0

I’m using Adobe Illustrator and I’m having an issue with a stroke, which has a custom gradient brush applied. It’s not showing up in the PDF file after I export. It shows up just fine in web applications, but when I render it as a PDF, it doesn’t appear in the artwork upon opening.

enter image description here

enter image description here

Improve this question
4
  • What are you using to view the PDF? Is it by chance using a spot color? – Scott Oct 3 '17 at 1:22
  • Try using Adobe Reader to view the PDF. – Billy Kerr Oct 3 '17 at 7:22
  • I'm using Microsoft Reader to view the PDF, and there are no spot colors, only process. – sybastian16 Oct 4 '17 at 21:24
  • Unfortunately, I don't have Adobe Reader at my disposal. – sybastian16 Oct 4 '17 at 21:24
1

Go to the File -> Document Setup, In Transparency Box click on Custom . Slide the slider over toward rasterized until you get the proper results you need and before that also expand all gradients (optional) Follow this Process

And after that try to export it as pdf.

Improve this answer
2
  • No go. I still get the same thing happening. =/ – sybastian16 Oct 3 '17 at 22:12
  • This might be the possible solution for me , which Version of Illustrator are you using? – Dave Rajan Oct 10 '17 at 21:20
0

had the same problem: turns out my color formatting was set to RGB, not CMYK. I haven't the slightest clue why that makes a difference when exporting gradients in a PDF, but switching the color Profile to CMYK fixed it for me.

Improve this answer

Your Answer

By clicking “Post Your Answer”, you agree to our terms of service, privacy policy and cookie policy

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.