Smooth Gradient Background in Photoshop

Lets see how to make a smooth gradient for any image you have using photoshop. If you apply a smooth gradient to any image , it gives you a different photo graphical look with alternative color combination’s. For example see the picture below and see the after effects of the same picture and feel the effect yourself.

Follow the below steps to achieve smooth gradient in photoshop.

1] Open any image. Make new layer by clicking Create a new layer icon.

Consider the following image.

2] Set foreground color to red and background color to white.

3] Select Gradient Tool and apply to the layer you have just created. Hold Shift and apply from right to left.

4] Make a copy of the background image by dragging it to new layer icon. Position it on top as shown to the left.

5] And finally set the Opacity of the layer to 50%.
(You can do this effect by setting the blending mode to Overlay too, see which one suits you)

And finally here is your easy smoothly applied Gradient effect.

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