Adjusting gradients

To edit the gradient, you usually manipulate individual control points. However, there are also 

several commands that adjust the entire gradient. These commands will work on the active curves 

(color or opacity), or both when they are linked together (see 

Transparent gradients

).

  Click Adjust Colors on the Gradient menu to open the Adjust dialog. This dialog allows you 

to change the color balance, hue, saturation, brightness, and contrast of the entire gradient. 

For example, by moving the Saturation slider in the HSL tab completely to the left, you can 

create a grayscale version of the gradient.

  Click Randomize on the Gradient menu to randomize the gradient. This fills the gradient 

with a random number of control points, all with random colors. 

  Click Randomize Bright or Randomize Misty for a different selection of colors. 

  Click Randomize Custom to open a dialog with a variety of options for randomizing the 

gradient. Here, you can randomize for example only the positions of the control points, or 

choose from specific ranges of values for the colors. 

Click Reverse on the Gradient menu to reverse (mirror) the positions of the control points, so the 

leftmost point will appear on the right, and the rightmost point on the left.

Click Invert on the Gradient menu to invert the colors or opacity values of the control points. This is 

often useful with the opacity curve, to invert what is transparent and what is opaque.

Next: 

Opening and saving gradients

See Also

Animating gradients

Editing gradients

Gradients

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