Knowing Gradient Styles

Hello,
Yesterday Bella told me that she is very confused with various types of Gradient styles.Then I told her in a simple way that when the Gradient tool is selected, a series of five style buttons appear on the Options Bar:
These buttons represent various gradient styles:

* Linear * Radial *Angular *Reflected * Diamond

The description of each style, with an example of which is shown below. To help you visualize how each gradient was
created, the mouse action is superimposed on the gradient:


* The black triangle indicates the center point.
* The dashed line indicates the selection line.
* The red triangle indicates the end point.

In each case, the mouse was dragged from the center point along the selection line to the end point, then released.

The Linear Gradient- This option can create vertical, horizontal and diagonal gradient.
For vertical gradients, draw a horizontal selection line (that is, drag the mouse left to right or vice verse)

For horizontal gradients, draw a vertical selection line (that is, drag the mouse up or down)

For diagonal gradients, draw a diagonal selection line (that is drag the mouse diagonally)



The Radial Gradient - This option creates circular gradients. Start the mouse drag at the point where you want the center of the gradient to be ; release the mouse button where you want to the outermost circle of the gradient to be.


The Angular Gradient - This option creates a circular sweep of blended color. Think of it as a clock face with a sweep second hand that the gradient flows from as it goes around. Start the mouse drag where you want the center of the clock free to be, drag the selection line as if you were drawing the starting point of the clock's second hand. When the mouse is released, the second hand sweeps counter-clockwise around the center point and stops when it returns to where it began. The sweep begins with the left-most color on the color bar and ends up with the right-most color.

The Reflected Gradient - This option works the same way as the Linear Gradient, but it creates a mirror image as well. In other words, when you create the selection line, the gradient flows out in both directions from the center point, rather that just in the direction you drag the mouse.