Filling And Stroking Selections, Layers, And Paths - Adobe 13102498 - Photoshop CS3 - Mac User Manual

To adjust the location of the midpoint opacity (the point midway between the starting and ending opacities), do
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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.
To add an intermediate opacity to the mask, click above the gradient bar to define a new opacity stop. You can
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then adjust and move this opacity as you would for a starting or ending opacity. To remove an intermediate opacity,
drag its transparency stop up and off the gradient bar.
To create a preset gradient, enter a name in the Name text box, and click New. This creates a new gradient preset
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with the transparency setting you specified.
Create a noise gradient
A noise gradient is a gradient that contains randomly distributed colors within the range of colors that you specify.
Noise gradient with different roughness values.
A. 10% roughness B. 50% roughness C. 90% roughness
1 Select the Gradient tool
Click in the gradient sample in the options bar to display the Gradient Editor dialog box.
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To base the new gradient on an existing gradient, select a gradient in the Presets section of the dialog box.
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4 Choose Noise from the Gradient Type pop-up menu.
To control how gradual the transitions are between color bands in the gradient, enter a value in the Roughness
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text box, or drag the Roughness pop-up slider.
6 To define the color model, choose a color model from the Color Model list.
To adjust the range of colors, drag the sliders. For each color component of the color model you've selected, you
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can drag the sliders to define the range of acceptable values. For example, if you choose the HSB model, you can
restrict the gradient to blue-green hues, high saturation, and medium brightness.
8 Set the options to restrict colors or add transparency.
To randomize a gradient that conforms to the settings, click the Randomize button until you find a setting you like.
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10 To create a preset gradient, enter a name in the Name text box, and click New. This creates a new preset gradient
with the settings you specified.

Filling and stroking selections, layers, and paths

You can fill the inside of a selection, path, or layer with a color or pattern. You can also add color to the outline of a
selection or path, called stroking.
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