Photoshop tutorial - Text Gradient

It's often often handy to be able to have a gradient covering a text field in photoshop, especially when your wanting to design some text for print products or even web design. 

I'll show you how. 

Step 1 - Type the text you want to add a gradient using the text tool 

Select the gradient tool from the Photoshop toolbar

Create a new layer (CMD/CTRL + SHIFT + N)

Select your two colours - I always prefer to have the darker colour on the bottom

On you new layer - draw a gradient over the text 

On the gradient layer right click and select "Create clipping mask"

Once ouve done that you should have a gradient covering your text, as shown below!