Gear maker Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Maybe it was never intended, but... I have a drawing that I used a gradient to affect an adjustment layer so that I can control where the adjustment occurs and then taper off the effect. 1. Create a shape with a solid color, I used a medium gray. 2. Attach an adjustment layer to this shape, I used HSL. Give it a noticeable luminosity shift. 3. Click on the adjustment layer's icon to select only it. 4. Select the gradient tool. 5. Using the Opacity on the color wheel, set one of the gradient nodes to 0 opacity. Notice the nice transition for the HSL. 6. Click on another layer, then click back on the adjustment layer. The gradient's effect is easily visible so it's still there. But I can't get the gradient line to show. In the context toolbar it shows there is no gradient. How can I adjust the gradient? The attached drawing has two different instances of this. Beta 1.3.5.5 FYI the reason I did this in the first place is that I had several layers grouped that each had a different gradient. I then wanted to use a gradient to affect the entire group. Attaching a gradient to a group changes the gradient of all children in the group. But adding a gradient to an adjustment layer does not change the gradient in each child. But now I can't edit the gradient. I can delete the adjustment layer and recreate it. I can then make changes as long as I do not leave the adjustment layer. Is this a bug? Test 34.afdesign iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) with macOS Sierra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Leigh Posted October 22, 2015 Staff Share Posted October 22, 2015 It's not possible to edit a Gradient Fill on a Mask or Adjustment Layer once finished. You will need to create duplicate of the object, drag into the layer and then use the Gradient Fill on this object. This will allow you to edit it again in the future. I've updated your document with these changes and attached to this post. Test 34 Updated.afdesign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gear maker Posted October 22, 2015 Author Share Posted October 22, 2015 Thanks for the input Leigh. So this is actually by design? That seems most unusual that AD would have a process to create something that can never be modified. iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) with macOS Sierra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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