Automatically make gradients by just selecting two or more colours.
Create a default gradient of two or more colours just by selecting them on the artwork or on the swatches panel without having to copy and paste the color codes separately.
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Kim Yoonmi 김윤미 金潤美 Surname first commented
I can't get the script suggested to work regardless on my machine, and I do think it should be native to Illustrator in the first place and also easily accessible in the ways I listed. (the 2 ways listed). I can mock up the wireframes too.
I know how to do the UX for it. I think the scripting UX , as shown is awkward in the first place.
Being able to right click and being able to access it from a menu would help.
The stack exchange scripting idea doesn't work either since it's asking to "repeat the same colors" and "Why don't you use a script?" But a script doesn't always work and for some people they can't use one... so... I think making it native would make it easier.
Right click--> "Make gradient from Swatches" --> Goes to gradient panel. The math is done for you.
Hamburger swatches Menu--> "Make gradient from swatches"-->Goes to gradient panel.
You can then drag and drop gradient to the swatches panel.
Say I've picked up 13 key colors. That's really hard to math out of 100, no?
But these 13 key colors are throughout the whole document and you want to make a gradient, sitting there and mathing 13/100 would be hard.
7.69230769231 >.< Who wants to sit there for an hour to math that with the sliders? Make it easier on the graphic designers. Key colors used throughout the piece, unify into a gradient. The sliders are also finnicky sometimes and moves a degree off. TT Anything over 3-4 and it's harder to place colors.
Just make it native.
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Sorry for offering scripts. Read about the problem you are having in another post. What seems to be the problem?
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Most things plugins do (especially paid ones) are desired to have form the box.
But to be fair — some plugins go more specialized than Ai can allow them to have for the majority of users.
If the plugin you have in mind is Gradient Forge by Astute Graphics — totally worth it.Also, there are free scripts that can help to achieve similar results, like this one:
https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/75097/how-to-repeat-a-gradient-multiple-times-in-illustrator-and-photoshopAnyway, the request is pretty valid, and I upvote it.
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Kim Yoonmi 김윤미 金潤美 Surname first commented
Automatically create gradient from swatches (Yes I know there is a plug-in. It won't work on my machine and I think this should be native and then it might be able to expand the capabilities of the swatches panel from there?)
So say you have 10 colors, I don't want to have to sit there dividing 10 colors already in the swatches panel. If I select the folder or a range of them, I should be able to right click and then select "create gradient" menu comes up.
Or be able to select it from the Swatches hamburger menu (both would be great)
Then it evenly spaces the colors from the swatches.
2 colors? 2 sliders at 100 and 0
3 colors? 3 sliders at 100, 50 and 0.
... etc.No need to do the math and get it imperfect. 20 colors? No sweat. Currently Sit there and cry...
A rainbow swatch creation: Easy under the new proposal
Under the current system: Sit there and calculate the number, and math it wrong and then cry.I frequently have to make gradients, so this would be great to have. It would also encourage me to use the swatches palette.
Also, it would make it easier to pull colors from a gradient this way. I know what the base color is already because I used a color/folder to create the gradient in the first place. (I often have to tweak gradients and this is a pain.)
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Laura, this looks exactly like an operation Gradient Forge plugin can do. It has Swathes to Gradients and Artwork Fills to Gradient commands.
The plugin is paid though, but worth trying.There are several scripts solution that do the same thing:
1. https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/75097/how-to-repeat-a-gradient-multiple-times-in-illustrator-and-photoshop (even 2)
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Laura Eleanor McAleer commented
Have a feature so that you can select a number of solid coloured shapes and drag and drop them to form an instant multicoloured gradient based on the select colours. The spacing defaults equally between the gradient sliders. Option to save new gradient into swatches or directly apply to the next selected object.
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Another method for this would be the Gradient Forge plugin panel.
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Joreld Dhamo commented
Absolutely Egor, and actually there is space for it to be a bit more user friendly. :)
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Joreld, you are welcome. It does not mean Ai should not have it by default :)
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Joreld Dhamo commented
Thanks a lot, Egor, the Illy grad does exactly what I had in mind. Will definitely use that!
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There are some external script solutions that can help you to do what you want:
1. https://github.com/mhulse/illy-grad — will create a gradient from multiple selected swathes in the panel
2.https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/75097/how-to-repeat-a-gradient-multiple-times-in-illustrator-and-photoshop — there are two different solutions in comments with slightly different functionality that use colors of on-canvas objects
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Ashfaque Khatti commented
nice. or it could let us make gradients from colors of selected shapes on the art board.
I have just posted same request for gradients. -
Chris Panny commented
It would be nice to select two or more swatches in the Swatches panel and then go to the Gradient panel and click an option to Apply Selected Swatches To Gradient Slider.
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dmg commented
Just drag the swatch into the bar on the gradient tool panel?
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Carrie commented
Please!
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Kerim Peerthy commented
Definitely need!
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Anonymous commented
I've been craving this FOR YEARS!! Fingers crossed.
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Lirigezon Selimi commented
nice