- Introduction
- Understanding Foreground and Background Colors
- Using the Brush and Brush Presets Panels
- Modifying the Brush Presets Panel
- Selecting Brush Tip Sets
- Adjusting Brush Tips
- Adjusting Bristle Brush Tips
- Creating Customized Brush Tips
- Saving Customized Brush Tips
- Working with the Brush and Airbrush Tools
- Working with the Mixed Brush Tool
- Working with the Pencil Tool
- Working with Auto Erase
- Working with the Line Tool
- Using the Standard Shape Tool
- Working with the Custom Shape Tool
- Creating a Custom Shape
- Saving Custom Shape Sets
- Using the Paint Bucket Tool
- Working with the Eraser Tools
- Working with the Magic Eraser Tool
- Creating and Applying Gradients
- Creating and Saving Customized Gradients
- Using the Color Replacement Tool
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Creating and Saving Customized Gradients
Customized gradients are easy to create and essential when you just can’t find what you want in Photoshop’s predefined sets. It doesn’t matter how many gradients Photoshop provides for you, there will always be that one instance where they just don’t do the required job. With just a few clicks of your mouse, you can create your own customized gradients. You can start with one of Photoshop’s gradients and modify it to your needs. You can also start completely from scratch; the choice is yours, and so are the rewards of creating that one-of-a-kind stunning gradient you can use for your current and future projects.
Create and Save a Customized Gradient
Select the Gradient tool on the toolbox.
Click the thumbnail of the active gradient on the Options bar to open the Gradient dialog box.
Select a gradient from the available options that is close to what you want to create.
- The preset gradients include Foreground to Transparent, Chrome, Spectrum, Transparent Rainbow, Transparent Stripes, and Neutral Density (New!).
Enter a name for the new gradient.
Click New.
A thumbnail (copy of the selected gradient) appears at the bottom of the list.
Click the Gradient Type list arrow, and then select one of the following:
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Solid. Uses solid colors for the gradient.
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Noise. Uses noise to distribute the colors.
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Click the Smoothness list arrow, and then select one of the following:
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Smoothness. A percentage value (0% to 100%) that determines how smoothly the colors of the gradient blend together (available when the Solid option is selected).
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Roughness. A percentage value (0% to 100%) that determines how much noise to introduce into the gradient colors (available when the Noise option is selected).
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To add Opacity Stops, click above the gradient line; to remove Opacity Stops, drag the stop away from the line.
To add Color Stops, click below the gradient line; to remove Color Stops, drag the stop away from the line.
Click on an Opacity Stop, and then enter an Opacity percentage (0% to 100%), and a Location percentage (0% to 100%) for the
stop to place it on the line.
Click on a Color stop, and then select a color, and a Location percentage (0% to 100%) for the stop to place it on the line.
Click Delete to delete the selected opacity or color stop.
Click Save to save the new gradient set.
The set will include the new gradients, and all the gradients that appear in the Presets panel.
- Click OK.
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