: How can I get this gradient effect? I tried to copy and paste forward each one of the hexagon stokes with a gradient but that didn't work.

@Nimeshi706

There are a few ways to create the gradient effect, but this is how I would do it...

Create the hexagon shape out of 6 triangles:



Then apply different gradients to each triangle:



Finally mask parts of the triangle gradients with hexagons (solid for the middle, strokes for the others):

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@Samaraweera207

This will give you a flat color version:


Create one hexagon
Ctrl+C copies it to clipboard
Ctrl+F duplicates the shape (aka. Paste in Place)
scale up either one of these 2 hexagons until it looks right
Ctrl+A selects both shapes
Go to 'Object → Blend → Blend Options' and choose 10 Specified Steps (or as many as you want in between)
Ctrl+Alt+B makes the blend
then play with the Stroke Weight and/or adjust each of the hexagons' size




If you're looking for actual gradients to be applied for each of the 6 resulting 'sections':


Ctrl+A selects all
Go to 'Object → Expand → OK'
Go to 'Object → Path → Outline Stroke'
Reduce the shape to a single triangle, duplicate, rotate, reposition (this part is a bit tricky so... here's the end result AI file download: we.tl/MPR9BGu7pk)

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