Hi, animation student here, I’m pretty experienced in Photoshop, but I’ve recently updated to Photoshop 2024, and I can’t figure out how to attach my own colours to the gradient tool. When I click the tool, I can only see the default options given. Any clue?
Just updated Photoshop, what has happened to gradient tool?
Photoshop 2023: Cannot directly edit gradients anymore?
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In Photoshop, the only way to retrieve gradient color data is to...
A) use a Shape/Vector layer which has a gradient fill.
B) Save a gradient in the Gradient Editor dialog window.
C) Apply the gradient as a Gradient Overlay Layer Style.
D) Use a gradient fill layer via Layer > New Fill Layer > Gradient
If you did none of these, then the specific gradient data is not stored anywhere directly. You can use the eyedropper tool to sample colors at the end of the gradient and rebuild it, but you can't directly access the gradient data.
I think the best way to make editable gradients that can be edited or changed easily whenever and however u please, is to use > add layer style > Gradient overlay .
Then at any time, from the layer of the gradient: you can click on the effects icon (eye icon) > gradient ovelay icon and edit it as you may wish .(of course in the PSD file) .