The Gradient tool creates a gradual blend between multiple colors. You can choose from preset gradient fills or create your own.
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You cannot use the Gradient tool with bitmap or indexed-color images.
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Click the triangle next to the sample to pick a preset gradient fill.
Click inside the sample to view the Gradient Editor. Select a preset gradient fill, or create a new gradient fill. (See Create a smooth gradient.)
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The Neutral Density preset provides a helpful photographic filter for sunsets and other high-contrast scenes.
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Specify a blending mode and opacity for the paint. (See Blending modes.)
To reverse the order of colors in the gradient fill, select Reverse.
To create a smoother blend with less banding, select Dither.
To use a transparency mask for the gradient fill, select Transparency. (See Specify the gradient transparency.)
How to use new Presets in Photoshop
To apply a gradient to text layers as a layer effect, do any of the following:
- Select one or more text layers in the Layers panel and then click any gradient in the Gradients panel to apply it.
- Drag a gradient from the Gradients panel onto the text content on the canvas area.
- Drag a gradient from the Gradients panel onto a layer in the Layers panel.
To apply a gradient to a shape layer as shape fill, do any of the following:
- Select one or more text layers in the Layers panel and then click any gradient in the Gradients panel to apply it.
- Drag a gradient from the Gradients panel onto the text content on the canvas area.
- Drag a gradient from the Gradients panel onto a layer in the Layers panel.
To apply a gradient to text layers or shape layer as a fill layer, do any of the following:
- Hold Command (Mac)/ Alt (Win) and drag a gradient from the Gradients panel onto the text content on the canvas area.
- Hold Command (Mac)/ Alt (Win) and drag a gradient from the Gradients panel onto a layer in the Layers panel.
To apply a gradient to pixel layers, do the following:
- Drag a gradient from the Gradients panel onto a pixel layer in the Layers panel.
- Photoshop automatically creates a fill layer on top of the pixel layer.
To organize gradients under a new group:
- In the Gradients panel (Window > Gradients), click the Create New Group icon.
- Specify a group name and click OK.
- Drag a gradient or use the Shift key to select multiple gradients to drag them inside the Group.
To create nested groups:
- Select a group in the Gradients panel.
- Now, drag and drop that group under another group.
- If the panel is set to display gradients as thumbnails, double-click a gradient, enter a new name, and click OK.
- If the panel is set to display gradients as a list or text only, double-click a gradient, enter a new name inline, and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).
To display the Gradient Editor dialog box, click the current gradient sample in the options bar. (When you hover over the gradient sample, a tool tip reading “Click to edit gradient” appears.)
The Gradient Editor dialog box lets you define a new gradient by modifying a copy of an existing gradient. You can also add intermediate colors to a gradient, creating a blend between more than two colors.

A. Panel menu B. Opacity stop C. Color stops D. Adjust values or delete the selected opacity or color stop E. Midpoint
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Click Load to add a library to the current list. Select the library file you want to use, and click Load.
Choose Replace Gradients from the panel menu to replace the current list with a different library. Select the library file you want to use, and click Load.
Choose a library file from the bottom of the panel menu. Click OK to replace the current list, or click Append to append the current list.
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You can also choose Load Gradients, Replace Gradients, or choose a library of gradients from the Gradient Picker menu in the options bar.
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Double-click the color stop, or click the color swatch in the Stops section of the dialog box. Choose a color, and click OK.
Choose an option from the Color pop‑up menu in the Stops section of the dialog box.
Position the pointer over the gradient bar (the pointer turns into the eyedropper), and click to sample a color, or click anywhere in the image to sample a color from the image.
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New presets are saved in a Preferences file. If this file is deleted or damaged, or if you reset presets to the default library, the new presets will be lost. To permanently save new presets, save them in a library.
Each gradient fill contains settings that control the opacity of the fill at different locations on the gradient. For example, you can set the starting color to 100% opacity and have the fill gradually blend into an ending color with 50% opacity. The checkerboard pattern indicates the amount of transparency in the gradient preview.
A noise gradient is a gradient that contains randomly distributed colors within the range of colors that you specify.

A. 10% roughness B. 50% roughness C. 90% roughness