2 Newbie stupid ?'s

Right here we go firstly when I tried one of the tutorials for using the copper gradient when I apply it it always comes out black white instead of the preset copper colours how do I reset the gradient to use the pre set colours ?

2, I tried to get 2 cylinders 1 is horizontal and I want to put one vertical meeting at 90o but when i join them the part where they meet just goes to the background colour ? Im looking for the joined pipe like effect ?

hope some one can help please keep it simple like myself ;)

On your first question the first thing I think of is that you are working in "grayscale" instead of "RGB"

Go >Image >Mode >RGB

then the preset copper gradient should produce in color.

Second question.... I don't understand.

Can you elaborate?

I will try mate cheers for the first part

what Im trying to do is get a T shape made with what I can only describe as impressions of cylnders eg a long box with a gradient fill to look like a tube and a second 1 of these to intersect it at 90 degrees

and where they join to have like a mitred effect like this but I can only get a good join with the smudge button also I cant get the gradient to go dark light dark again



replace the * with i the forum wont let me put profanity ;)

www.banish*t.com/pipes.gif

oh i know what your talking about... you need to rotate the 3d cylinders you made other wise there just transparent..
this should help you out some more..


hope that helps

thanks mate ;)

yep