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Today I will show you how to use gradients

draw any shape you want me I drew a rain drop and place a heart into it(whenever I make my next blog I will show you how to make it)

select the shape and have both the swatches and gradient panel open. If you dont know how to drag on of them out and your screen should look like this



now while selecting the object click on the circle gradient or linear on the swatches panel(the panel with all the colors to choose from) it should give your swatch a gradient fill.

now when you find a color you want on the swatches panel grab it and drag it(dont click or it will change the gradients color) just grab it and hold down the mouse button while dragging(the hand should show up showing that its being dragged) and place it on any arrow on the gradient arrows(gradient slider). Its best to go from lightest to darkest.

now find another color you want on the swatches panel and do they same but just drag it over the other arrow(gradient slider). You should have a 2 color gradient fill. You can adjust the gradient sliders to how much of a color you want to show up. You can even have more then 2 colors just by click on where ever you want around the gradient arrows like this below.





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