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trAnsform grAdients
As you saw in the previous exercise, it is fairly easy to apply gradients to any drawing
object, and to change the colors that are used in those gradients. Of course, the left-to-
right gradient on the car’s body does not create the realistic effect that you want. You
now need to transform the applied gradients to finish the piece.

1. With corvette.fla open, choose the Gradient Transform tool (nested under
the Free Transform tool).

2. Click the window shape to select it.
The Gradient Transform tool enables you to adjust the size, direction, and center point
of a gradient fill. When you click an object filled with a gradient, a special bounding box
shows the gradient-editing handles.

Gradient Location of leftmost
Transform tool gradient stop color
Center-point handle
Width handle
Size handle
Rotation handle

3. Click the center point of the gradient and drag to the top-left corner of the
window shape.
Dragging the center-point handle moves the center of the gradient to a new location.

4. Click the gradient-width handle and drag in about halfway to flatten the gradient.
Dragging the width handle of a radial gradient makes the gradient narrower or wider in
one direction, essentially creating a skewed effect.

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