Applying gradient over multiple text objects

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August 6, 2010
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I'm trying to apply a consistent color gradient over multiple text items spread across the canvas, but so far I have only been successful in applying a gradient to each item individually.

The objects are irregularily spaced and use different font sizes, so simply putting all the items in the same text box doesn't appear to be an option.

I've been able to create the effect I want in Photoshop easily by merging my text layers and applying the gradient over that, but I can't figure out how to do this in Illustrator.

Any tips you might have would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

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Steve Fairbairn

Inspiring

Just select all the objects and drag over them with the gradient tool.

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Anonymous

No, not live text objects (at least not in CS4). You have to add a fill to each, or group them and add a fill to the group, or make them a compound shape. Then you can apply a gradient fill and drag through to "unitize" the gradient across all the live text objects.

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shunithD

Inspiring

just selecting them may or may not work.

http://www.vektorgarten.de/webseiten/img/tut/text-gradient.mov

Monika Gause wrote:
just selecting them may or may not work.
http://www.vektorgarten.de/webseiten/img/tut/text-gradient.mov

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Anonymous

In CS4 on a Mac:

As Monika recommends, select all text objects and option click on the Unite pathfinder. But then no need to add a fill! Just click period to fill all object with a single, continuous gradient.

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dennismu

Participant

If you use CS5, you can use the new "draw in shape feature". That's an awesome new feature which makes it so much easier to place images, shapes or gradients in objects.

See how it's done here (starting about 5:40): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFXJY0a8NiU