From the course: Photoshop CC 2017 One-on-One: Advanced
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The remarkable "Fill Opacity Eight" - Photoshop Tutorial
From the course: Photoshop CC 2017 One-on-One: Advanced
The remarkable "Fill Opacity Eight"
- In this movie I'll introduce you to what I call the Fill Opacity Eight, which are eight blend modes that are effected differently by the fill value in the upper-right region of the layers panel, then they are by the opacity value. And in each and every case, reducing the fill value produces a better effect. Let's start things off by reviewing why the fill value exists in the first place. Notice that I have this text, that is set to the screen blend mode, so that it's brightening the layers in the background. I also have a couple of layer effects, inner shadow and drop shadow, that are currently turned off. To turn them on, all I have to do is click in front of the word effects and I end up with this carved effect as you see here. Now let's say I want to make my letters more translucent. If I were to press the 2 key, while one of my selection tools is active, in the upper portion of the tool box, then I would reduce the opacity value to 20 percent. But that not only reduces the…
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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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