To make things as simple as possible, there are 3 different types of colours we’re going to talk about. ![]() You’ll notice that many of them operate in pairs, one affecting the image to lighten it, and the other to darken it, and both working in similar ways. For simplicity’s sake, we’re going to look at the blending modes that are available when you’re editing an 8 bit RGB image, such as a typical JPEG file. Best of all, you can apply them all non-destructively, of course.ĭuring this series, we’ll take you through each of the different blend modes, and point out some ways that you’ll be able to use them in your photography. Even for the purists, though, there’s a few blending modes that are very effective at replicating processes from the physical darkroom. ![]() Stay tuned for part 2 coming soon!įor those of you who tend to be purists in your photography, this might not be particularly appealing, but for those of you who love to work with your images and treat them more as sources for digital art will find blend modes enable a huge range of effects that are extremely useful. There are a huge number of different blend modes, so we’re going to have to split this post up into at least two posts. One of the most useful but least understood aspects of Photoshop is the various Blending Modes that can be applied to each of your layers, or to pixels that you paint with any of the brush tools. Photoshop is an incredibly powerful piece of software, and it has so many settings and tools and options that it can seem almost impossible to learn them all. Note: This 3-part blog post series is now complete!
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