Changing the fill effect of a fill

With some fill types you can alter the way the colors change across the fill.

To change the fill effect of a fill

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

2. Choose the Fill Tool.

3. Select one of the following from the Fill Effect field on the Fill Tool Infobar:

Fade: a simple transition between the two colors.

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

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

Tips

The Color Circle runs Red-Yellow-Green-Cyan-Blue-Magenta and back to Red. So a fill 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.

For most fill types you can also create multi-stage fills where you have greater control over the colors used.

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Related Topics

Applying fills

Changing fills

Fill Tool