If you try blending objects that are not supported, the following message displays on the iPad: Can only make blends with paths and group of paths.
Learn how to blend objects and shapes to create impressive illustrations, logos, and designs.
Illustrator on the iPad lets you evenly blend and distribute one or more objects of various shapes, patterns, and colors. When creating designs, you can add blended objects to a path using blend options.
If you try blending objects that are not supported, the following message displays on the iPad: Can only make blends with paths and group of paths.
Now that you have blended objects, you can set the following properties:
A) Tap the drop-down, select one of the following options:
Smooth: Auto-calculates and applies the number of steps between the blends.
Steps: Controls the number of steps between the start and end of the blend.
Distance: Controls the distance between the steps in the blend.
B) Value: Modify the value to control the steps and distance between blends.
C) Align to canvas: Orients the blend perpendicular to the x-axis of the canvas.
D) Align to path: Orients the blend perpendicular to the path.
E) Reverse front to back: Reverses the stacking order of the blended objects.
F) Reverse spine: Reverses the order of blend on its spine.
G) Replace spine: Replaces the spine with a blended object, see Replace spine.
A spine is a path along which the steps in a blended object are aligned. When creating logos, patterns, illustrations, or banners, the Replace Spine option lets you add blend along the path of the object.
Follow the steps below to swap the spine with a blended object:
To learn how to create and release blended objects using keyboard shortcuts, see keyboard shortcuts for Illustrator on the iPad.
Now you can create unique blends to give an artistic look to your logos, posters, banners, and more. You can save your artwork as a Creative Cloud document, learn how to blend objects in Illustrator desktop, and continue your design journey.
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