Day 17: Blending Shapes & Colors
Illustrator Blend Tool does the trick of creating smooth transition between objects. You can blend open paths to create line effects and blend shapes to create realistic shadings. There are many creative things you can do with the Blend Tool and you will definitely be using it a lot in your illustrations.
Blend Effects
Here are some quick interesting stuff you can do with blending.
Realistic Shadings
With smooth blends you can create realistic shading which cannot be done with gradient.

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- Illustrator Blend Tool Experiments
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