Illustrator Gradient Issue Help

[terrytruett]

Hello! I have just developed an issue with gradient fills in CS5. For years I have been able to just drag and drop a spot color and have a 2 color gradient. Now all of a sudden when I drag a spot color into gradient it goes multi-color. Not sure how to turn this off or fix.

Thanks in advance.

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[wizard509]

I don't know much about Photoshop but from your attachment it looks like you are using a multicolor gradient. You might try changing that or adjust the gradient colors to what you want.

[Albacore]

The Gradient palette to my knowledge hasn't change and I use CS5. What i see in your snapshot is that you have radial selected now the radial is more complex than linear. Always start with linear if you are wanting a simple scheme don't know how you got the green did you start with a gradient from your swatches panel? This is how I change my colours, it is down a bit on this page: http://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/u...-gradient.html

[terrytruett]

The Gradient palette to my knowledge hasn't change and I use CS5. What i see in your snapshot is that you have radial selected now the radial is more complex than linear. Always start with linear if you are wanting a simple scheme don't know how you got the green did you start with a gradient from your swatches panel? This is how I change my colours, it is down a bit on this page: http://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/u...-gradient.html

Thanks guys!

I merely take the round object, click gradient, radial, all is well with a black/white gradient (grey scale). Then when I pull a spot color or solid cmyk to the gradient color bar, I get this multicolored effect. Really quite strange.

I have gone into edit colors etc. with no luck changing this effect.

[terrytruett]

Hey, thanks for quick responses. I did find that this customer provided art was cmyk along with many other color things going on. Once I made everything rgb I am back normal. thanks again!
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