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Using blending modes

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Using blending modes

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- [Instructor] We could probably spend a good hour or afternoon talking about Blend modes. And I remember when I used to train in person, it would be a good hour segment investigating it. So let's try and get you the edited super duper highlights here in this movie. So what I've got here is I've got two gradients, one in color, one in black and white. And underneath that, I've got a beautifully patterned by my friend, Vaughn Glitcher, background there. So what I'm going to do is use the transparency panel, because that's where blending really takes place. And I'll just move this down. So hopefully you can see both. Do you know what actually, I'm going to tear the transparency panel off, there we go. So I can move it around there. Perfect. Okay, so with the black to white gradient selected, I'm going to go here to my Blend Modes. Now, not as many as Photoshop, I'm sure, you'll…

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