r/graphic_design • u/MrMermaiid • 1d ago

Portfolio/CV Review Help with gradiant

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Hey guys, I’m not a graphic designer but a musician. I make very minimal cover art design for myself like this one because I don’t like thinking much about that side of things. I wanted to have a cool gradient vibe with the purple fading into the black since I usually just use full black and this is a special release. I hate however the way you can see each tone/layer of purple in this really pixely sort of way. Is that just inevitable since I’m using such simple colors, or did I do something wrong exporting and is there a way for it to look smoother?

Thanks in advance!

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u/Jonny-Propaganda 1d ago

funny enough It’s called ‘banding’ the solve is to add ‘noise’ to the gradient. (in any photo editor)

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u/Jonny-Propaganda 1d ago

sometimes noise/blur back and forth. little bits at a time.

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u/ghost-of-lion 1d ago

Up the bit depth from 8 to 16. Search 'Bits' in the photoshop help menu and it will point you to the menu item location.

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u/Ireeb 1d ago

Some programs (including Photoshop) offer dithering for gradients, which means instead of straight lines, it randomly sprinkles pixels on the edges of the color bars. That gives it a slightly grainy look but also hides the edges. If the resolution is high enough, you don't see the individual pixels, instead they blend into a smoother transition.

Otherwise, you could theoretically use a higher color depth, default is 8-bit per channel or 24-bit in total, but that might not be supported everywhere.

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u/amontpetit Senior Designer 1d ago

I’m more concerned with the “WA” and “AG” kerning. The former in particular: that’s nearly a word space, optically.