Step 1Ĭreate some text with the Type tool, with the font of your choosing. No need to worry, there is an easy way to add gradients to text and keep them editable. You can Outline the text and then add a gradient, but then you can’t edit the text later. In Illustrator, you can’t apply a gradient to text the way you normally add gradients to other objects. There are only a couple easy steps to this technique. Moreover, I found that adding an extra step to this known technique, enables you add transparent gradients to text in Illustrator CS4 while still keeping the text editable! I’m sure a bunch of you have seen this technique before in other blogs or are already aware of adding gradients to text, but it is worth mentioning for those that don’t know this technique.
