Tonio wrote:

Hi,

The gradient tool usually makes a smooth gradient from start color to end color.

Is it possible to make the gradient colors go in steps, i.e. so it won't be smooth, but kind of bands of colors, (from start color to end color with jumps in between).

Thanks
Rael

You could create the gradient first and then pixelize it. This, however, will only create the effect that you describe for horz./vert. gradients, and not diagonal ones (unless you create a vertical one and rotate it). This was just the first idea to hit me; perhaps someone else has a better one.

Ben W.

On Wednesday 03 January 2007 14:24, Tonio wrote:

Is it possible to make the gradient colors go in steps, i.e. so it won't be smooth, but kind of bands of colors, (from start color to end color with jumps in between).

Posterise might do it for you. Create a regular, smooth gradient and then use Layer->Colors->Posterise. Turn on preview and drag the levels slider around to get the number of steps and widths of bands you want.

Shawn.

Personally, I have a plugin which finds the FG and BG colors in the current palette, and builds a 'stepped' gradient going from FG->BG or vice versa. If you will be wanting to use stepped gradients a lot, I recommend it.

You can make a stepped gradient manually like this:

*Duplicate the FG->BG gradient *Split it into however many parts you want *Select all segments and set them to RGB blending mode *For each segment, 'Left Color->Load left color from right endpoint'

There is one other approach, which works if the gradient is drawn on a separate layer or its pixels are otherwise isolated..

* Draw the gradient (it must be black->white rather than your intended result)
* either:
* Make/select a palette with as many colors as you want in the gradient, then use the 'colors->map->palette map' filter (in 2.3.x+) * Posterize the greyscales to match the number of steps, then gradient map it with the gradient you want to use (gradient map uses the currently selected gradient, there is not prompting)

On 1/4/07, Shawn Willden wrote:

On Wednesday 03 January 2007 14:24, Tonio wrote:

Is it possible to make the gradient colors go in steps, i.e. so it won't be smooth, but kind of bands of colors, (from start color to end color with jumps in between).