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Do Now: Take out your notebook and define the Gradient Tool. Good Morning Do Now: Take out your notebook and define the Gradient Tool. Good Morning Aim: What is a gradient? Mr. Spaterella Technology Oct. 26
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Gradient Tool Allows you to apply a fill consisting of two or more colors blending together. Shortcut: G Allows you to apply a fill consisting of two or more colors blending together. Shortcut: G
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Gradient Tool Gradient tool is grouped with the Paint Bucket tool and share the same shortcut command. Shortcut: G Gradient tool is grouped with the Paint Bucket tool and share the same shortcut command. Shortcut: G
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Gradient Tool - Options Gradient tool offers a variety of preset gradients in the options bar: Linear, Radial, Angled, Reflective, Diamond Gradient tool offers a variety of preset gradients in the options bar: Linear, Radial, Angled, Reflective, Diamond
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Gradient Tool - Options Bar Opacity: 0-100% Reverse: to reverse the color order of the selected gradient Dither: create a smoother transition Transparency: create gradients using a gradient mask. Opacity: 0-100% Reverse: to reverse the color order of the selected gradient Dither: create a smoother transition Transparency: create gradients using a gradient mask.
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Gradient Editor Current Gradient - click to edit gradient.
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Gradient Editor Click under the gradient bar to add a new slider. *
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Gradient Editor Click on the slider to access the color picker dialog window
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New Document Create a New Document with the following specifications: Size: 8” x 8” Resolution: 300 ppi Color Mode: RGB Save As: your first name 9 color.psd Example: horatio 9 color.psd Create a New Document with the following specifications: Size: 8” x 8” Resolution: 300 ppi Color Mode: RGB Save As: your first name 9 color.psd Example: horatio 9 color.psd
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New Document Step 1 Layer 1 - Using the Rectangular marquee tool draw a rectangle with a Feather radius 0 px. Choose a gradient that fades from a color to white. Apply the gradient to your selection. Draw a total of 5 different size rectangles with different orientations e.g. vertical, horizontal, square and different gradients fading from one, two, three, four, and five color gradients. Step 1 Layer 1 - Using the Rectangular marquee tool draw a rectangle with a Feather radius 0 px. Choose a gradient that fades from a color to white. Apply the gradient to your selection. Draw a total of 5 different size rectangles with different orientations e.g. vertical, horizontal, square and different gradients fading from one, two, three, four, and five color gradients.
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Color Visual perception of the spectrum of light described in terms of hue, brightness, and saturation.
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Color Gamut Which color has the greater gamut?
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Color Palette Access to Photoshop’s color generation tools.
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Color Palette Click on the color options button to select from various color sliders and spectrums.
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Foreground/Background Color Click to set foreground colors. Click to set background colors. Switch foreground and background colors. Default foreground and background colors.
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Color Picker Click on foreground color icon to access color picker.
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