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Besides using the many scripts available to help you find and create nice flames, understanding and using the Gradient window in Apophysis can have a dramatic effect on your work.

The images above are the same flame with different gradients applied. Notice particularly the difference in the bottom point of the flame.

The brown gradient is much brighter and appears to flow from the bottom point up and sweeping to the upper left. The other is certainly more colorful, but the bottom point almost disappears, and the flame seems to sweep across from left to right. Which is better isn’t relevant here; just notice the difference between the appearances of the flames.

The help files in Apo explain some of the functions available with the Gradient window, and I would encourage you to read them, but there are some options that allow you to play with the gradients within Apo that aren’t really covered in the help files.

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	by Omotou on Apr 25, 2005 9:04:25 am [homepage] Hello, thank you very much for this tut, and the work you've put in! I didn't know about clicking the word "rotate". Can't wait to get home and try it :-)
	by miliff on May 25, 2005 2:01:49 pm [homepage] Thank you very much for all the effort that went into this tut. Before I went through it, I knew the most basic gradient stuff, but that was all. Now I understand a lot more.
	by shermansrage on Jul 3, 2005 8:00:05 pm [homepage] Just wanted to say thanks so much for taking the time to write this tut.. I had not even started to play with the gradients (no this will get even more interesting)This has by far helped me and your style of writing is on the money.. very easy to follow and questions I had were being answered on the next page.. Much appreciated :)
	by npauling on Nov 28, 2005 6:48:06 pm [homepage] This is great as I have just started on these flames and I was wondering how some of the results were achieved. Very easy to follow too. Thankyou very much I will have lots of fun with the flames.
	by mostretas on Dec 7, 2005 2:38:14 am [homepage] Great tutorial, thank you very much. You said Fiat Lux at 02:30 am. wen i read this, clearly, neat, fun, and useful trip. Thanks, thanks a lot.
	by Barringhupite on Dec 26, 2005 8:08:28 pm [homepage] Grousse tutorial thanks, I spent hours last night workiong through this issue, I could have worked it out in minutes with your tutorial. I will go through it again (and again)with apop open so I can practice as I go, thanks again, Will (barringhupite)
	by Apt2Vanish on Apr 28, 2007 1:05:46 pm [homepage] A decent tutorial, Most of this i learned just by playing with the program, but your section about the nodes has helped me, I know that I needed to change the amount of colors for my gradients, but wasn't sure where to do it. No I know. Thanks for this
	by OOh Betty on Mar 5, 2008 8:47:24 pm [homepage] This tutorial was so much help to me. Thank you for your kindness in creating this tutorial.
	by ralph49 on Jun 18, 2008 4:11:22 am [homepage] Thanx for taking the time to help us poor lost souls. This should make my flames easier to live with.
	by kepp on Jul 14, 2011 1:38:39 pm [homepage] thx a lot great tutorial certainly gave me some ideas

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