FADE TO TRANSPARENCY

[toonybrain]

Hello everyone! I need help fast. It's for an illustration not an animation. I have a gradient background which takes up the entire frame - lighter color on the upper left to darker color on the lower right.

Is there anyway that I can make the edge of the light color fade out to transparency? I noticed in the gradient menu at the top there is a selection that reads, "APen to Transparent," but I must not be using it right because it won't work for me. There are two colors and no transparency although I can see transparency evident in the "pick color" bar. What am I not doing correctly?

Any suggestions or instruction you can provide? I would appreciate it very much.

[ZigOtto]

hi Toonybrain,
from the menu toolbar, open the Gradient Panel, edit your colorA anbd ColorB if necessary,
then, on the Alpha line (white), LMB-Click on the squared-spot below the color you want to become transparent,
and reduce its Alpha value to the level you want via the mini-sliders (from 99 to 0).

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that's done, you can use the square-fill tool, fill option on Gradient,
and click & draw a diagonal from one corner to the opposite.

[toonybrain]

Thank you, ZigOtto, for the clear and thorough directions. I will do as instructed. God bless.

[toonybrain]

It worked! I'm grateful for your assistance in my time of need.