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Author:  Tonyabp [ Sun Mar 31, 2024 6:20 am ]
Post subject:  Problem with gradients

GIMP Version: 2.8.14
Operating System: Windows
GIMP Experience: New User



Hi all

I am new to Gimp and learning the tools, etc.
At the moment I am working my way through gradients and have hit the following problem. I get two distinct color blocks as opposed to the flow of one color into the other. See images.

Help please! What am I doing wrong?

Thanks

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Author:  rich2005 [ Sun Mar 31, 2024 6:53 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Problem with gradients

Well, you have got a 'custom' gradient and you can get there in various ways, looks like you have ended up with an all black version.

Go to the tool options, click in the gradient icon to get the drop down menu and change to FG to BG (RGB) or even FG to Transparent.

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The real question is why does this happen. Sometime in the dim-and-distant past (maybe yesterday) you altered a default gradient and it becomes a custom gradient. By default Gimp remembers the last used settings even if the user forgets.

A quick animation of that: https://i.imgur.com/qH2zPu4.mp4

BTW. Are you really using Gimp 2.8 ?

Author:  Tonyabp [ Mon Apr 01, 2024 1:59 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Problem with gradients

Many thanks for the feedback. I'm using 10.2 which I downloaded about three weeks ago and when I checked the About it showed 10.2. Which is what I entered when I created the post. Odd. Sounds to me like I changed something while trying all the options, but your suggestions appeared to have resolved the problem

Author:  ofnuts [ Mon Apr 01, 2024 3:31 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Problem with gradients

Tonyabp wrote:
Many thanks for the feedback. I'm using 10.2 which I downloaded about three weeks ago and when I checked the About it showed 10.2. Which is what I entered when I created the post. Odd. Sounds to me like I changed something while trying all the options, but your suggestions appeared to have resolved the problem


10.2? Current version is 2.10.36...

Author:  rich2005 [ Mon Apr 01, 2024 4:00 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Problem with gradients

ofnuts wrote:
Tonyabp wrote:
Many thanks for the feedback. I'm using 10.2 which I downloaded about three weeks ago and when I checked the About it showed 10.2. Which is what I entered when I created the post. Odd. Sounds to me like I changed something while trying all the options, but your suggestions appeared to have resolved the problem


10.2? Current version is 2.10.36...


I am guessing OP is reading the Gimp splash screen right-to-left.

edit: I does not look like the Gimp version 2.8 set when registering can be changed in User Control Panel.

Author:  Tonyabp [ Mon Apr 01, 2024 5:54 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Problem with gradients

Just checked version again on the software and it is 2.10.36. Thanks

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