Adobe PHOTOSHOP 5.0 User Manual page 216

208 CHAPTER 9
Painting
Diamond gradient
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.
Specify the opacity and blending mode as
3
explained in "Using the Options palette for
painting and editing tools" on page 203.
To use a transparency mask for the gradient fill,
4
select Transparency. (See "Editing the gradient
transparency" on page 210.)
To create a smoother blend with less banding,
5
select Dither.
To reverse the order of colors in the gradient fill,
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select Reverse.
7 Select a gradient fill from the list.
( ) Shades from the starting
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
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
B
C
D E F
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.
, hold down Shift as
°
G H