How-To’s Day: Freehand: Using a Blend for Irregular Shapes

In vector drawing, gradients are a constant. But, as Mike’s SketchPad observes, gradients do not follow irregular shapes. Linear and radial gradients are wonderful, but when you need to create a non-straight surface—a shiny winding computer power cord, for example—you need to use blends instead of gradients.

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