Brushing Gradients

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Sep 22, 2005
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Is there a way to stroke in gradients? Say I make a path for my brush to follow – is there a way for that brush to follow it and instead of coloring it in a mono-color, make the brush follow a gradient path. I hope this makes sense – because I can’t figure it out.

I know some may suggest using the selection tool, but what if my brush isn’t solid – like it randomly places strokes in places, that would get tedious.

Thanks,
Jake

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Gene Palmiter
Sep 22, 2005
Could you do it by stroking a layer mask? Have the gradient on the layer beneath?


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"Crowder,Jakob Larry" wrote in message
Is there a way to stroke in gradients? Say I make a path for my brush to follow – is there a way for that brush to follow it and instead of coloring it in a mono-color, make the brush follow a gradient path. I hope this makes sense – because I can’t figure it out.

I know some may suggest using the selection tool, but what if my brush isn’t solid – like it randomly places strokes in places, that would get tedious.

Thanks,
Jake
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gtg582q
Sep 22, 2005
Gene Palmiter wrote:
Could you do it by stroking a layer mask? Have the gradient on the layer beneath?

For some reason it only does it in black and white (gray). Am I doing something wrong? I put my colored gradient on the mask, then brush on the layer and it’s only a gray gradient…
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Gene Palmiter
Sep 22, 2005
no no….put the gradient on layer one….put another layer over it and fill it with a color or white…doesn’t matter as it can be changed. Click the layer mask button and alt-click the layer mask icon next to layer 2. Now paint on the layer mask with black and where the black is the gradient layer will come through. ( I hope I have that right.)


Thanks,
Gene Palmiter
(visit my photo gallery at http://palmiter.dotphoto.com) freebridge design group
www.route611.com & Route 611 Magazine
"Crowder,Jakob Larry" wrote in message
Gene Palmiter wrote:
Could you do it by stroking a layer mask? Have the gradient on the layer beneath?

For some reason it only does it in black and white (gray). Am I doing something wrong? I put my colored gradient on the mask, then brush on the layer and it’s only a gray gradient…
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Tacit
Sep 23, 2005
In article <dgt12s$lg9$>,
"Crowder,Jakob Larry" wrote:

For some reason it only does it in black and white (gray). Am I doing something wrong? I put my colored gradient on the mask, then brush on the layer and it’s only a gray gradient…

You’re doing it backwards.

Put the gradient in the layer. Then use your brush in the mask.

A mask is always grayscale. Wherever the mask is black, the layer is hidden. Wherever the mask is white, the layer is visible.


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gtg582q
Sep 23, 2005
tacit wrote:
In article <dgt12s$lg9$>,
"Crowder,Jakob Larry" wrote:

For some reason it only does it in black and white (gray). Am I doing something wrong? I put my colored gradient on the mask, then brush on the layer and it’s only a gray gradient…

You’re doing it backwards.

Put the gradient in the layer. Then use your brush in the mask.
A mask is always grayscale. Wherever the mask is black, the layer is hidden. Wherever the mask is white, the layer is visible.

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