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chrisb33930735
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Jun 26, 2023 4:32 PM UTC
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Gradients not exporting with image

Something really strange is going on. My gradients look fine when I'm editing, but when I export, it's only showing the leftmost color. I've attached images.

 

 

 

c.pfaffenbichler
c.pfaffenbichlerCorrect answer
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May 21, 2025 6:25 AM UTC

Here's a better screenshot. I cannot provide the file due to copyright issues.

 

 


If I remeber correctly this is a known issue with »Export As«. 

In the meantime please use the work-around of applying a Layer Mask (of the Artboard’s dimensions) to the Gradient Layer or convert it to a Smart Object. 

49 replies

Participant
Feb 8, 2024 1:53 AM UTC

Hi, I have the same issue ! Spent 3 days on a poster with some basic radial gradient. Evething looked fine on photoshop, when I tried to export either some were gone or misplaced. It's really frustrating 

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Nancy OShea
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Community Expert
Feb 23, 2025 11:02 PM UTC

Export as what file type?

Are you flattening the image in Photoshop to ensure the gradient is stable?

 

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Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
Participant
Jan 19, 2024 5:35 PM UTC

Just had this happen this moring!! 

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Participant
Jan 17, 2024 3:58 PM UTC

Two people on my team, myself included, are also having this issue!

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Participant
Dec 21, 2023 8:33 PM UTC

I am also having this issue and it seems like it still hasn't been addressed by Adobe. 

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Participant
Nov 9, 2023 1:08 AM UTC

@Emma22380609293l. To keep your original template intact and work non-destructively, the best way is to duplicate the file before proceeding to flatten the images.

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Participant
Nov 8, 2023 5:02 PM UTC

I'm having the exact same issue. I have gradient on my text (light orange to white), but when I export it, it's just white. Problem is that this file serves as a template, so I still have to be able to edit the text,... So I probably can't use the method of flattening the image, right?

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Participant
Aug 1, 2023 3:55 AM UTC

Thanks for the helpful tips. After flattening the layers, I achieved a good result.

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Participant
Aug 1, 2023 3:53 AM UTC

Since updating my Photoshop to the latest version, I have been experiencing the same issue.

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mglush
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Jun 28, 2023 5:23 PM UTC

I'm glad it works (as a work around!), and yes, by you posting your issue here in the forums, I am sure they are aware of it. Hopefully, they can figure out why it's happening and get it taken care of.

Michelle

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chrisb33930735
Participant
Jun 28, 2023 4:32 PM UTC

Thanks for getting back to me! For some reason, it looks like flattening the image works!

 

I can use that as a workaround for now, but I'm curious if the Adobe team knows what's going on just in case others run into this issue.

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Participant
Nov 5, 2024 12:54 PM UTC

Hey, you can also merge all the layers with alt + ctrl + shift + e hotkey. This will create a new layer from all the others in your project. This way there's no need to create another file. Works the same way.

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