• | To apply a paint effect to a gradient |
You can apply different paint styles to gradients created with the Interactive Gradient tool.
To apply a paint effect to a gradient |
1 . | Click the Interactive Gradient tool in the toolbox. |
2 . | Click the Preset flyout button on the property bar, and choose a gradient. |
3 . | Choose settings from the property bar. |
Make sure the Edit nodes option on the property bar is enabled. |
4 . | Perform a task from the following table: |
Select a layer in the Layers panel. Click and drag on the layer.
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Select a channel in the Channels panel. Click and drag on the channel.
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5 . | Click the Express Paint button on the property bar and choose an auto-painting style. |
To preview the paint effect in the image window, enable the Preview Effect option. |
To change the size of the brushstrokes that the paint effect will apply, move the Size slider. |
To set the number of the brushstrokes that the paint effect will apply, move the Amount slider. The smaller the size, the more brushstrokes you need to render the entire gradient. |
6 . | Click the Commit Gradient button on the property bar. |
The smaller the brushstroke size, the longer it takes to apply the paint effect.
You can apply a paint effect only to a gradient that you draw with the Interactive Gradient tool.
To stop the auto-painting at any time, click in the document window.
To quickly draw and commit a gradient without previewing a paint effect, click the Interactive Gradient tool in the toolbox, click the Preset flyout button on the property bar, and choose a gradient. Disable the Edit nodes option on the property bar, click the Express Paint button on the property bar, choose an auto-painting style, and then draw the gradient. The paint effect will be applied automatically as you lift the stylus to commit the gradient.