 '14 at 10:45
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you might want to Google around for the 'Gradient Mesh' tool. – Vincent Apr 29 '14 at 11:02
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1I believe Scott's answer here contains the answer to your question, and gummy worms! Illustrator different color stroke – Ryan Apr 29 '14 at 11:57
The easiest way to do this if you have Illustrator CS6 or newer is to just apply a gradient to a thick stroke:
You can then use Object > Expand Appearance
to convert the stroke to a gradient mesh shape for further manipulation.
There are two ways I found in Adobe Illustrator these both are in envelope distort command under Object Menu::
- Envelope with Warp
- Envelope with Mesh
Take a rectangle or any shape put gradient inside it and run these two commands to modify your shapes and the gradient will run in the same direction.