Creating complex gradients in minutes with Paper App 💫 🌈 Color strategy • Pick one accent color...

Creating complex gradients in minutes with Paper App 💫 🌈 Color strategy • Pick one accent color...Creating complex gradients in minutes with Paper App 💫 🌈 Color strategy • Pick one accent color...

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Viktoriia Savinkova

pro

• Jan 18

Creating complex gradients in minutes with Paper App 💫

🌈 Color strategy

• Pick one accent color (I’ve been using green/blue lately — this time I tried red).

• Drop it into Adobe Color Wheel to generate a scheme (mono, complementary, analogic, triad).

• I often go monochrome for clean, cohesive results.

Paper App settings I adjust •

🎛️ Blend: controls how colors mix (soft vs punchy transitions).

• Scale: sets gradient size and focal feel.

• Grain: adds texture; tune intensity + how much it mixes with color.

🏄 Workflow

Choose a preset in Paper App.

Create your palette in Adobe Color Wheel from a single accent.

Replace colors in the preset.

Fine-tune blend/scale/grain to taste.5. Export in the needed formats.

You can animate gradients in Paper App too, though I prefer static for most UI use.

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JAVIER | DSpot

max

• Jan 19

Sheesss, still procrastinating to test Paper here..need to do it soon! Looking good!

Daniel G Bright

max

• Mar 4

Gradient work for a rebrand that's in the works

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Abhiram Tinguria

• Mar 4

These gradients feel very refined. The color transitions have a nice depth — especially the teal and warm tones combination.

Paul Kabon

• Mar 4

I did this 3 years ago. Now this purple gradient feels like an overused trend in brand design.

I'm still proud of the work I did though.

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Abhiram Tinguria

• Mar 4

Still looks great honestly. Even if gradients are everywhere now, the execution and composition here feel very clean and balanced.

Becca Kim

pro

• Mar 4

Branding for a pop-up event in Paris for a New York furniture brand, Workshop Collection. A new and vibrant take for the modern and neutral identity the brand holds.