Adobe Photoshop CS6 Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks by Lynette Kent

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7 Click Reverse ( changes
to ).
The gradient reverses to
black or the selected color
at the top, changing to
transparent at the bottom
of the image.
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DIFFICULTY LEVEL
8 Position the cursor over
the image.
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9 Drag upward in the image
until the gradient covers
only the sky.
0 Click OK.
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! Click the blend mode drop-down
menu and click Overlay.
@ Double-click the layer thumbnail
for the gradient fill.
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The Gradient Fill dialog box
reappears.
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# Position the cursor over the
image.
$ Drag downward in the image to
increase the darkened sky or drag
upward to lessen the effect.
Each time that you drag in the
image with the Gradient Fill layer
selected, the look of the sky
changes.
TIPS
Did You Know?
Multiple layers increase the file size of your image.
Because Photoshop requires more memory to work
on larger files, you should merge layers that will not
be changed later. Pressing Ô+E (Ctrl+E) merges a
selected layer with the layer below. Pressing
Ô+Shift+E (Ctrl+Shift+E) merges all the visible layers.
Click Layer ➪ Flatten Image to flatten all the layers
into a new Background image.
Try This!
You can apply a Gradient Fill layer on a photo showing
a large body of water such as a lake or the ocean.
Experiment with different foreground colors for the
Gradient Fill for both dramatic and creative effects.
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