Smooth Gradients for Photoshop – Free Download

Smooth Gradients is a set of 12 gradients that ease from one colour to the next. They work well as backgrounds or to change the effect on images.

Smooth Gradients

Below I am showing the effect of 5 of these gradients on a selection of images. I also state the blending mode and opacity of the gradient overlay.

Venice Made Sunny

Smooth gradient 3 has been applied to this image, using Color Burn at 70% opacity.

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Pink Peony

Using smooth gradient 5 with Color Burn at 50%, the colour of these flowers pops a little and gives a little more definition.

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Girl In The Window

Smooth gradient 7 took some of the brightness out of this image, adding more definition. I used Color Burn at 50% opacity.

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On The Town

This already beautiful image was made to look a little darker with Smooth gradient 10 using Subtract at 35% opacity.

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Deep Reflection

Making the sun play on the buildings and the reflection was achieved with Smooth gradient 11 using Color Dodge at 75% opacity.

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A Quote

Here I used Smooth gradient 1, blending mode Normal at 65% opacity (on a white background). The quote is from graphic designer David Carson.