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BibbidiBobbidiBob
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October 16, 2025
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Edit multiple gradients (gradient tool)

  • October 16, 2025
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I'm not sure if I'm missing something or if this isn't (yet) a feature.

When working with multiple gradients on a layer, I'm only able to edit the last one.

Being able to edit it at all is great but this feature would be even better if I could switch to another gradient and edit this one. Especially for masks this would be a huge help.

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S_Gans
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S_GansCommunity Expert
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October 16, 2025

Hi. I'm wondering if you're using the Gradient Tool in Classic Gradient mode. If so, it's simply creating pixel level gradients. Once those are set, they're not really editable. To make them, you'd make your selection, and simply drag the gradient into it, then hit the check in the control bar, or hit enter to "set" it.
The newer method (since somewhere about 2023, is that the Gradient Tool, when set to just Gradient, makes a Gradient Adjustment Layer. These are completely editable. To do so, you'd click the gradient swatch icon in the Layer panel, and you can change the gradient at will. 

Take a look at the screenshots:

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BibbidiBobbidiBobAuthor
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October 16, 2025

Thanks for your suggestion. 

The important word here is: mask.

In a mask, while creating a black/white gradients, only the last gradient is editable as far as I can tell. 

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BibbidiBobbidiBobAuthor
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October 23, 2025

Hi @BibbidiBobbidiBob, I'm just checking in to see if the suggestion helped or if you still have any questions? Let us know how things are going. Thanks! ^CH


Thanks for bumping this issue. I entirely forgot about answering.

@Semaphoric already showed exactly what I tried to decribe. Having two (intersecting) gradinents in one mask only gives you the option of editing the last one.

This aspect could be improved in my opinion.

 

@Trevor.Dennis there sure are many ways to achieve what I want. For me the question is if there could be a cleaner way to do it (with the improvement of this tool).

The idea would be a hybrid of the classical and the new gradient tool.

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