To the users of the illustrator software for detailed analysis to share the gradient grid painting portrait tutorial.
This is not a photo, in order to confirm my words, I will show you what this picture looks like in the AI contour view. (Translator Note: view-outline) you will see that this is completely a vector graph.
Now let's start with the details section of the tutorial.
I know three ways to create a gradient grid of existing vector objects, so let's create a solid rectangle.
Object-Creates a gradient grid, and then enters the rows and columns in the dialog box.
As you can see, there are other options in this dialog box, but no. The advantage of creating a gradient grid in this way is that when you have at least one rectangular object, the size of the gradient grid and rectangle you create is equal.
Alternatively, you can use grid tools to create dots and gridlines, just click where you want to create a dot.
This becomes a gradient grid, and you can click to create a new grid line wherever you need it.
The advantage of this approach is that you can freely control the gradient grid to meet the accuracy requirements of your work, in order not to cause unnecessary points and lines, you only need to click on the existing grid lines.
As a final method, we can convert a radial or linear gradient to a gradient grid. Let's create a linear gradient filled rectangle and a radial gradient filled circle.
Select the drawing object, and then the object-extension, in this dialog box, select the operation of the gradient grid.
Now we can continue to create grids with grid tools.
Control and Shading Grid points
You can select and move the mesh point, and use the Grid tool (U) to manipulate the handle or direct selection tool (A).
Remove gridlines, hold down the ALT key with the Grid tool, and then select the gridlines you want to remove.
You can also use the Direct selection tool to select a grid point, and then press DELETE to remove the mesh point, and the grid lines passing through this point will be deleted.
I don't want to scare you with theory and terminology, but I have to say there are three types of grid points, the grid point at the intersection of the lines can be colored, and the other types of mesh points only create the shape of the mesh, select one of the points and give it a blue color, as follows:
At the top and bottom of the gradient grid above the curve segment, if we take the Add Anchor Point tool, some of the invisible points above these segments will become useful.
This type of anchor point cannot contain color information and is not directly controlled, creating a new mesh point with the Add Anchor tool.
This grid point can be controlled by grid tools and direct selection tools, but it cannot contain color information.
Let's create a more complex shape.
Select this object, and then perform the action, object-Create a gradient grid.
We can see that there are some problems with creating a gradient grid for it in this way, and when we create a gradient grid for a rectangle, we usually don't see the grid lines of this curve. So, to create a gradient grid for a complex shape, you can create a rectangular mesh that looks like it can be changed, such as using the Rotate tool (R) and the Lasso tool (Q). For example, in the following picture you can see the process of converting a rectangular gradient grid with these tools.
(Lasso Tool: Lasso tool.) Rotate Tool: Rotary tool)
I made the shape of a flaming match with the above method.
How to reduce the amount of work when coloring a gradient grid
When coloring a gradient grid, there are various types of constructs, such as folds, that may appear.
To avoid this kind of problem, we want to make the grid lines disjoint and far enough apart.
It also avoids overlapping of processing adjacent points.
To make the color transition smooth, try using other color panels, and you can also draw colors from other places.
Anyway, what I want to say is, even if you learn a lot from this article, you'll still find it less comfortable to use a gradient grid, so this complex problem requires more research, and fortunately, you can use the free gradient grid plug-in to speed up your work process.
Okay, the above information is small to give you illustrator of this software users of the detailed gradient mesh to draw portrait of the full content of the tutorial to share, you see the users here, small series believe that at present everyone is very clear the method of it, Then you should go to the small part of the share of their own to try it.
