This helped out so much. Usually, I have to use other programs to create the gradient effect with a mask. Now I can do more with Canva. Thank you for this tutorial.
Yes! I think it can be improved even more, but still a big step forward from having to search under Elements for gradients and then sifting through the results...usually not quite finding what we're looking for. : )
You can add a gradient to shapes or image borders. OR, if you turn the image into a custom frame (I have a tutorial on this) you could fill it with a gradient. Canva also did just acquire Affinity so maybe that means we’ll get some new features soon. 🤞 cheers, Greg
@@learncanvawithgreg yes so under brand kit is where it show my gradient color but it dont work li still have the white under document color highlighted to I dont know what's going on
I did a little experiment this morning. If you navigate to the Brand Kit Section of Canva, you can create a color under your brand kit. However, while working on a design in the project interface, if you go under the left menu "Brand" option and bring up your brand kit where you saved your gradient, you will not see it, you will only see solid colors. This is unfortunate, but I think the reason for this that solid colors can be applied to certain vector images, but colors can not, they can only be applied to shapes. My workaround suggestion for easy access to your favorite gradients would be folders. Do something like create project and store your favorite gradients on different pages of that project. Then, save that project to a folder named "Favorite Gradients" or whatever makes sense to you. Now, anytime you are working on a design and you want easy access to those gradients, just use the "Projects" option from the left menu and navigate to that "Favorite Gradients" folder or wherever you saved it. You can then click on that project to see the different pages/gradients within and you can click on any of them to quickly add that page to your current design. One important note, however that page is saved in the other design is how it gets brought into the new design. So, if you have a page with a gradient on a background then that's what you'll get when you add that page to a new design. On the other hand, if you added a gradient to a rectangle, then it will come into the new design as a rectangle. There are some advantages to using shapes as whenever you select any shape you can access the "Shape" menu in the left of the top contextual menu and you can change it into any other shape. But regardless of whether you add a shape or a background to the design you are working on, an advantage you get from either approach is that now when select something in your design and then click on the color palette, you should now see the gradient you added as a page under "Document Colors" so it can be easily applied to other elements in your design assuming they are gradient eligible (a reminder, vector graphic elements only take solid colors). Hope all this helps! cheers, Greg
Unfortunately, there isn't an easy way in Canva to apply a gradient to text as of yet. I think your best option for now is creating the text in something like Photopea (photopea.com), exporting as a transparent PNG and bringing that into Canva. If you have Photoshop or Illustrator I'd use those, but Photopea is a free online option that's sort of like a lightweight version of Photoshop and it's a good option for anyone on a budget looking to fill in some of the gaps -- things Canva isn't great or can't do yet. This isn't the ideal workflow, of course, as if you wanted to update your text you'd have to again edit and export from Photopea or somewhere else, but until Canva gets gradients for text or things like masking/blend modes we're stuck with using workarounds for these tasks. Best of luck. cheers, Greg
Unfortunately, Canva doesn't yet have an easy way to do text gradient. There are workaround hacks, but nothing that's easy and that maintains editable text. A lot of people have asked for this feature so hopefully it's on their list for future updates. If it's a one-time job and you need a text gradient to incorporate in Canva then if you have access to Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop then these are both programs that will allow you to easily mask a custom gradient to a text element. If you don't have access to Adobe software then photopea.com is a decent free alternative where you could do the same thing. Then, with any of these options, you could export a transparent PNG file that could then be brought back into Canva. Again, not the ideal workflow...but a better option than some of the complex hacks I see people attempt in Canva alone as Canva doesn't yet have good options for gradient text or things like selections and masking. Hope this helps and fingers crossed for better text options in the future in Canva. cheers, Greg
Thanks, but this is so much work, can we just adjust the background itself, why do we have to introduce an element, why do these people keep making the simplest things so hard, my God.
You can apply a gradient to the background layer in Canva. But I do agree that Canva could certainly still improve gradients a lot from where they stand now. cheers, Greg
Have been a power Canva user for the past 6 years, couldn't figure out this to save my life. Thanks for the video.
Keep up the great work!
You're welcome, glad it was helpful! cheers, Greg
This helped out so much. Usually, I have to use other programs to create the gradient effect with a mask. Now I can do more with Canva. Thank you for this tutorial.
Sure thing, glad to hear it was helpful. cheers, Greg
The best video on gradients. This one actually shows you where its secretly hidden. Thank you, I was going crazy trying to figure it out.
Glad to help. Cheers, Greg
This was incredibly helpful!! Finally we can customise the gradients. Great explanation and examples.
Thanks for your kind words, so glad it was helpful! 🙌
appreciate for your work Greg! This video was very helpful.
Glad it was helpful! cheers, Greg
Finally! Thank you so much! Super helpful
Glad it helped!
Exactly what I needed. We have waited a long time for this functionality in Canva.
