Step Two: With the Custom
group highlighted, c lick the
Create New Gradient icon (cir-
cled). In the Gradient Editor that
opens, make sure the Gradient
Type menu is set to Solid. Next,
c lick the far-left black color
stop beneath the gradient pre-
view ramp (also circled). Click
the Color swatch at the bot-
tom left (circled, too) and in the
Color Picker that opens, pick a
blue color range using the ver-
tical bar and then c lick within
the large square to pick a dark
blue (the hex value 1e336f was
used here). Click OK to close the
Color Picker.Step Three: Back in the Gra-
dient Editor, c lick the far-right
white color stop (circled), c lick
the Color swatch at the bot-
tom left (also circled) and in the
Color Picker that opens, pick a
yellow color using the vertical
bar and then c lick within the
large square to pick a bright yel-
low (the hex value f5d200 was
used here). Click OK to close the
Color Picker.
Tip: To add more color
stops, c lick below the gradient
preview ramp, and then change
their colors as described above.Step Four: In the Gradient Edi-
tor, drag the blue color stop at
left slightly rightward to increase
the amount of blue in the gradi-
ent. Enter “Sunset Pop” into the
Name field. Click New to add
the new preset and then c lick
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