Need a flexible gradient to fit a very specific shape? Now you can draw it!
While working on an art piece I went looking for a brush that allowed for drawable gradients and surprisingly couldn't find any. I had an idea on how to make one so after a bit of experimentation, this is what I came up with. It worked for what I needed it for, so I thought someone else might benefit from it as well.
(This is my first brush worth posting so I don't know all the tricks of creation yet. If you have any tips on how to improve the brush please let me know!)
How to use:
- Use either gradient brush to draw what you need to become gradient-colored. It will always appear in black and white. Depending on the shapes involved, either a super-fast or average speed works for the best smoothness. Please experiment to determine the best speed for the shape being drawn.
- Once satisfied, create a new correction layer and choose Gradient Map.
- Choose and apply your gradient map of choice and the color should be applied automatically, with the leftmost color of the gradient applying to the black color of the brush.
Examples of gradient application:
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