In Adobe After Effects, you can define complex color effects such as gradients by adjusting colors and opacity levels to your liking, and then applying them to shapes in your animations. You define ...

In this tutorial, we’ll explore how to create gradient effects using Adobe After Effects CC 2014. Gradients are a popular effect used in both broadcast and online video (Figure 1, below). You can use ...

Few would deny the classic beauty of a grayscale (black and white) photo. Many ordinary pictures can be rendered more elegant simply by removing their colors, but none more so than portraits. Amidst ...

Launch GIMP and select Windows > Dockable Dialogs > Gradients. A Gradients window will show up in the upper right corner. The window lists all the gradients that come pre-installed with GIMP. To ...

Adobe Illustrator is a graphic design program that creates vector images and artwork for digital documents, websites and other computer applications. You can use the Illustrator tools to add effects, ...

Using font colors is nothing new, but you can also apply a gradient fill effect to text. Here's how. You probably know that you can change a font’s color. Just select the text in question and choose a ...

Here’s one more secret to help your PowerPoint slides sell. You always need good, well-written content, engaging graphics, and chic animations. Now, add some flashy ...