How do i make this in Illustrator. without using gradient mesh and without using transeparency??


http://www.inosteve.dk/challenge.jpg

could you use another shading object that follows the edge shapes and uses a normal gradient that starts with a darker color and ends with the actual yellow of the yellow shape?


That make any sense? I feel somewhat retarded this morning.

Hee hee I know...

Ohh you want me to tell you??

Create the curves and make sure they are closed shapes(off page border) with as few points as possible.

Offset a copy of the path x amount and then do a blend between the two shapes. (Use offset path command)

You will need to do this twice, once for the bottom shape and once for the top.

Create a flat shape(s) for the solid background areas.


:)

smart trick freaky.

Explain to me about the blend shapes.


I also learned that i could use transparency, so what i did was to offset the path 25 times and just gave it more and more transparency.

But i like to try out your idea as well

Well you use the blend tool to blend the two shapes together.
You will probably have to go in (double click) and set the blend options to specified steps, around 50 or more depending on the actual size and how smooth you want it to look.

Then all you do is click on two corresponding points, one from each shape and you blend is done. If you click on non correcsponding points you can get some funky effects.

You will need to colour the two shapes the two different colours but you can change this after the blend it done. If you still wanted to do the transparency thing you could as it works with blends too, though it would be a waste of time as it would look the same in this instance.

You can also use a blend to tween shapes and then expand the blend to access the in between shapes.

You can also use blends to divide pages up into equal columns and such by blending two lines using a specified number of steps. Three steps equals four columns.

thanks buddy

i had the time to check it out myself, before you replied. I didn't know about that effect, really helpfull. Thanks