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Posted on 23/11/06 1:12:03 PM |
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michael sinclair
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The Gradient Editor: A most mysterious, and little-known feature
I got my entire library of Phoroshop books out yesterday but none explained, or should I say correlated, how--for example-- you get alternating colout tones using the "stops." I noticed by my randomly clicking on these little squidgets, that they had a tendancy to procreate and multiply alarmingly. All I know is that the "top-uns" are something to do with opacity, and that the "bottom-uns" are something to do with colour. I'm trying to get an alternating effect to that shown on page 240 of HTCIP--can anyone help? 
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Posted on 23/11/06 4:05:50 PM |
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Babybiker
Shadow Spectaculator Posts: 151 Reply  |
Re: The Gradient Editor: A most mysterious, and little-known feature
Micheal, you are almost there! Using the diagram you have posted above for the Gradient editor, the top squares (opacity stops) control the opacity and position of the opacity of the gradient. You can have as many of these as you wish. The value of the opacity can be altered in the Opacity value dialogue (currently hilighted in blue on your diagram. The diamond shown between the two opacity stops shows the visual midpoint of opacity between the two stops, and can be slid either way to create a softer / harder change in the tow opacities Similarly, the squares underneath control the colour at each point, and their relative positions. Again, the diamonds control the visual midpoint between those two colours and can be moved towards one colour to make the change "quicker" or "slower". I think the key here is just to play about and see what you can achieve by adding / moving sliders and midpoints , using the knowledge you already have. BB |
Posted on 23/11/06 5:33:38 PM |
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vibeke
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Re: The Gradient Editor: A most mysterious, and little-known feature
Gradient is an easy fix for a photo with uneven light, too dark one side, and too light the other. Pick a light grey and a dark gray, set gradient to overlay, apply in the desired direction. If effect is to stron, use the fade command. 
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Posted on 23/11/06 5:41:45 PM |
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vibeke
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Re: The Gradient Editor: A most mysterious, and little-known feature
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Posted on 23/11/06 6:37:49 PM |
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Deborah Morley
Makeover Magician Posts: 1319 Reply  |
Re: The Gradient Editor: A most mysterious, and little-known feature
Michael if you double click on the left hand lower stop it will bring up the colour picker, select your colour. Then slide the lower right hand stop to say the middle, double click and bring up colour picker and select colour. Then click once to the right of this stop, which will bring up a new stop. You can either double click to bring up colour picker or click the stop once then move your pointer which will then turn into the eyedropper tool to select your colour. Hope that was clear. |
Posted on 23/11/06 8:15:45 PM |
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michael sinclair
Off-Topic Opportunist Posts: 1871 Reply |
Re: The Gradient Editor: A most mysterious, and little-known feature
Thanks BabyBiker, Vibeke, and Deborah. I have now begun to understand the dynamics and mechanics of this Editor, but because others will stumble as I have, I have deided to create one of my tutorials which will directly correlate with what is actually said with the illustration. Mike 
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