Ellie's Treasures PS-PSE-Tuts-Gradient or Pattern Fill

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For this tutorial you will need:
Adobe Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. I've done this tutorial in PS CS3 and PSE 5, I believe it can be done in most versions.
You may have to look around for the commands but it's likely they are there.
If you are looking for more sites offering free Photoshop gradients, check my Great Beginnings page.
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I am assuming you know the basics of Photoshop/Photoshop Elements and where the tools can be located.
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Some abbreviations I used: PS is Photoshop, and PSE is Photoshop Elements.
The instructions are for PS, and the PSE instructions, if different than PS, are in brackets.
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This is an extremely easy tutorial and can be done by beginners.

Here are some arrows and bars you can drag and drop where you need to mark or underline where you are. .
Just left click and drag to where you want it then let go.
They will stay where you put them until you close your browser.

1. Open new canvas and fill with color of choice

2. Create new layer by picking that icon in the layer palette
(just below where is says normal, on the far left)
(A layer is created automatically when you type text,
you will need to do it manually if you're drawing)

3. Create text or drawing or whatever you want to color with the gradient
I squiggled with the paintbrush and typed text in the second one

4. With that layer selected, click on the next little icon right next to the "new layer" one,
in the Layer Palette (called Adjustment Layer). A drop down menu will appear.
Click on Gradient (or pattern if you are applying a pattern).
(In Photoshop go to Layer>New Fill Layer>Gradient and the New Fill Layer window will appear, leave at default and click ok)

5. In the next window, pick your gradient and type (linear, etc,) and angle, scale, keep align with layer checked, click ok
If you are picking a pattern, pick your pattern and make sure that Link with Layer is checked. Click ok.

Don't worry, the gradient or pattern filled the whole canvas but we'll fix that.

5. With the adjustment layer still selected, go to Layer>Group with previous
(In Photoshop, while that gradient layer is still selected, go to Layer>Create Clipping Mask).
Voila! Your text or drawing now has a gradient!

Merge all and save.

If you want to learn how to make this tile, click here.
It will open in a new page.

You're done! Don't forget to optimize when you save. I usually save at about 8

l hope you had fun!
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This tutorial was written November 14,2005
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Webpage Design Information
This webpage background was made in PhotoImpact with a tutorial by Deb DeHaven
Sadly, she passed away and her site is gone.
The font I used for all of the text on the buttons is BrockScript
The font I used for the "Gradient or Pattern Fill" tutorial header is Bucephalus.
Click on the font names to download the font.
I use PhotoImpact to make all of my headers due to the amazing
3D text it has and the wonderful presets available free online
Most of the presets I use are either the ones that come with PhotoImpact, usually the Gel ones,
or from Deb's PI Tutorials and More (see below) or Carol Oyl's site
This is the address to Deb's old pages
http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/millenit/1716/pitutorials/objects/presets/presets1.html
I can't find any links to her new pages but the presets are still on this page for download.
For more sites to find PI Presets, take a look at my Great Beginnings page.