How To Use The Gradient Tool In Photoshop

Brendan Williams
Brendan Williams
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Published 2021-08-06
There are many different ways to use the gradient tool in Photoshop to add colored gradients to your images with ease. Whether you want to paint directly on a layer, fill a shape with a gradient, or use gradient fill layers, there are many options to suite your style. By the end of this photoshop tutorial you'll know how to confidently create and use gradients in each of these 3 methods.
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Timestamps
0:00 Creating A Basic Gradient In Photoshop
1:21 Customizing Gradients
2:33 Adding Colors To Gradients
3:00 Creating Gradient Presets
3:31 Adding Gradients To Canvas
5:10 Filling Shapes With Gradients
6:48 Using Gradient Fill Layers
7:40 Additional Gradient Settings
8:37 Wrapping Up
All Comments (21)
  • @TheFujiwuji
    At 1:39 he says if you double-click on the bar it'll open a color picker box... that does not happen when I double-click. Nothing happens or opens.
  • @1jadeitejade
    Excellent tutorial, Brendan makes a complicated process easy to learn. Thank you Thank you
  • @daliodada5
    Wow, that was the best. So clear and quick, yet not too quick. Thank you.
  • @TheRisingStar9
    Thank you, Brendan! Your tutorial was a great help to me.☺
  • @LadyLoreleiMcKelvey
    Thank so much! Creating a gradient inside a shape was exactly what I was looking for to mimic the way I use gradients in Canva! No one else covers this! Question: when I try to turn the shape with the gradient around, the colour doesn't follow and stays at the bottom. Is there a way to modify the layer/shape so that the the colour stays put?
  • @benjaminsimon9403
    Excellent explanation and presentation of this important subject. Very good instructor. Thank you very much.
  • @you82.League
    thank you, I wanted to hit the subscribe button but it appears you already helped me once and I subscribed to your channel before 😅