diff --git a/include/tools.bm b/include/tools.bm
index 9930375..88d8e3e 100644
--- a/include/tools.bm
+++ b/include/tools.bm
@@ -238,6 +238,53 @@ sub ditheredgradient (x1 as long,y1 as long,x2 as long,y2 as long,fcol as _unsig
         exit sub
     end if
 
+    ' 3. Define a standard 4x4 Bayer Dithering Matrix (scaled 0 to 15)
+    dim bayer(3,3) as integer
+    bayer(0,0)=0:bayer(0,2)=8:bayer(0,1)=2:bayer(0,3)=10
+    bayer(2,0)=12:bayer(2,2)=4:bayer(2,1)=14:bayer(2,3)=6
+    bayer(1,0)=3:bayer(1,2)=11:bayer(1,1)=1:bayer(1,3)=9
+    bayer(3,0)=15:bayer(3,2)=7:bayer(3,1)=13:bayer(3,3)=5
+
+    ' 4. Loop through every single pixel on the canvas layer
+    dim x as long,y as long
+    dim t as single
+
+    for y=0 to canvash-1
+        for x=0 to canvasw-1
+            ' Project current pixel onto the line vector to get interpolation factor 't'
+            t=((x-x1)*dx+(y-y1)*dy)/linelensq
+
+            ' Clamp t strictly between 0.0 and 1.0
+            if t<0 then t=0
+            if t>1 then t=1
+
+            ' Compare t directly against the normalized dither matrix value.
+            ' Adding 0.5 ensures pure fcol at t=0 and pure bcol at t=1 without edge bleeding.
+            if t >= (bayer(x mod 4, y mod 4) + 0.5) / 16.0 then
+                pset (x,y),bcol
+            else
+                pset (x,y),fcol
+            end if
+        next x
+    next y
+end sub
+
+sub old_ditheredgradient (x1 as long,y1 as long,x2 as long,y2 as long,fcol as _unsigned long,bcol as _unsigned long)
+    ' 1. Get canvas boundaries from the active drawing layer
+    dim canvasw as integer:canvasw=_width(layers(1).ihandle)
+    dim canvash as integer:canvash=_height(layers(1).ihandle)
+
+    ' 2. Calculate vector properties of the drawn line
+    dim dx as single:dx=x2-x1
+    dim dy as single:dy=y2-y1
+    dim linelensq as single:linelensq=(dx*dx)+(dy*dy)
+
+    ' If the user didn't drag the mouse anywhere, just paint a solid pixel and exit
+    if linelensq=0 then
+        pset (x1,y1),fcol
+        exit sub
+    end if
+
     ' 3. Extract RGB components of Foreground and Background colors
     dim fr as integer:fr=_red(fcol)
     dim fg as integer:fg=_green(fcol)
diff --git a/pixler.bas b/pixler.bas
index 885e2e0..c93f51b 100644
--- a/pixler.bas
+++ b/pixler.bas
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@ sub redraw
                 filledpolygon numarr(),state.fcolor
             case "floodfill"
                 floodfill numarr(0),numarr(1),numarr(2)
+            case "gradient"
+                ditheredgradient numarr(0),numarr(1),numarr(2),numarr(3),state.fcolor,state.bcolor
             case ""
                 ' blank line do nothing
             case else
@@ -466,6 +468,8 @@ sub canvas
             do.floodfill canx,cany,drawcol
         case 10
             do.eyedropper canx,cany
+        case 11
+            do.gradient state.startx,state.starty,canx,cany
     end select
 end sub
 
@@ -729,6 +733,26 @@ sub do.eyedropper(x as long,y as long)
     end if
 end sub
 
+sub do.gradient(sx as long,sy as long,ex as long,ey as long)
+    dim osource as long
+    dim odest as long
+    if state.isdrawing then
+        osource=_source
+        odest=_dest
+        if mouseclicked or rmouseclicked then
+            _dest layers(1).ihandle
+            addcommand"gradient ("+tst(sx)+","+tst(sy)+","+tst(ex)+","+tst(ey)+")"
+            state.isdrawing=0
+            ditheredgradient sx,sy,ex,ey,state.fcolor,state.bcolor
+        else
+            _dest layers(2).ihandle
+            thickline sx,sy,ex,ey,state.fcolor
+        end if
+        _source osource
+        _dest odest
+    end if
+end sub
+
 function icon (index as long)
     static init as integer
     static icons() as long
diff --git a/test.pxl b/test.pxl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74d84c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test.pxl
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+canvas (1024,780)
+fcolor (FF0D2B45)
+bcolor (FFFFECD6)
+gradient (85,74,200,137)