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Tech Fact
A snapshot is a temporary copy of the image at any state. Desaturate replaces the colours to
grayscale from the image More like black and white mode.
Gradient Tool
Gradient Tool creates an inclined blend of two or more colours which adds a creative value to your
work. The Gradient Tool can be used to draw linear, radial, angular, reflected or diamond gradients.
The paint bucket tool applies the same colour to the entire selection, the gradient tool applies multiple
colour that transition from one to the next.
Perform the following steps to use the Gradient Tool:
Step 1: Create a new document in Photoshop 2024.
Step 2: Select the Gradient Tool from the Tools panel.
Step 3: Select one of the preset gradients from the Gradient
Picker on the Options bar.
Step 4: Drag the Gradient Tool from the top to the bottom. The Gradient Picker
selected gradient effect is applied in the document.
Options bar of Gradient Tool
Photoshop provides five types of gradients which are as follow:
Linear Gradient Radial Gradient Angular Gradient Reflected Gradient Diamond Gradient
Paint Bucket Tool
The Paint Bucket Tool in Photoshop fills adjacent pixels that are similar in colour in the image. It fills
with either the selected foreground colour or with a pattern. If the image has flat colours, then there
will not be any issues while filling colours. But if the image is complex and has a lot of colours, then
paint bucket tool will not be of much use.
Follow the below steps to use the Paint Bucket Tool:
Step 1: Create a new document or image with similar colour or pattern.
Step 2: Click and hold the left mouse button pressed on the Gradient Tool in the Tools panel. A flyout
menu opens.
Step 3: Select the Paint Bucket Tool from the flyout menu.
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