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MrCameraMan
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March 18, 2019
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Gradient Tool and Ellipse Tool

  • March 18, 2019
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I'm overlooking something small, and I need some help.  When I draw an oval with the Ellipse tool, I want to draw a B/W Gradient inside the oval, but the gradient is drawn on the whole canvas/image.  What am I doing wrong?  Frustrated.

Thank you in advance!

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Correct answer MrCameraMan

I found the answer.  I forgot to hit Command and click directly on the thumbnail of the layer with my shape to put a selection around the shape **before** using the gradient tool.  Thank you anyway, Chuck!

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Chuck Uebele
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Chuck UebeleCommunity Expert
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March 18, 2019

One method is to use a shape layer:

Another would be to make a layer with an solid oval then apply a clipping mask above it with the gradient, which you can then transform to the shape of the oval.

There are more ways.

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MrCameraManAuthor
Inspiring
March 18, 2019

But is there a setting that I have in place that is causing my whole image to be a gradient instead of just the inside of the oval I drew with the ellipse tool?  In other words, what should I check to see what the default settings should be for ellipse or gradient tools?

Bojan Živković11378569
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Bojan Živković11378569Community Expert
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March 18, 2019

You must click on Gradient fill in fly-out menu in the Options bar as shown in the first screenshot. Can you post screenshot with Layers panel and Options bar visible?

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