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CHAPTER 9 208
Painting
Diamond gradient ( ) Shades from the starting
point outward in a diamond pattern. The ending
point defines one corner of the diamond.
Angle gradient tool, and diamond gradient tool
Note: The gradient tools cannot be used with images
in Bitmap or indexed-color mode.
To apply a gradient fill:
1 To fill only part of the image, select the desired
area. Otherwise, the gradient fill is applied to the
entire active layer.
2
Select and double-click the linear gradient,
radial gradient, angular gradient, reflected
gradient, or diamond gradient tool to display its
Options palette.
3
Specify the opacity and blending mode as
explained in “Using the Options palette for
painting and editing tools” on page 203.
4 To use a transparency mask for the gradient fill,
select Transparency. (See “Editing the gradient
transparency” on page 210.)
5 To create a smoother blend with less banding,
select Dither.
6 To reverse the order of colors in the gradient fill,
select Reverse.
7 Select a gradient fill from the list.
8
Position the pointer in the image where you
want to set the starting point of the gradient, and
drag to define the ending point. To constrain the
line angle to a multiple of 45
°
, hold down Shift as
you drag.
For an explanation of how the starting and ending
points affect gradient appearance, see the descrip-
tions before this procedure.
Creating and editing gradient fills
The Gradient Editor dialog box lets you define a
new gradient or modify an existing one. You can
also add intermediate colors to a gradient, creating
a blend between more than two colors.
A. Starting color stop B. Colorselectionbox C. Preview bar
D. Foreground and background selection boxes
E. Color swatch F. Midpoint G. Gradient bar
H. Ending color stop
To create or edit a gradient:
1 Double-click a gradient tool to display its
Options palette.
A
B
C
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