Hi! Can I ask what's the practical difference between the blending tool, inner glow effect and gradient tool in Illustrator and which would be a better way to add shade to a character's face if we are creating a children's illustration? Thanks for any advice in advance!
Blend is actually a tool. It creates a blend between two shapes, their positions and their color.
How to blend objects in Illustrator
Inner glow is an effect and it's pixel based. Creates a color change inside a shape (or a group of shapes)
Work with drop shadows, glows, and feathering in Illustrator
Gradient creates a gradient fill or stroke
How to use the Gradient tool in Illustrator | Adobe Illustrator CC tutorials
Which one you use for your illustration depends on how exactly you want this to look like. Probably neither of these, but the gradient mesh instead.
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