How do I skew a shape gradient?

Question

I assume this should be trivially easy, but for the life of me I can't figure out how to do it, and 20 minutes of googling hasn't given me any clues.

I started with a rectangle shape and then applied a gradient to it. Then I skewed the rectangle so that the top edge was shorter than the bottom edge, expecting that the gradient would also be skewed, but it is not:

So how can I get the gradient to skew along with the shape? (*Without* rasterizing the shape, which makes it too hard to work with.)

Thanks for your help!

Theresa J · Accepted Answer

You could create a rectangular gradient shape layer, convert it to a smart object and then transform the smart object.

davescm · Answer

HiThe two ways I could think of would be to either:1. Clip a layer with a gradient to the vector shape - although it will need to be transformed separatelyor2.Create a vector mask on a gradient pixel layer. When you transform the layer the vector mask will also transform keeping it sharpDave

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