1. Do Now: Take out your notebook and define the Gradient Tool. Good Morning Do Now: Take out your notebook and define the Gradient Tool. Good Morning Aim: What is a gradient? Mr. Spaterella Technology Oct. 26

2. Gradient Tool Allows you to apply a fill consisting of two or more colors blending together. Shortcut: G Allows you to apply a fill consisting of two or more colors blending together. Shortcut: G

3. Gradient Tool Gradient tool is grouped with the Paint Bucket tool and share the same shortcut command. Shortcut: G Gradient tool is grouped with the Paint Bucket tool and share the same shortcut command. Shortcut: G

4. Gradient Tool - Options Gradient tool offers a variety of preset gradients in the options bar: Linear, Radial, Angled, Reflective, Diamond Gradient tool offers a variety of preset gradients in the options bar: Linear, Radial, Angled, Reflective, Diamond

5. Gradient Tool - Options Bar Opacity: 0-100% Reverse: to reverse the color order of the selected gradient Dither: create a smoother transition Transparency: create gradients using a gradient mask. Opacity: 0-100% Reverse: to reverse the color order of the selected gradient Dither: create a smoother transition Transparency: create gradients using a gradient mask.

6. Gradient Editor Current Gradient - click to edit gradient.

7. Gradient Editor Click under the gradient bar to add a new slider. *

8. Gradient Editor Click on the slider to access the color picker dialog window

9. New Document Create a New Document with the following specifications: Size: 8” x 8” Resolution: 300 ppi Color Mode: RGB Save As: your first name 9 color.psd Example: horatio 9 color.psd Create a New Document with the following specifications: Size: 8” x 8” Resolution: 300 ppi Color Mode: RGB Save As: your first name 9 color.psd Example: horatio 9 color.psd

10. New Document Step 1 Layer 1 - Using the Rectangular marquee tool draw a rectangle with a Feather radius 0 px. Choose a gradient that fades from a color to white. Apply the gradient to your selection. Draw a total of 5 different size rectangles with different orientations e.g. vertical, horizontal, square and different gradients fading from one, two, three, four, and five color gradients. Step 1 Layer 1 - Using the Rectangular marquee tool draw a rectangle with a Feather radius 0 px. Choose a gradient that fades from a color to white. Apply the gradient to your selection. Draw a total of 5 different size rectangles with different orientations e.g. vertical, horizontal, square and different gradients fading from one, two, three, four, and five color gradients.

11. Color Visual perception of the spectrum of light described in terms of hue, brightness, and saturation.

12. Color Gamut Which color has the greater gamut?

13. Color Palette Access to Photoshop’s color generation tools.

14. Color Palette Click on the color options button to select from various color sliders and spectrums.

15. Foreground/Background Color Click to set foreground colors. Click to set background colors. Switch foreground and background colors. Default foreground and background colors.

16. Color Picker Click on foreground color icon to access color picker.