Blend tool

[Tom.D]

Hi,

I've started using Illustrator few days ago and I'm trying to do a flat design, everything goes well until when I want to make the shadow. I was following this video : Flat Design Watch - Illustrator Tutorial - YouTube but when I try to do the shadow (8:12) it just makes me something like this :

If you could help me to make it be smoother it would be very appreciated.

Thanks

[Mario Arizmendi]

go to blend options and increase the number of steps..

But looks like the shapes making the blend is not well constructed....

[Doug A Roberts]

If you want it perfect, draw the shadow yourself. A blend might be fine depending on your circumstances, but with a shape as simple as that you're better off just drawing it.

[meganchi]

with your original shape selected, go to the Effect menu, choose "Stylize", then "drop shadow".

This should allow you to create a drop shadow effect where you can offset the shadow and blur the edges.

[Tom.D · Accepted solution]

Ok thank you all for helping me now it's works, I didn't try one of your solutions but just restarting the app make it work...

[Edwin567]

just an example of design made entirely of blending tool in illustrator