: How to change change rendered gradient color to transparent I have a fairly basic flat image, that is black with a radial gradient that fades to gray (originally purple, but I modified the

@Nimeshi706

Select All (cmd + A)
Copy (cmd + C)
Add Mask (Button at the bottom of the layers panel)





Select the Mask Channel (alt + Click the mask thumbnail)
Paste (cmd + V)
Invert Mask (cmd + I)
Click the layer thumbnail to deselect the mask channel.




You can do this directly with color gradients—copying and pasting to the mask channel will automatically convert to greyscale.

It's also worth noting you can adjust the mask channel using levels etc. when the mask is active if the level of transparency isn't to your liking.

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@Lee3735518

Select Layer with gradient, set the layer blending mode to Multiply



What does Multiply do?


Looks at the color information in each channel and multiplies the base color by the blend color. The result color is always a darker color. Multiplying any color with black produces black. Multiplying any color with white leaves the color unchanged. When you’re painting with a color other than black or white, successive strokes with a painting tool produce progressively darker colors. The effect is similar to drawing on the image with multiple marking pens.


From the Adobe Photoshop Help Files

I suggest you read the rest of their help files to get an understanding of what each blending mode does.

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