Instructions for using the Gradient tool in Photoshop

The Gradient tool is a gradient color tool in Photoshop, dithering, and shifting colors based on the principle of mixing monochromatic color bands according to certain rules. When using Gradient, the colors in the image will change from one color to another. Gradient helps to create photos with fancy, unique, and non-duplicating colors due to many different color ranges, along with a way to color the image. And to be able to use Gradient effectively when editing photos, you need to have the basic knowledge and content about Gradient to know. The following article will summarize the most basic content about the Gradient tool for readers.

The Complete Guide to Gradient Photoshop

1. Gradient Fills

To activate the Gradient tool in Photoshop, pressing the G key is the fastest. When you look at the top toolbar, there will be 5 different icons from left to right, respectively linear, radial, angle, reflected and diamond.

When we select 1 in this icon, a plus sign will be displayed . Then we will click on the image to select the starting point, then drag down the end of the image and then release the mouse, hold the Shift key to fill the color in a straight line. If the start and end points are far apart, the gradation will be smoother, otherwise, a distance will be created.

Linear Gradient

This style will apply a gradient in a straight line from the start point to the end point.

Radial Gradient

Create a fill circle with the starting point as the center and the shade as the end point.

Angle Gradient

Starting and ending in an angle, the two colors blend in a clockwise motion from the starting color to the end color around the offset angle.

Reflected Gradient

Create a mirror color style, the color effect is duplicated with the endpoint color on both sides of the starting point color.

Diamond Gradient

Create a gradient of a diamond shape, starting with a diamond and transforming at the end.

2. Gradient Color Correction

After choosing the type of fill you want at Gradient Fill, we will choose the type of color we want to use. Click the color box in the toolbar to select the color you want.

Click on the gear icon and then display the menu as shown below to select a specific color type.

Customize Gradient

We click on the color frame to open the Gradient Editor . Here we can edit the color at the slider below. We will see that there is a Solid gradient that creates a color transition between many colors and a Noise gradient that has a more random color dispersion.

3. How to Use Gradient in Photoshop

After knowing some information about the Gradient tool in Photoshop, we can immediately apply it to the image to change the image color gamut.