: Is it possible to generate a gradient from color swatches? I am trying to generate two gradients using color swatches in Adobe Illustrator. It took me a very long time to find out that it's

@Dunderdale640

I wrote a script that does that:

Illy Grad: Create gradient from selected swatches in Adobe Illustrator.

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@Barnes313

Apply your gradient to a shape (using the 2 colors)



Now go to Object → Expand and set it to the amount of colors you want (I did 15)



Right click → Ungroup and Right Click → Release clipping mask

Now click the new folder Icon in swatches panel (Window → Swatches) and make sure to select "from artwork" and it will make a folder of swatches using the colors from your gradient. (you will have chosen earlier exactly how many)

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@Lengel450

Draw to objects with a fill, some distance apart;
Make the fill colours of the two objects the two colours you want to know the intermediaires of;
Select both of them;
Choose the Blend tool (W);
Click an anchor on one of the shapes;
Click the corresponding anchor on the other shape;
Double click the Blend tool in the toolbox to change the blend's settings and change them to 'Smooth Color' if necessary. If it's a determined amount of intermediaries you're looking for, enter that number under the option 'Specified Steps';
Object > Expand the blend and Object > Ungroup if desired.


The resulting shapes will have all intermediate colours, which you can eyedrop and store in your Swatches palette at leisure.

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@Hamm6457569

You can add colors to a gradient simply by dragging the color swatch onto the gradient palette, on the gradient line.

If you want to remove a color from a gradient, drag it down from the gradient line.

Once your gradient is done, you can drag it from the gradient palette back into the color swatch palette to create a new swatch with the gradient.

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