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CHAPTER 7
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Painting and Drawing
3
Select a gradient from the list to create a new
gradient based on the gradient you selected.
4
To define the starting color of the gradient, click
the left color stop under the gradient bar. The
triangle above the stop turns black, indicating that
the starting color is being edited.
5
To choose a color, do one of the following:
•
Double-click the color stop, or click the color
swatch below the gradient bar. Choose a color, and
click OK. For information on choosing a color,
see "Using the Adobe Color Picker" on page 77.
•
Choose foreground from the color pop-up menu
in the Gradient Editor dialog box to use the
current foreground color.
•
Choose background from the color pop-up
menu to use the current background color.
•
Position the pointer over the gradient bar (the
pointer turns into the eyedropper), and click to
sample a color, or click anywhere in the image to
sample a color from the image.
6
To define the ending color, click the right color
stop under the gradient bar. Then choose a color as
described in step 5.
7
To adjust the location of the starting point or
ending point, do one of the following:
•
Drag the corresponding color stop left or right to
the location you want.
•
Click the corresponding color stop, and enter a
value for Location. A value of 0% places the point
at the far left end of the gradient bar, a value of
100% at the far right end.
8
To adjust the location of the midpoint (where
the gradient displays an even mix of the starting
and ending colors), drag the diamond below the
gradient bar to the left or right, or click the
diamond and enter a value for Location.
9
To delete the color stop you are editing,
click Delete.
10
To set the smoothness for the entire gradient,
enter a value or drag the slider.
11
If desired, set transparency values for the
gradient. (See "Specifying the gradient trans-
parency" on page 153.)
12
Enter a name for the new gradient.
13
To save the gradient as a preset, click New after
you have finished creating the gradient.
14
Click OK to exit the dialog box, and the newly
created gradient is selected and ready to use.
To add intermediate colors to a gradient:
In the Gradient Editor dialog box, click below the
gradient bar to define another color stop. Specify
the color and adjust the location and midpoint for
the intermediate point as you would for a starting
or ending point. To remove an intermediate color,
drag the color stop down and off the gradient bar,
or select the color stop and press Delete.
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