gradient around corners?

hello fellas sorry if this is a dumb question just cant seem to figure it out .....how can i get a gradient to follow the curve of say an "S". all i can get the gradient to do is go in a single direction instead I want to have the gradient follow the curve of the S . any help w/ this would really be a big help ..thnx in advance for any assistance. ....CHAINS :D

This may or may not work for you...it's going to depend on the size of your image, the size of selection you're working with, and a few other factors... but it's the easiest way I know of to do what you are asking.

Don't use a gradient at all. Instead use stroke from Layer Styles. Set it to "gradient" and also to "shape burst". Then tinker with the other settings to adjust it for your image.

You should be able to get a gradient that goes from the edge of your shape and flows either to the inside or outside of it. Like so:

thnx man but your not understanding me ..lemme give u a lil more info on what im looking for ....im using photoshop to make displacement maps for a racing game ....(tracks)....how it works is u have to use gray scale to create a map ...white bein the tallest point on the map black being the lowest....im trying to make a road going through my track ....so i need to be able to draw the road then fill it w/ a gradient going from white (top of hill) to black (bottom of hill) the road is very curvy so i need the gradient to follow the path of the road ....all i can achieve so far is the gradient going in 1 direction ...which makes the road come out angled in the corners ....i makin a lil more sense? lol plz o plz o plz man any help would be awsome ...been messin w/ photoshop several years now ...just found this site ..very nice ...thnx ....CHAINS

that S is great btw ....is good to know for making track pictures :D

Well, I thought I understood. Maybe I don't. Are you talking something like this:



Where the pure white is the track (highest point in the height map) and outside of the track the elevation goes down by fading to black (lowest point in the height map).

Obviously something for the game would be infinitely more complex...but is that the basic idea?

Yeah. You're most likely off. He means to say that he wants the gradient to follow the curve of the letter. So, as if you're writing an S on paper, the tip starts off dark and becomes lighter and lighter until you come to the final curve.

And there's no easy way to do it in Photoshop. At least I can't think of one off the top of my head.

Thanks !mo0chan!, now I think I understand...maybe.

The only way I can think of doing that is by using a custom brush tip that fades away then use that tip to stroke a path following your course. I don't know if the results will be satisfactory for your project however.

ya man thats alot closer .....see in this pic how the gradient does not follow the path from white to black ...instead it goes in a single up down direction making the path go white black white black ....u are very close in ur picture ..how did u do that? http://home.comcast.net/~chains01/111.jpg :D

Hmm...

Will I finally explain how I did this?


Naaaahhhh....

:rolleyes: nice to see that every site has that 1 guy that acts a fool just for the fun of it