Single color gradient

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upperclass
Aug 16, 2007
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Hi,

I would like to create a gradient on an image. However, I’m limited by the # of colors that I can use. So the question is…how to I create a gradient-like effect using just one color so that the color appears diffused into emptiness.

Thank you.
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Tacit
Aug 16, 2007
In article ,
upperclass wrote:

I would like to create a gradient on an image. However, I’m limited by the # of colors that I can use. So the question is…how to I create a gradient-like effect using just one color so that the color appears diffused into emptiness.

It’s not clear what the constraints are. What do you mean when you say that you’re limited by the number of colors you can use? Do you mean that you are creating an image for the Web and can only use a certain number of colors, as with a GIF? If so, each shade of the same color counts as a separate color. Or do you mean you’ll be preparing images for print? If so, will you be printing in CMYK or spot color?

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upperclass
Aug 16, 2007
The image will be printed [not sure which type].

The design constraint is that the # of distinct colors used must be less than N.
Where N is a small number.

I still want to have a gradient look in the image.

Thanks.

On Aug 16, 2:54 pm, tacit wrote:
In article ,

upperclass wrote:
I would like to create a gradient on an image. However, I’m limited by the # of colors that I can use. So the question is…how to I create a gradient-like effect using just one color so that the color appears diffused into emptiness.

It’s not clear what the constraints are. What do you mean when you say that you’re limited by the number of colors you can use? Do you mean that you are creating an image for the Web and can only use a certain number of colors, as with a GIF? If so, each shade of the same color counts as a separate color. Or do you mean you’ll be preparing images for print? If so, will you be printing in CMYK or spot color?
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Tacit
Aug 17, 2007
In article ,
upperclass wrote:

The image will be printed [not sure which type].

The design constraint is that the # of distinct colors used must be less than N.
Where N is a small number.

I still want to have a gradient look in the image.

You can create a gradient that goes from a single color to white, or a single color to transparent, using the Gradient tool.

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upperclass
Aug 17, 2007
Thank you for your answer!

I actually just found out the answer.
Using gradient w/ white will employ some other colors in between [the lighter tones of the base color].

A solution that I am happy w/ is to convert the image into indexed color mode [Image>Mode].

I probably didn’t describe the problem very precisely.
Thanks anyway!

On Aug 16, 6:28 pm, tacit wrote:
In article ,

upperclass wrote:
The image will be printed [not sure which type].

The design constraint is that the # of distinct colors used must be less than N.
Where N is a small number.

I still want to have a gradient look in the image.

You can create a gradient that goes from a single color to white, or a single color to transparent, using the Gradient tool.

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Photography, kink, polyamory, shareware, and more: all athttp://www.xeromag.com/franklin.html

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