Have no fear of the Gradient Tool in Adobe Illustrator! This is a Beginner’s Tutorial on how to get started with your mad gradient skills. No advanced mesh or 3D tools needed to make your graphics and type fade lovingly in and out – just use the Gradient Tool Palette and play around until you see what you like. Just remember – when you want your type to have a gradient, outline it first. Then use the sliders to pick your colors. If you want one end of the gradient to fade out into nothingness – just change the opacity to zero. This is your first step into a larger world of logo design and illustration. Go forth!