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Gradient Paint Bucket

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Gradient Paint Bucket

A tool in the drawing category that adds gradients and patterns to drawings.

Features

  • 🎨 Draw linear and radial gradients on shapes
  • 🏁 Add patterns like checkerboard, stripes, and more
  • đŸ•šī¸ Easily adjust gradients and patterns with control points

How to use

Setting a Gradient

With the drawing tool selected, click on the Gradient Paint Bucket icon in the top row:

paint bucket icon

Set your gradient parameters using the control window:

gradient controls

  • Toggle between linear and radial gradients above the color controls
  • The top color row is a preview of your gradient
    • In the preview, click on a gradient stop to change its color, or drag it to reposition
    • Delete stops by clicking them then clicking the trash icon
  • The next row is a hue slider
  • The bottom row is a transparency slider

Setting a Pattern

Click the pattern sidebar button to open the pattern sidebar:

sidebar button

There you can select a pattern to apply instead of a gradient. Only the first and last colors configured in a gradient will be used for the pattern.

pattern sidebar

Applying to Shapes

With the tool selected, click a shape to apply the gradient:

example gradient

While the tool is selected, you will see control points on the shapes that have gradients. You can move these to adjust the gradient.

control points

Double-click or shift-click a shape to remove its gradient.

Support

If you need support for this extension you can message me in the Owlbear Rodeo Discord @Nick or open an issue on GitHub.