APPLY THE COLOURS

PICK, TWEAK AND ADD THE COLOURS OF THE GRADIENT.

01 PICK YOUR FIRST COLOUR

Create a new layer and hit G to bring up the Gradient Tool. Click the colours in the bottom-left corner and you’ll see the default setting is to create a gradient from the Foreground and Background swatches. Click on the colour of the Foreground and choose a new one.

02 CHOOSE THE BACKGROUND COLOUR

Do the same thing with the Background colour. As you change the colour, you’ll notice that the gradient changes in the window. When you’re happy, click OK.

03 ADD A THIRD STOPPER

To add a third colour to the middle of the gradient, all that you need to do is click just below the visual strand. From there, you can drag the colour along the strand or use the Location drop-down to move it.

04 TWEAK COLOUR MIDPOINTS

When you have a colour selected, you’ll notice a small diamond between the other colours. This is the colour midpoint and can also be shifted so that you don’t have quite such a perfect gradient, if that’s what you want.