So if you’re struggling with the Mesh Tool, try the gradient mesh first. You can also edit the anchor points with the Direct Selection Tool. Sometimes it’s hard to get the exact perfect lighting or shadow of the object.Ĭreating a gradient mesh in Illustrator is somehow easier because it has a preset mesh and all you need to do is change the gradient appearance and color. I would say the most complicated part when using the Mesh Tool is the coloring part. You can use the eyedropper tool to sample colors or choose the color from Swatches. Color can then be applied to grid points, and different colors between grid points. Select the anchor points on the mesh and choose a new fill color. A Gradient Mesh creates a grid inside the object that follows the contour.
If you want to distort the text, then go to Object > Envelope Distort > Make with Mesh and edit the anchor points. Then you can use the same method in this tutorial to color it. The Mesh Tool doesn’t work on live text, so you need to outline the text before meshing. Or the easiest way to trace an image is using the Image Trace tool. You can also use the brush tool to trace a hand-drawn style image if you’re using a graphic tablet. The most common way to trace an image outline is using the pen tool. There are different ways and meanings of tracing. Here are some questions you might run into when using the Mesh Tool. Creating a mesh does require some software skills because you’ll need to use other tools like pen tool, direct selection, and color tools.
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