The gradient brush allows you to first define a plane by selecting 2 points, you can then paint with your gradient with blocks chosen based on distance along this plane.
Left Click to start a plane at your target blockSneak + Left Click to start a plane at the player positionRight Click to set the end of the plane at your target block OR paint palette blocks if the plane is setSneak + Right Click to set the end of the plane at the player position OR paint palette blocks if the plane is setSwap Hands (Default F key) to toggle between GLOBAL and PER_ITEM active gradients
Palette: Specifies the palette to use for the gradient.
Radius (Default: 8): Sets the radius of the brush.
Interpolation (Default: NONE): Determines the type of interpolation used in the gradient transition.
Bleed (Default: 0.5): Adjusts the strength of interpolation, with a normal range from 0 to 1.
-a: When activated, the gradient is allowed to replace air blocks.
-v: Deactivates WorldEditCUI integration.
-n <noise> (Default: White()): Adds an underlying noise field to the gradient effect.
-z <scale> (Default: 1): Modifies the scale of the noise.
-d <distanceFunction> (Default: NONE): Sets the distance mode changing the brush to work based on distance from the initial block with the given distance function.
The gradientstroke brush allows for gradient application along a path (stroke) defined by selecting points.
Left Click to add pointsSneak + Left Click to remove the last pointRight Click to confirm & place the gradient strokeSneak + Right Click to clear all pointsSwap Hands (Default F key) to toggle between GLOBAL and PER_ITEM active gradients
Palette: Specifies the block pattern for the gradient.
Radius (Default: 8): Sets the radius of the brush.
Interpolation (Default: LINEAR): Determines the type of interpolation used in the gradient transition.
Bleed (Default: 0.5): Adjusts the strength of interpolation, with a normal range from 0 to 1.
-a: When activated, allows the gradient to replace air blocks.
-d: Activates the 'distance to center' mode which applies the gradient based on distance to the middle of the stroke line instead of distance along the stroke.
-v: Deactivates WorldEditCUI integration.
-w: Clears the brush's path after every placed stroke.
-n <noise> (Default: White()): Adds an underlying noise field to the gradient effect.
-z <scale> (Default: 1): Modifies the scale of the noise.
Gradient Parameters
There are a few parameters to creating a gradient worth explaining.
Bleed
First off, the bleed parameter.
The bleed parameter determines how much the colors bleed into each other.
Noise
The pattern of how this bleeding takes place can be determined by noise. The GIF above was using White noise (-n White), while the following GIFs use Perlin noise (-n Perlin(Freq:0.25))
You can also put in any noise. Here are a few more examples:
-n Perlin(Freq:0.25)
-n Cellular(Freq:0.15)
-n @@ridged(Freq:0.15)
-n Shard(Freq:0.15)
Interpolation Mode
In the following, we compare the five different interpolation modes of applying the noise to the gradient. The GIFs go through increasing and decreasing bleed values between 0 and 1.
The blue square's top and bottom show where the gradient starts and ends
NONE
No interpolation is applied.
LINEAR
The noise is applied with a constant factor throughout the entire gradient. Because of that, the gradient is "clipping" outside our two selected positions.
TAPERED
Applies the noise strongest in the middle of the gradient and tapers off towards the start and end to avoid "clipping" outside of the given positions.
BEZIER
Uses Bezier interpolation to apply the noise more softly and smoothly. Breaks for a bleed value of >1.