Yes! I think it can be improved even more, but still a big step forward from having to search under Elements for gradients and then sifting through the results...usually not quite finding what we're looking for. : )
Thank you! It's definitely a bit hidden. Thanks for helping me find this!
Sure thing!
Great custom solution,
I am building a canva app that makes this easier right now!
How wonderful lecture!
Thank you very much!
You're welcome, glad you liked it. cheers, Greg
Thank you for sharing these nice ideas and tips 😃
Good examples of how to use gradients)
Bless your heart
Thanks man:) Great video!
Glad you liked it!
Thank you so much you explained it so well
You're very welcome!
Thanks for this! I wish you could add gradient to an image but I'm sure canva will get there one day
You can add a gradient to shapes or image borders. OR, if you turn the image into a custom frame (I have a tutorial on this) you could fill it with a gradient. Canva also did just acquire Affinity so maybe that means we’ll get some new features soon. 🤞 cheers, Greg
Very Helpful Video Bro Just Keep Up🙂🙂
finally some did video on this!
Very good! ❤
Thank you! Cheers!
mines is not showing in doc colors but it shows it in brand. kit but its not letting me change it
You're having trouble accessing the gradient option? Provide a few more specifics and I'll be happy to try and help. cheers, Greg
@@learncanvawithgreg yes so under brand kit is where it show my gradient color but it dont work li still have the white under document color highlighted to I dont know what's going on
I did a little experiment this morning. If you navigate to the Brand Kit Section of Canva, you can create a color under your brand kit. However, while working on a design in the project interface, if you go under the left menu "Brand" option and bring up your brand kit where you saved your gradient, you will not see it, you will only see solid colors. This is unfortunate, but I think the reason for this that solid colors can be applied to certain vector images, but colors can not, they can only be applied to shapes. My workaround suggestion for easy access to your favorite gradients would be folders. Do something like create project and store your favorite gradients on different pages of that project. Then, save that project to a folder named "Favorite Gradients" or whatever makes sense to you. Now, anytime you are working on a design and you want easy access to those gradients, just use the "Projects" option from the left menu and navigate to that "Favorite Gradients" folder or wherever you saved it. You can then click on that project to see the different pages/gradients within and you can click on any of them to quickly add that page to your current design. One important note, however that page is saved in the other design is how it gets brought into the new design. So, if you have a page with a gradient on a background then that's what you'll get when you add that page to a new design. On the other hand, if you added a gradient to a rectangle, then it will come into the new design as a rectangle. There are some advantages to using shapes as whenever you select any shape you can access the "Shape" menu in the left of the top contextual menu and you can change it into any other shape. But regardless of whether you add a shape or a background to the design you are working on, an advantage you get from either approach is that now when select something in your design and then click on the color palette, you should now see the gradient you added as a page under "Document Colors" so it can be easily applied to other elements in your design assuming they are gradient eligible (a reminder, vector graphic elements only take solid colors). Hope all this helps! cheers, Greg
Is there a way to do gradients for text?? I can't figure that out to save my life.
Unfortunately, there isn't an easy way in Canva to apply a gradient to text as of yet. I think your best option for now is creating the text in something like Photopea (photopea.com), exporting as a transparent PNG and bringing that into Canva. If you have Photoshop or Illustrator I'd use those, but Photopea is a free online option that's sort of like a lightweight version of Photoshop and it's a good option for anyone on a budget looking to fill in some of the gaps -- things Canva isn't great or can't do yet. This isn't the ideal workflow, of course, as if you wanted to update your text you'd have to again edit and export from Photopea or somewhere else, but until Canva gets gradients for text or things like masking/blend modes we're stuck with using workarounds for these tasks. Best of luck. cheers, Greg
I didn't find gradient option
At the 1:30 mark I talk about how the gradient option is hidden under the color menu. You should be able to find it there. cheers, Greg
can canva do text gradients
Unfortunately, Canva doesn't yet have an easy way to do text gradient. There are workaround hacks, but nothing that's easy and that maintains editable text. A lot of people have asked for this feature so hopefully it's on their list for future updates. If it's a one-time job and you need a text gradient to incorporate in Canva then if you have access to Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop then these are both programs that will allow you to easily mask a custom gradient to a text element. If you don't have access to Adobe software then photopea.com is a decent free alternative where you could do the same thing. Then, with any of these options, you could export a transparent PNG file that could then be brought back into Canva. Again, not the ideal workflow...but a better option than some of the complex hacks I see people attempt in Canva alone as Canva doesn't yet have good options for gradient text or things like selections and masking. Hope this helps and fingers crossed for better text options in the future in Canva. cheers, Greg
Thanks, but this is so much work, can we just adjust the background itself, why do we have to introduce an element, why do these people keep making the simplest things so hard, my God.
You can apply a gradient to the background layer in Canva. But I do agree that Canva could certainly still improve gradients a lot from where they stand now. cheers, Greg