Illustrator (Desktop) Feature Requests
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Allow to add dithering to gradients to reduce banding / improve quality
We have banding when printing gradients from exported TIFF-files.
I have to open them in Photoshop, search a way to select areas with gradients and apply noise in channels needed.
I can apply Grain effect to gradients where I need, but this makes everything run very slow.
What if you add dithering as an option to gradient swatch? or to fill?
So it could be displayed in screen space, applied to current level of zoom, and would export as raster images as well? without slowing down?59 votesStarted (Available in Beta) ·
AdminAnkit Goyal(Illustrator Team)
(Admin, Adobe Illustrator)
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- Introducing Smoother Gradients with Dither
No more banding in your blends! The new Dither option helps you create smoother, more natural-looking gradients—perfect for polished designs across screen and print, especially for gradients with colour stops having very little colour difference between them
How it works
You’ll find Dither in both the Gradients panel & the Control bar. If you want to retain vector editing capabilities when exporting as PDF, make sure to select “Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilities.”Experiment with Dither in your gradients and let us know what you think - your feedback helps us make the workflow "smoother".
Kindly try this in our Latest Beta Builds 30.0.21.
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Switching to gradient should use as starting gradient color the original solid color
Switching to solid color to gradient, by default gradient should use as starting color the original solid color.
Since imho mostly people uses solid as starting point, then converts to gradient.
36 votesThe latest Beta build 29.6.107 now uses the original solid color as a starting gradient color, instead of white, when switching to gradient.
You can still assign the default white-to-black gradient by clicking the gradient chip in the Gradient panel or a toolbar while holding Cmd/Ctrl.
Try it out and let share your feedback.
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LCH Gradients
Add support for gradient interpolation spaces other than sRGB, such as LCH (Lightness, Chroma, Hue). When creating a gradient between non-analogous colors, the LCH color space preserves saturation throughout the gradient, whereas Illustrator's gradients have a muddy center.
32 votesBeta 30.0.0.21 now offers two methods to interpolate gradient stops, similar to ones Photoshop has: Classic and Perceptual.
You can change these directly from Gradient and Control panels, or via Gradient popup in Properties.
Please try this build and share your thought on how it works and what do you expect to be improved.
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