CHAPTER 8
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Painting
•
Select the Vertical Type tool to enter vertical
text.
2
Enter the type you want, and then in the
options bar, click the Commit Text button
to
commit changes to the text.
3
Choose Layer > Simplify Layer to convert the
vector text to a bitmap image. (For more infor-
mation on simplifying type, see “Simplifying type
layers” on page 199.)
4
Control-click (Windows) or Command-click
(Mac OS) on the text layer in the Layers palette to
select the text.
5
Select the Gradient tool.
6
In the options bar, click the desired gradient
type (linear, radial, angular, reflected, or
diamond).
7
Choose a gradient fill from the Gradient Picker
pop-up palette.
8
Position the pointer on the text where you want
to set the starting point of the gradient, and drag
to define the ending point.
Specifying the gradient transparency
Each gradient fill contains settings that control the
opacity of the fill at different locations on the
gradient. For example, you can set the starting
color to 100% opacity and have the fill gradually
blend into an ending color with 50% opacity.
The checkerboard pattern indicates the amount of
transparency in the gradient preview.
To specify the gradient transparency:
1
Create a gradient as described in steps 1
through 10 of “Creating or editing gradient fills”
on page 148.
2
To adjust the starting opacity in the Gradient
Editor, click the left opacity stop above the
gradient bar. The triangle below the stop turns
black, indicating that you’re editing the starting
transparency.
3
Set the Opacity by doing one of the following:
•
Enter a value between 0 (fully transparent) and
100% (fully opaque).
•
Drag the arrow on the Opacity pop-up slider.
4
To adjust the opacity of the endpoint, click the
right transparency stop above the gradient bar.
Then set the opacity as described in step 3.
5
To adjust the location of the starting or ending
opacity, do one of the following:
•
Drag the corresponding opacity stop to the left
or right.
•
Select the corresponding opacity stop, and enter
a value for Location.
6
To adjust the location of the midpoint opacity
(the point midway between the starting and
ending opacities), do one of the following:
•
Drag the diamond above the gradient bar to the
left or right.
•
Select the diamond, and enter a value for
Location.
7
To delete the opacity stop you are editing,
click Delete.
Note:
Gradients require at least two opacity stops.
