Graphics Programs Reference
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further (don't worry—it's easy), but at least we can see that we're in the ballpark (so to
speak).
Step Six:
There are two layer blend modes that add contrast to our layer: Soft Light and Overlay.
Let's try both of those. When you try Soft Light, you can see its effect is more subtle, and
Overlay (shown here) is more contrasty (and in this case, that's what I'd go with, because it
looks darker, but not at all over-the-top. If you want a really dramatic sky, try Color Burn,
and then lower the layer's Opacity to around 50%). If you're not sure which one you want,
just press
Shift-+
(plus sign) to toggle through all the different blend modes until you find
one you like. A before and after are shown below (it's subtle, but it's supposed to be).
