Help with mixing colours please

[simpson7647]

Hi all, im after a quick little bit of help.

I would like to mix an orange and black colour so that half is each and it blends into each but how do i do this?

Im sure ive done it before but cant find out how

thanks

[pdnnoob]

A few ways to do it depending on the circumstances:

1. If you are just looking for a darker orange that you can paint with, click on the "more" button in the color window and adjust the V slider

2. If you are trying to darken some orange in a picture, you can either use conditional hue/saturation or add a new layer, color with the black, then adjust the layer properties (especially the layer opacity)

[simpson7647]

thanks for the reply.

Im simply trying to do a background in a mixed orange and black colour.

So i want black fading into orange

Ive just had a go at your instructions but haven't suceeded, just shows the one colour.

Please help

thanks

Edited September 6, 2011 by simpson7647

[BoltBait]

What you want to do is pick orange for primary color and black for secondary color. Then choose the gradient tool and start drawing.

[simpson7647]

got it!

the gradient tool was was i was after

Many thanks Indeed to you both for your time and help