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August 21, 2026
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Live gradient Fill layers with the ability to bend

  • August 21, 2026
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The editable gradient map is great i constantly need the Linear Gradient to be bent, a bit like the transform warp arc feature would be amazing!

The ability to squash a radial gradient as well as bend it would also be incredibly useful 

This would ba especially useful remaking skies.

The ability to add grain into this would be great too as dither still produces banding results in 8bit

 

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    Known Participant
    August 26, 2026

    yes i do use a smart layer for now but its just another step.

    I usually have a seperate mainly grey layer made for grain on overlay, that pattern is an alternative i hadn’t considered, nice work

    c.pfaffenbichler
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    Community Expert
    August 23, 2026

    The ability to squash a radial gradient as well as bend it would also be incredibly useful 

    I suppose you use Smart Objects and warp those now? 

     

    As for the grain I would recommend using the Layer Style »Pattern Overlay« with the blend Mode »Linear Light« with a noise pattern based on 50% grey. 

     

     

     

     

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