Gradient for curved text

[Fenghuang.at]

Hello all,
Assigning a colour gradient to a normal text works without problems.
Rectangle with gradient, then the text over it and finally create a cut mask.
But as soon as I try it with a curved text, it doesn't work - no matter what I try.

Can you help me?

Thanks a lot!

[Ton Frederiks]

Do you mean text along a curve or warped text?

[Lukas Engqvist]

Warping text it becomes an envelope in the layers. 

[Lukas Engqvist]

When you say curved text are you meaning type on path or text with an envelope distortion?
An Envelope distort cannot be used as clipping mask, but can be used as opacity mask. 
If you select the envelope in the layers panel you should be able to add a gradient to it's appearance in the appearance pannel. See screenshot. 


Could you show a screen shot (with layers and appearance panel showing)? You should be able to do this without a clipping mask (unless it is a freeform gradient)

[Ton Frederiks]

As Lukas already mentioned, no need for masks.

It is best to remove the default black fill for the text and set it to none.

Add a new gradient fill in the Appearannce panel and distort it (with optional distorting the gradient in the Envelope options) or put it along a path.

[river23318524kl8r]

Distort it how? I'm trying to ahieve the top word CURVES in your screen shot above. But i am only getting the bottom results. 

[Monika Gause]

Use an envelope (not the effect)

Edit the envelope options so that they distort linear gradients

[river23318524kl8r]

I have my type in an envelope warp (see image atatched) 

[Monika Gause]

Go to the envelope options and set them up to distort linear gradients.

[river23318524kl8r]

I found the panel, then when selected the gradient stays the same... 

[Monika Gause]

I can't reproduce that.

Maybe rebooting the computer and resetting the preferences helps. You will lose your settings with the latter.

You could also share the AI file.

[river23318524kl8r]

You cant reproduce a simple envolope warp with arch effect and a 2 color gradient applied? 

Then maybe i am asking for help in the wrong place. Thanks. 

[Doug A Roberts]

Monika can't reproduce the issue you are having, rather than the object. I can't either:

Top to bottom: text with gradient fill, envelope applied (distort linear gradients off), envelope applied (distort linear gradients on).

[river23318524kl8r]

Wow.... seems to be a deeper issue then 😕 thanks though! 

[Doug A Roberts]

Can you share the file?

[river23318524kl8r]

Fixed! I had applied the gradient after the envelope warp, when i should have applied the gradient before warping and that worked! thank you both for youtr time and help 🙂 

[Fenghuang.at]

Hello,

thank you for your fast help.

It works and I'm happy 🙂

[Ton Frederiks]

Good to hear that helped.

[river23318524kl8r]

Distort it how? I'm trying to acheive the CURVES you have at the top of your screen capture Ton. 

[renél80416020]

Bonjour à tous,
@river23318524kl8r vous devez y arriver en lisant bien dans le détail ce que @Ton Frederiks  a expliqué...

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