From the course: Photoshop CC 2017 One-on-One: Advanced
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Blending layers like a pro - Photoshop Tutorial
From the course: Photoshop CC 2017 One-on-One: Advanced
Blending layers like a pro
- The topic of this chapter is blend modes. Now, in case you haven't heard of them before, a blend mode uses some basic math, addition, multiplication, subtraction, really basic stuff, to blend the active layer with the ones below. Okay, I'm already making it sound a bit difficult, but it's not. You know opacity, right. If you set a layer to, say, 75% opacity, that means you're seeing 75% of the active layer and 100 minus 75, or 25% of the layers behind it. Blend modes just use different formulas. Let's say you apply the multiply mode. That tells Photoshop to take the luminous levels, from the active layer, and multiply them on to the layers below. The result is that the layers darken each other, as if they were transparencies laid one on top of another on a light table. Or you might create a magic marker effect, like we're seeing here. Once you see it in action, you'll use multiply all the time. Seriously, you and multiply are going to be best friends in just a few movies, but don't…
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Blending layers like a pro1m 25s
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Normal and Dissolve4m 54s
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Using the Dissolve mode5m 44s
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Multiply and the other darken modes6m 20s
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Using the Multiply mode6m 59s
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Screen and the other lighten modes4m 49s
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Using the Screen mode9m 31s
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Using the Dodge and Burn modes5m 38s
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Overlay and the contrast modes7m 17s
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Using the Overlay and Soft Light modes6m 32s
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Difference, Exclusion, Subtract, and Divide6m 15s
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Capturing the differences between images4m 57s
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Hue, Saturation, Color, and Luminosity7m 55s
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Blend mode keyboard shortcuts5m 48s
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The Brush tool blend modes5m 34s
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The remarkable "Fill Opacity Eight"7m 29s
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Blend If: This Layer and Underlying Layer7m 28s
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