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January 24, 2019
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How do I fade from blue to white?

  • January 24, 2019
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I am new to AI and photoshop, so forgive me if this is a simple question, but I need 200 pages of color that fade gradually from blue to white, and I can't figure out how to do it! Any tips?

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    Ray Yorkshire
    Ray Yorkshire
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    January 31, 2019

    Not sure exactly what you are doing , but perhaps  could make 200  colour swatches

    save as ASE, then open that file via the bottom of the swatches panel to colour as you go along.

    Eg blend your colours 198 steps

    Expand , ungroup

    And from  the Swatches panel fly out menu (  three lines top right)

    Add selected colors

    then

    New color group

    Spend a good hour double clicking on each and remaining them 1-200

    Next maybe  delete the other swatches (select and use panel trash bin )

    and save as an ASE for later use.

    Daniel E Lane
    Daniel E Lane
    Inspiring
    January 25, 2019

    So what do you mean Pages? Are you actually printing these out? Are you putting together a book? Just wondering where you are going with it to help recommend the best way to go about it.

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    sondrac8725693Author
    Participating Frequently
    January 25, 2019

    Good question. These will be paint brush swipes on the bottom right corner of every page of a novel that, yes, will be printed out. Would this be done more easily in Indesign?

    Jacob Bugge
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    Jacob BuggeCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 25, 2019

    Sondra,

    If the blue(ish) swipes are to be printed in a separate first round followed by a second round with the text, you can place them as desired on the Artboards (rather than filling the Artboards), still using the overall way described in the first post.

    If they are to be printed along with (in the same round as) the text, you can create the Artboards (at the same scale) to just hold the swipes, then insert those in the document along with the text, the exact way and format depending on application and document structure.

    Jacob Bugge
    Community Expert
    Jacob BuggeCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 25, 2019

    Sondra,

    As I (mis)understand it, you may:

    1) Create 200 small Artboards (side by side or top to bottom whichever is least) to be contained within the Workspace of 16,383 pt which may be scaled up so each has the right size to form a page with sufficient bleed (taking (possible) non printing area in consideration) to be cut with or without margin,

    2) Create a blue rectangle to fit (into) the first Artboard in the right way and a white rectangle to similarly to (into) the last Artboard,

    3) Object>Blend>Blend Options, set Spacing to Specified Steps = 198,

    4) Select the two rectangles and Object>Blend>Make.

    You may also:

    5) Copy the Blend, then Hide the original and Object>Blend>Expand to have the 200 separate rectangles, one on each Artboard.

    You can scale up in connexion with printing.

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