Im trying to reproduce a gradient I created several times in the last year but each time the result is too hard, whatever I do i just cant find a way to get the result i need - any ideas... Im posting screen shots of what I need to do and what is happening....
The top is the default result and the bottom is what i need -
Any suggestions gratefully received! (I will save it in future)
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Try doing it in stages using more than layer, as c.p. suggested
Fill a layer with the purple background.
There are so many ways you can proceed from here, but lets look at the gradient tool to start with.
With white as your foreground colour, select the gradient tool, and in the Options Bar choose the second option, Foreground to Transparent.
Drag the gradient from the centre of the screen top the bottom of the screen. It is important not to go too far, or you'll have a hard edge if you need to modify the gradient
You can Free Transform the white gradient layer to any shape you prefer
You can use Gaussian Blur to soften the gradient
If that makes the gradient too thin, you can copy the layer.
If that makes it too dense, you adjust layer opacity
Or you can practice with the Gradient editor, which is a very useful skill to develop
Switch back to the first option, which is Foreground to Background.
Click on the gradient to open the editor
Click on either of the end stops (red highlight) which create a central slider (green highlight)
Drag the central slider to change the gradient
or
Or you can click under the gradient to create a new colour swatch
With the new colour point active (a black triangle above it) select a colour either from the swatch panel, or click on the image
Or go crazy. If you make something you like, save it by clicking on New.
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