{"id":29688,"date":"2020-01-28T13:44:20","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T18:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/?p=29688"},"modified":"2022-10-31T14:54:48","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T18:54:48","slug":"new-ways-to-add-gradients-in-photoshop-cc-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/basics\/new-ways-to-add-gradients-in-photoshop-cc-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"New Ways to Add Gradients in Photoshop"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Adding gradients to images, shapes and type is now faster and easier than ever with the new Gradients panel in Photoshop CC 2020!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Written by Steve Patterson.<\/div>\n

In the previous tutorial, we learned all about the new Gradients panel<\/a> in Photoshop CC 2020 and the many new and impressive gradients now included with Photoshop. I also showed you how to create and save your own gradients using Photoshop's Gradient Editor. <\/p>\n

Along with the new Gradients panel itself, Photoshop CC 2020 also includes new and easy ways to apply<\/em> gradients, including a great feature that lets you drag and drop gradients from the Gradients panel directly into your document. But exactly how Photoshop applies the gradient depends on which kind of layer you're working with. <\/p>\n

So in this tutorial, I'll show you how to drag and drop gradients onto Background layers, pixel layers, shape layers, and type layers. I'll also show you a few keyboard tricks that let you change how the gradient is applied. And along the way, we'll look at how to combine gradients with Photoshop's blend modes to quickly add color effects to an image!<\/p>\n

To follow along, you'll need Photoshop CC 2020 or newer<\/a>. If you're an existing Creative Cloud subscriber, make sure that your copy of Photoshop is up to date.<\/p>\n