Re: Need help with a gradient.

At 03:55 PM 5/5/98 -0500, Bob Barker wrote:
>I am looking for a relatively easy way to apply a gradient to an irregular
>shape and have the gradient distributed evenly  on the whole shape.  I can
>do squares, rectangles and circles all day but when I try to apply one to a
>shape with a profile like a flower vase, some parts are fine but others are
>not - either too light or dark depending on where I stop the gradient.
>Thanks in advance.


Best thing I would suggest (as in Photoshop) would be to create a path
along the shape and then perhaps stroke it... Cut out everything outside
the shape and depending on how "soft" you stroked it (as bad as that
sounds), you may wish to apply a gaussian blur towards the center... HTH!

 
Chris Messina
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