Changing the way colors fade in a blend

Often the two objects in a blend use different colors. You can control how one color fades into the other.

To change the way colors fade in a blend

1. Select the blend object (see Selecting objects).

2. Choose the Blend Tool.

3. Select one of these from the Blend Effect drop-down list on the Blend Tool Infobar:

Fade: a simple transition between the two colors.

Rainbow: a colorful transition along the shortest path around the HSV Color Circle (see note).

Alternate Rainbow: fades along the longest path around the HSV Color Circle. Very colorful.

Notes

The Color Circle runs Red-Yellow-Green-Cyan-Blue-Magenta and back to Red. So a blend between Yellow and Cyan runs Yellow-Green-Cyan for Rainbow and Yellow-Red-Magenta-Blue-Cyan for Alternate Rainbow.

The three options give the same results where both colors are white, black or shades of gray. Rainbow is the same as Fade if one color is white, black or a shade of gray.

The three options give the same results if either color is a spot color.

Attribute Profile also affects the transition. You can have more change towards the ends or in the center by choosing suitable profiles. For more information, see Changing the blend attribute profile.

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Related Topics

Blends

Blend Tool