• Adobe Illustrator

  How to bend a swatch pattern along with an object

  Posted by Oldhoosier on November 14, 2007 at 3:15 am

  I am looking for a way to bend an elongated rectangle with a rainbow swatch fill so that the rainbow fill curves with the object. I am trying to avoid doing a thousand step-and-repeat slices and making a mask. Is there any way to convert just the fill? (I can always place the object over it in a second layer). Any other means to accomplish creating an ojectively editable rainbow curve would be welcome. I would prefer to have a color-blended rainbow such as the rainbow swatch.

  I am using Illustrator CS (v.11). Thanks to all who take the time to reply.

  Vincent Rosati replied 18 years, 7 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Vincent Rosati

  November 15, 2007 at 2:34 pm

  Maybe you’re looking for something like this…
  https://www.newinelabs.com/rosati/tutorials/Curved_Gradients_v11.ai

  These options would require you to create a blended object to use as an Art Brush, as opposed to using a gradient.
  The result would give you a fully editable path.

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