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Gradients not exporting with image

Community Beginner ,
Jun 26, 2023 Jun 26, 2023

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.

 

 

 

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Community Expert , May 20, 2025 May 20, 2025

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. 

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Community Expert ,
Jun 26, 2023 Jun 26, 2023

Hi!

That is strange! Can you show us a screenshot of your window with your panels visible and the Gradent tool selected so we can see the settings in your Options bar. We need to see what you are working with. Also, what version of Photoshop are you working with? What format are you exporting to?

Michelle

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New Here ,
Apr 19, 2024 Apr 19, 2024

having the same issue here

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New Here ,
Feb 18, 2025 Feb 18, 2025

same here, it happened after the last update, but only in PS BETA, which i love, so please try to fix it ASAP 

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Community Expert ,
Feb 18, 2025 Feb 18, 2025

Could you please post screenshots taken at View > 100% with the pertinent Panels (Toolbar, Layers, Options Bar, …) visible? 

Does the faulty result occur only when Exporting As or also when Saving a Copy? 

 

Have you tried the work-around @Morpheus Space mentioned above? 

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New Here ,
Feb 18, 2025 Feb 18, 2025

I cant for now, i re installed version 26.4 and its working perfectly fine, where as version 26.5 has so many inssue's, 2 of them that i noticed was 

1- gredient is not exporting, it exports as one color --> JPEG export 

2- applying --> image --> ajustments ( any option selcted from the menue) does not work ! it applies but you cannot ajust the propreties / for example brightness and contrast --> it applies but i cannot play with it, it just says its there under the layer it self 

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Community Expert ,
Feb 18, 2025 Feb 18, 2025
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I cant for now, i re installed version 26.4 and its working perfectly fine, where as version 26.5 has so many inssue's, 2 of them that i noticed was 

1- gredient is not exporting, it exports as one color --> JPEG export 

2- applying --> image --> ajustments ( any option selcted from the menue) does not work ! it applies but you cannot ajust the propreties / for example brightness and contrast --> it applies but i cannot play with it, it just says its there under the layer it self 


By @kikaalrais

Photoshop is currently at 26.3.0 so if you are talking about Photoshop (Beta) please do so at the correct Forum. 

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-beta/ct-p/ct-photoshop-beta?page=1&sort=latest_replies&filt...

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Community Beginner ,
Jun 28, 2023 Jun 28, 2023

Thanks for getting back to me! I've attached an image of the full window

 

I'm running photoshop 2023 version 24.6gradient full window.png

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New Here ,
Feb 23, 2025 Feb 23, 2025

There's a work around that i found. instead of duplicating the layers and files, you can group your gradients and convert them as smart object and this seems to work for me.

 

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Community Expert ,
Jun 28, 2023 Jun 28, 2023

This sounds like an issue that the Photoshop team will need to address. But, in the meantime, did you try flattening your file and then exporting? Save your file with all of your layers intact, then do a "Save As" and save it with a different file name. Then flatten the image and save out to your desired format. Do yuo still have the same issue?

Michelle

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Community Expert ,
Jun 28, 2023 Jun 28, 2023

And thanks for posting the screenshot of your workspace window!

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Community Beginner ,
Jun 28, 2023 Jun 28, 2023

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.flat.png

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Community Beginner ,
Nov 05, 2024 Nov 05, 2024

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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Community Expert ,
Jun 28, 2023 Jun 28, 2023

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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Community Beginner ,
Jul 31, 2023 Jul 31, 2023

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

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Community Beginner ,
Jul 31, 2023 Jul 31, 2023

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

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New Here ,
Nov 08, 2023 Nov 08, 2023

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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Community Beginner ,
Nov 08, 2023 Nov 08, 2023

@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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New Here ,
Dec 21, 2023 Dec 21, 2023

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

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New Here ,
Jan 17, 2024 Jan 17, 2024

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

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New Here ,
Jan 19, 2024 Jan 19, 2024

Just had this happen this moring!! 

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Community Beginner ,
Feb 07, 2024 Feb 07, 2024

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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Community Expert ,
Feb 23, 2025 Feb 23, 2025

Export as what file type?

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

 

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Community Beginner ,
Feb 07, 2024 Feb 07, 2024

How can we address this issue to Adobe team because it's not my first time !

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New Here ,
Feb 21, 2024 Feb 21, 2024

Same issue here

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