User Guide

Using Strokes and Fills 183
Using Contour gradients
Contour gradients apply color based on the shape of the fill. Contour gradients have two handles:
a start point and an end point.
To apply a contour gradient to a selected fill in the Object panel:
1 Select Gradient from the fill type pop-up menu.
2 Select Contour from the gradient type pop-up-menu.
3 Click the color swatch at either end of the gradient ramp, and then select a color from the pop-
up color menu. The left swatch sets the color for the start point and the right swatch sets the
color for the end point.
4 To adjust the gradient, do any of the following:
• To reposition the gradient, drag the start point.
• To adjust the length of the gradient, drag the end point.
• To add a color, drag a color swatch onto the color ramp.
• To reposition a color within the gradient, drag its swatch to a new position. If you drag an end
swatch, a new one appears in its place.
• To copy an existing color on the ramp to a new location, hold down Alt (Windows) or
Command (Macintosh) and drag.
• To remove a color from the color ramp, drag its swatch off the color ramp.