# Illustrator Gradients

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/illustrator-gradients/140418
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [March 10, 2005, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/illustrator-gradients/140418 "2005-03-10T21:09:29Z")
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### Author: ![sixfortyfive](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/sixfortyfive/32/671_2.png) [@sixfortyfive](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sixfortyfive)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2005, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/illustrator-gradients/140418/1 "2005-03-10T21:09:29Z")

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Anyone know how to successfully import a gradient from Illustrator and keep it a vector? I’ve tried a bunch of imports/exports and it keeps converting all gradients to bitmaps.

I’ve got a piece of artwork in Illustrator that I want to import into Flash, and keep everything as vectors. So I can’t re-draw everything in Flash.

Man, you would think this would be easier.