Adobe Illustrator Color, Swatches, and Gradients 3

Question 1

Which gradient type radiates color outward from a center point?

Accepted Answer

Radial gradient

Answer

A radial gradient blends colors outward in concentric rings from a center point.

Question 2

What does the Gradient tool's annotator bar let you adjust directly on the artboard?

Accepted Answer

Angle, length, and position of the gradient

Answer

Dragging the on-canvas gradient annotator changes the gradient's direction, length, and starting point.

Question 3

How do you add a new color stop to a gradient?

Accepted Answer

Click below the gradient slider

Answer

Clicking just below the gradient slider in the Gradient panel adds a new color stop.

Question 4

Which gradient option in newer Illustrator versions allows arbitrary placement of color points anywhere in a shape?

Accepted Answer

Freeform gradient

Answer

Freeform gradients let you place color points or lines anywhere inside an object for organic blends.

Question 5

What does the diamond marker above a gradient slider control?

Accepted Answer

The midpoint between two color stops

Answer

The diamond marker sets the midpoint where two adjacent color stops blend equally.

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