To enable you to edit existing gradients or create new ones, Photoshop provides the Gradient Editor. To access the editor, double-click the gradient thumbnail in the Options palette.
To edit an existing gradient, select a preset from the menu at the top of the editor dialog box. You can load any of the available gradient sets in the window by clicking the Load button and choosing a different set from the Load dialog box that appears. Just as you can with the preset menu, you can also change the Editor’s preset display. From the flyout menu, select small or large thumbnails, small or large list view, or text only. The controls located at the bottom of the editor dialog box allow you to change the color of a selected color stop. Click the color swatch to access the Color Picker and choose a new color. Click the arrow next to the swatch to access a pop-up menu and apply the Foreground, Background, or User color.
After a preset is selected, you can alter the gradient blend by doing any of the following:
- Drag any of the color stops under the gradient bar to the left or right.
- Add color stops by clicking anywhere under the gradient bar.
- Delete a color from the gradient by dragging its color stop off the editor window, or select the color stop and then click the Delete button at the bottom of the dialog.
Select any of the opacity stops above the gradient bar to apply different opacity values to the gradient blend. With an opacity stop selected, enter a new opacity value in the opacity field at the bottom of the dialog box. You can add, delete, and reposition opacity stops by using the same methods you use with color stops.
Gradient Editor Tips
- You must always have at least two colors present in a traditional solid-color gradient.
- Opacity gradients can contain one or more opacity levels and colors.
After all of your adjustments have been made, enter a name for the gradient in the Name field, and click the New button to add your custom preset to the set. The new gradient preset appears at the end of the menu list.
To edit an existing gradient, select a preset from the menu at the top of the editor dialog box. You can load any of the available gradient sets in the window by clicking the Load button and choosing a different set from the Load dialog box that appears. Just as you can with the preset menu, you can also change the Editor’s preset display. From the flyout menu, select small or large thumbnails, small or large list view, or text only. The controls located at the bottom of the editor dialog box allow you to change the color of a selected color stop. Click the color swatch to access the Color Picker and choose a new color. Click the arrow next to the swatch to access a pop-up menu and apply the Foreground, Background, or User color.
After a preset is selected, you can alter the gradient blend by doing any of the following:
- Drag any of the color stops under the gradient bar to the left or right.
- Add color stops by clicking anywhere under the gradient bar.
- Delete a color from the gradient by dragging its color stop off the editor window, or select the color stop and then click the Delete button at the bottom of the dialog.
Select any of the opacity stops above the gradient bar to apply different opacity values to the gradient blend. With an opacity stop selected, enter a new opacity value in the opacity field at the bottom of the dialog box. You can add, delete, and reposition opacity stops by using the same methods you use with color stops.
Gradient Editor Tips
- You must always have at least two colors present in a traditional solid-color gradient.
- Opacity gradients can contain one or more opacity levels and colors.
After all of your adjustments have been made, enter a name for the gradient in the Name field, and click the New button to add your custom preset to the set. The new gradient preset appears at the end of the menu list.
The Gradient Editor
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