Static editor · Change color · 2 min read

Paint a gradient background

Turn a flat backdrop into a gradient. Switch the fill to Linear, set the end color and drag the handles on the canvas.

By Ruslan Latypov · Updated Oct 20, 2026

Watch the steps

Switch the fill to Linear, set the end color and drag the handle on the canvas.

19-second editor demo · no audio

Transcript

A folding phone stands on a light blue backdrop. In Change color, click the CFDADC swatch.

The color picker opens. Click the menu at its top, which reads Solid, and choose Linear.

A line with a handle at each end appears across the canvas, and a gradient bar appears in the picker.

Click the stop at the right end of the bar and set it to E8956A. The backdrop turns into a blue to orange gradient.

Drag the right handle on the canvas down. The gradient turns with it.

Open Change color

With your mockup open in Static, look at the Change color section in the right panel. Each row is a color you can edit. Here the background is a solid color.

The Change color section with a solid light blue swatch and the hex value CFDADC — The row shows the current fill.

Open the fill menu

Click the swatch to open the color picker. Then click the menu at the top of the picker, which reads Solid. It lists Solid, Linear and Radial.

The color picker with the open menu listing Solid, Linear and Radial — Choose how the color is painted.

Choose Linear

Select Linear. A line with a handle at each end appears on the canvas, and a gradient bar appears in the picker.

The canvas with a horizontal gradient line and two handles, and the picker showing a gradient bar — The handles on the canvas control the gradient.

Set the end color

Click the stop at the right end of the gradient bar, then type a hex color in the hex field and press Enter. The gradient updates right away. Click the stop at the left end to change the first color.

The picker with the right stop selected and the hex E8956A, and an orange gradient on the canvas — The selected stop takes the color you type.

Drag a handle on the canvas

Drag the handle at the end of the line to turn and stretch the gradient. Move it closer to the other handle for a shorter, harder blend.

The gradient line turned diagonally after the end handle was dragged — The gradient follows the handle.

Questions

How do I make a gradient instead of a solid color?

Click the swatch in Change color, open the menu at the top of the picker, which reads Solid, and select Linear.

Can I make a round gradient?

Yes. Choose Radial in the same menu to spread the colors from a center point.

How do I change the gradient colors?

Click a stop on the gradient bar, type a hex color in the hex field and press Enter. The left stop is the first color and the right stop is the end color.

How do I change the direction of the gradient?

Drag the handles on the canvas. Moving one closer to the other makes a shorter, harder blend.