PHOTOSHOP® ELEMENTS 3: DOWN & Dirty TRICKS

Photoshop Elements 3 Down & Dirty Tricks152

STEP ONE: Create a new document

in RGB mode (this example is 8x6").

Press G to switch to the Gradient tool,

and then press Enter to bring up the

Gradient Picker onscreen. From the

default set of gradients, choose the

Copper gradient (it’s the fifth gradient

in the second row). Click the Gradient

tool at the top of the image window

and drag to the bottom—but you need

to do two things when dragging the

gradient: (1) Drag at a slight angle to

the right, and (2) start at the top but

drag about an inch past the bottom of

the image window (it’s easier than it

sounds). Then release the mouse but-

ton to create ...