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Step 5. Copy gradient. Here's the gradient I used in the "star" layer:
And here's the gradient I created for the "star enhancement" layer:
There's another change, but that came later. When I applied the gradient with just the changes I have described, I got the coloring I wanted, but all sorts of large, jagged patterns appeared where the screen had previously been solid black.
I then moved the rightmost node further right and added a second white node, very close to it, widening the area of white and making the white-to-black transition at the right side of the gradient very steep. This pushed the unwanted patterns outward from the star. I decided that I'd use a clipping mask to hide all but the star, in the center of the screen.
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| A. | With the "star enhancement" layer highlighted in the Layers tab, click on the Gradient icon in the Ultra Fractal toolbar.
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| B. | Highlight and copy (Ctl-c) the block of text located here to the clipboard, then click the Paste icon on the Ultra Fractal toolbar. This will paste the gradient I used into your "star" layer.
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| C. | Close theGradient Editor by clicking on the system "X" in its upper right corner.
The image should now look like this:
We're going to reduce the size of the "star enhancement" layer from a magnification of approximately 700 to a magnification of approximately 550.
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