# Line Color Gradients

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/line-color-gradients/238062>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 6, 2007, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/line-color-gradients/238062 "2007-09-06T20:20:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![riveroaks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/90db22/32.png) [@riveroaks](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/riveroaks)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2007, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/line-color-gradients/238062/1 "2007-09-06T20:20:25Z")

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I have two vertical lines - I want to apply a gradient vertically…that is a gradient that starts one color near the top of the lines and goes to a different color at the bottom of the lines. It appears right now that the gradient is being applied horizontally (obviously doing nothing for vertical lines). How can I redirect the gradient vertically?

If it were a rectangle I could use the paint bucket tool to change the gradient direction but I’d like to keep the lines as lines…and therefore I cannot apply the use of the paint bucket tool. Thanks.