Why can't I use the gradient tool more than once on a layer. I lined up four flowers and put a layer mask in and used the circle gradient in the middle of each flower. It doesn't work - I mean it works once -but you use it again it delets the first circle gradient. The same thing happens with the linear gradient. If I want to fade out the top and bottom of a picture- I start at top and pull down using shift - then repeat at the bottom and it cancels out the top fade out. i know this is real elementary stuff but theres got to be some trick to using a gradient multiple times. \:] }P