Photoshop Gradient Layer Alignment

Overview

Documentation of how the Align With Layer option works with Photoshop gradient layers.

Align With Layers option

The Align with Layer option limits the gradient to the visible pixels in the gradient layer's mask.

Things that do not affect the gradient layer vis-a-vis the Align With Layer option:

• Clipping the gradient layer to layers below the gradient layer.
• The visible pixels in layers below the gradient layer.
• If the gradient layer has no mask, or if every pixel in its mask is 100% white.

Gradient Layer options

Access the Align With Layer option when the gradient layer is first created, or by double clicking the gradient layer in the Layers tool window.