Which gradient looks the best?

[Sastraxi]

Going down on the Y axis, which gradient is best? (1, 2, 3, or 4)

http://www.vbforums.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=1333803

[Electroman]

Can i just ask, wots the gradient going to be used for tho?

[Sastraxi]

It's just a test. I've always found gradients to be too harsh (they are supposed to make things look round, however since they are LINEAR gradients they are just slopes, thus the problem), so I made a gradient that uses the cosine of 90 or 180* of a circle to calculate the colour. The linear distribution method uses 180*, the odd/even use 90* from two different parts of the circle (depending on whether it's even or odd). I think it looks better than linear, don't you?

[Electroman]

The first one looks quite good but it all depends on what you would need it for.

[Jotaf98]

It depends what you use it for! I can't see any difference except for some of them having different slopes or something... but if it's to simulate the slope of a circle... yeah, I like the third one (the 2nd doesn't look bad too) ;)