Corel PaintShop Pro Help | Editing gradients

Editing gradients

To change the location of a marker or a midpoint

To edit a gradient applied to a vector object and view changes in real-time

You can change the colors, transition points, and transparency of gradients. You can edit default gradients or create your own gradients. You can also rename, delete, and save gradients.

The colors, transition points, and transparency of a gradient are indicated by markers and midpoints on the Gradient Editor:

• Markers

— transparency markers appear along the top of the gradient bar. Color markers appear below the gradient bar.

• Midpoints

— indicate the positions where two colors are equally blended or the 50% opacity position. Each pair of markers has a midpoint that can be located anywhere between the markers.

The Gradient Editor

You can add and delete markers, as well as change the transparency, color, or position of a marker. You can also change the position of a midpoint.

Important! When you edit and save a default gradient, you permanently change the gradient. To maintain default gradients, save changes to a new gradient file. For more information about saving a gradient, see To save an edited gradient. For more information about restoring default settings, see Installing and uninstalling Corel programs.

To change the location of a marker or a midpoint

Edit tab

• Drag the marker or midpoint to a new location on the Gradient Editor.

You can also click the marker or midpoint to select it, and then enter a value in the Location field.

To add a marker

Edit tab

• On the Gradient Editor, click a position under the gradient bar to add a color marker or click above the gradient bar to add a transparency marker.

The marker is created with the currently highlighted Fore, Back, or Custom color on the gradient bar.

To delete a marker

Edit tab

• On the Gradient Editor, drag a marker away from the gradient bar.

To change the color for a marker

Edit tab

1 On the Gradient Editor, click a marker below the gradient bar to select it.

The triangle at the top of the marker turns black.

2 Perform one of the following tasks, and click OK.

To	Do the following
To use the foreground color	Click the Fore button .
To use the background color	Click the Back button .
To use the currently defined custom color	Click the User button .
To choose a new custom color	Click the swatch beside the User button and select from the Color page, or right-click to select from recently used colors.
To select a color from within the gradient itself	Click the gradient bar.

When you next apply the gradient that contains the foreground or background color, it uses the current foreground and background colors of the image (gradient colors are dynamic). To create a gradient that always contains the same colors (gradient colors are static), use custom colors from the User swatch for all markers.

To change the transparency of a marker

Edit tab

1 On the Gradient Editor, click the marker above the gradient bar to select it.

2 Type or set a value in the Opacity control.

Values range from 0% (completely transparent) to 100% (opaque). At 100%, the underlying pixels are covered completely.

To edit a gradient applied to a vector object and view changes in real-time

1 On the Tools toolbar, click the Pick Tool

, and in the image window, select a vector object that has a gradient applied.

2 On the Materials palette, click the Background and Fill Properties swatch to open the Material Properties dialog box.

3 Click the Gradient tab, and adjust any of the gradient settings. Changes appear in real-time in the image window.