How to Create a Smooth Blur Fusion Effect Between Overlapping Shapes in Illustrator

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Hi everyone!I'm trying to recreate the attached poster in Adobe Illustrator.My main issue isn't creating the two blurred ellipses, but reproducing the smooth "fusion" area where they overlap. I tried using Blend, Gaussian Blur and Opacity Masks, but I can't achieve the same organic transition.Does anyone recognize the technique used here?Was this created entirely in Illustrator, or was it more likely made in Photoshop, using metaballs, or even in a 3D application?Any suggestions or tutorials would be greatly appreciated, thank youAlessandro

Monika Gause · Answer

I think I would experiment with Radial blur (in Illustrator or probably in Photoshop.These are blends with Radial blur. And one of them is two blends with the Lighten transparency blend on top.

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