“HAWAII.”
Applying a gradient to a layer
You can apply a color gradient to all or part of a layer. In this example, you’ll apply a gradient to
the word “HAWAII” to make it more colorful. First you’ll select the letters, and then you’ll
apply the gradient.
1. Select the HAWAII layer in the Layers panel to make it active.
2. Right-click or Control-click the thumbnail in the HAWAII layer, and choose Select Pixels.Note
Make sure you click the thumbnail, rather than the layer name, or you’ll see the wrong
context menu.Everything on the HAWAII layer (the white lettering) is selected. Now that you’ve selected the