Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
2.
Choose Window a Arrange a Float All In Windows if they are not
already floating.
3.
Press V to select the Move tool. Hold Shift and drag the Masculine
image into the Feminine image. Close
Masculine.psd
without saving
and then save
Feminine.psd
as
Blending.psd
.
4.
In the Layers panel, slowly decrease the opacity of Layer 1 by drag-
ging over the word
Opacity
toward the left. You will progressively see
more of the rose. Press 0 to restore the opacity of Layer 1 to 100%.
Opacity is the simplest type of blend.
5.
Open the blend mode drop-down in the Layers panel. Blend modes are
separated into groups in the menu by horizontal lines (see Figure 8.12).
Normal Modes
Darken Modes
Lighten Modes
Contrast Modes
Comparison Modes
Component Modes
FIGURe 8.12
Groups of blend modes
a
B o u T
p
h o T o s h o p
'
s
B
l e in d
m
o d e s
Here are brief descriptions of the blend modes.
Normal modes
Normal mode is used by default, so it's the most com-
monly used blend mode. I've never seen anyone use Dissolve mode. (Perhaps
it is grouped with Normal because opposites attract?) Layer groups (folder
icons in the Layers panel) also have a Pass-Through blend mode appearing
with the normal modes.
You'll learn about Pass-Through in Chapter 11, “Adjusting and Filtering.”
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