How to make Text have a rainbow effect in Unity (Part 1)

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In this 1st part of a 3 part series, I talk about how to achieve a rainbow effect on TextMeshPro text in unity. By utilizing some example code that is included in TextMeshPro and applying a gradient we are able to create the effect rather simply.

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Music used: Shop Theme from Undertale (Created by Toby Fox)

Chapters
0:00 - Intro
0:25 - Setting Up Scene
1:45 - Understanding How To Affect Characters
4:07 - Creating A Gradient For Our Text
4:57 - Getting Color From Our Gradient
5:40 - Understanding The Layout Of The Gradient On The Text
7:00 - Adjusting Speed of Gradient/Rainbow Effect
7:16 - Demoing The Rainbow Effect
7:41 - Multiple Colors In One Character
8:47 - Caveats To Be Resolved In The Next Episode
9:31 - The End



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