[Guide] How to make your own gradients in Photoshop

[XplittR]

How to make your own gradients

Here I will show you how to make gradient maps.

Requirements:
- Adobe Photoshop (I use CS3. Please do not pirate Adobe's products)
- General knowledge in how to use the tools in Adobe Photoshop

Difficulty:
-Novice

Explanations:
- If I use singlequotes ( ' ) then it is to mark a tool.

Step 1: Starting

First you make a new image, and it doesn't matter if it's empty or not.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/lord_mishel/Step1.jpg


Step 2: Maneuvering

Then click the Gradient button.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/lord_mishel/Step2.jpg


Click New.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/lord_mishel/Step3.jpg


Step 3: Making the gradient

1. Click the color you want to change.
2. Click to change the color.
3. Select the location on the Gradient bar.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/lord_mishel/Step4.jpg


Step 4: Adding spots

Click where I have marked a red spot, to make a new spot.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/lord_mishel/step5.jpg


Repeat step 3 until you get the gradient you want.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/lord_mishel/Step6.jpg

Example:

This is just an example of how an good gradient could look like when its done
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/lord_mishel/Step7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/lord_mishel/Step8.jpg



Credits:
- This guide was soley made by me, XplittR
- Adobe, for making such a wonderful product! Worth buying!

[Wynthar]

Very visual demonstration of a useful process. The gradients can be used for so many other Photoshop techniques. Thanks XplittR.

[dog_keeper]

Good pictures ;)
thanks for sharing! +rep

[Odyssey]

Im a sucker for photoshop guides :) love them.
+1 rep on this one and on the other

[XplittR]

Thanks Odysses :)

I might make more easy guides if I get good response :)

[Odyssey]

woah, is that a new sig? :D its good. who is it?

[XplittR]

I had it before, but the permissions were changed, so I could not have images in sigs, but now I can again. The motive is CJ Gibson, my favorite model :)