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Sonia23565943dijj
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Gaussian blur not working in Illustrator

  • October 17, 2022
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I have been creating circles filled with a gradient and then adding a gaussian blur to these circles and this has worked in another document before. Now in a new document I'm working in, I try to set the gaussian blur on and there is no change or effect. My document raster effect settings haven't changed - not sure what to do???

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Mike_Gondek10189183
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Mike_Gondek10189183Community Expert
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October 17, 2022

Hi Sonia,

 

Use your appearance pallette to ensure that gaussian blur is applied to the fill. You may have applied to the stroke or other.

 

 

 

 

michelew83603738
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michelew83603738Community Expert
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October 18, 2022

I was thinking the same thing.

michelew83603738
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michelew83603738Community Expert
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October 17, 2022

You said to these circles, but we don't know what they look like. Can you post the image of the circles as well as your layers panel expanded so that we can tell what is going on. Thanks

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Sonia23565943dijjAuthor
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Sonia23565943dijjAuthor
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October 17, 2022

It's meant to look like this:

Monika Gause
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Monika GauseCommunity Expert
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October 17, 2022

Please show the object and the Appearance panel.

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Steve Werner
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Steve WernerCommunity Expert
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October 17, 2022

1. Create a circle.

 

2. Fill it with any gradient. I picked one from the Swatches Library > Gradients

 

3. Choose Effects > Blur > Gaussian Blur

 

    Steve Werner
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    Steve WernerCommunity Expert
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    October 17, 2022

    If it's not working in one document, create it another document and copy it into the problem document.

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    Sonia23565943dijjAuthor
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    October 17, 2022

    But when I rescale the circle in the second document, the blur is automatically removed and just becomes a circle with a gradient fill?

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