Ok what is my problem???

[GraphicallyPut]

I have finally got some time to spend learnin illustrator CS2 & I feel sooo dumb!!! Must be the blonde hair :rolleyes: I am following a tutorial http://www.ndesign-studio.com/resources/tutorials/glassy-button/ that is tellin me to get blend tool (which I finally found!) & click at the top then bottom for it to blend.....BUT!....it wont stay the colors I selected it keeps goin back to grayscale :( Me no comprehnde :dunno:

[GraphicallyPut]

Thanx suemack will try again :hug:

[GraphicallyPut]

Well I am bloody useless at this & as for them there tutes....way too little information for dopey ole me!!! Might go do a lil more research on the program & it's tools, this was as close as I got...

[graphixgeek]

I find it easier to use the method of selecting both objects and selecting the Blend option from the menu (Object>Blend>Make) Also, make sure that you don't have a stroke color on the objects. Sometimes Illustrator will put a very thin black stroke on your object when you create it. Maybe the blend tool is picking up the stroke and not the fill? Anyway, I got mine to work (but I have CS3 though I don't think the blend tool changed all that much since CS2).

[Scott]

make sure that you don't have a stroke color on the objects. Sometimes Illustrator will put a very thin black stroke on your object when you create it



exactly.

Blend tool hasn't changed in many versions.

[GraphicallyPut]

Thanx graphixgeek & Scott will go have another crack at it from scratch & see how I do!

be buggered if it's gonna beat me!

[GraphicallyPut]

crap almost got it but it looks like it never selected both circles :( Will hafta open me book that came with it damn...was tryin to save it in case I upgraded to cs3 but methinx me a tad too ambitious even thinkin of upgradin til I nut this out :lol:

[GraphicallyPut]

Oh way kewl!!! Thanx me gonna go try too :D

OK it's gotta be some settin wrong or somethin coz every time I touch the gradient thingy...no matter what colors I have set...it turns back to this...Grrr

[GraphicallyPut]

nup mine just keeps changin to the color without the gradient & if I try clickin gradient again it goes back to no color...I have broken out the book coz obviously it's pointless upgrading if I can't get somethin this bloody simple :rolleyes: So will just go through the manual & see what I can find???

Has been fun havin you doi n it too but so thanx heaps :hug:

hey no fair most of the illustrator tutes are for CS3 :(

WOOHOO!!!! I GOT IT! I GOT IT! I GOT IT! :HG:

I'm a dumb...oh can't say that :lol: But I aqm!!! I just needed to drag the color from swatch to that lil thingy on the gradient slider!!!

Yay!! I a happy lil munchikin now :D thanx for all ya patience with me coz man I nearly broke me own rule & tossed it in....so glad I is stubborn :D

[graphixgeek]

and another illustrator addict is born! :D

[GraphicallyPut]

[QUOTE=graphixgeek]and another illustrator addict is born! :D[/QUOTE]

lol ya aint wrong has been frustratin the crap outta me but am slowly but surely gettin addicted :D

[burndog]

well, I had to give it a try. A bit tougher to make text look glassy, not the greatest, but better than I knew how to do before...and yup, I just had to get carried away with effect...all in fun:)

[Dave]

Now there's an idea for a competition .... illustrate your PA name .... damn the secrecy! :)

[GraphicallyPut]

WoW!!! That looks pretty darn kewl! :D Geez have been so busy I bet I have forgptten how to do that now, must start spendin more time in the office & less outside :)

[Dave]

"Outside" .... what strange concept is that? :lol:

[Tao]

Whoa! I've never used Illustrator, I love the look of those spheres. I think I may have to break out the spare grey cells, and break into the piggy bank.
There will be a trail version somewhere I'm guessing, I'll have to test it out. Great work GraphicallyPut and burndog and thanks for the inspiration.