Using the Linear burn mode
How to do it…
This simple recipe will show you how to change a layer mode to the Linear burn mode:
In the Layer palette, click on the layer to edit (if the Layer palette is not visible, go to Window | Layer to open it).
In the top-left corner of the Layer palette, click on the drop-down menu. Next, click on the Linear burn mode.
How it works...
This mode is less dramatic than the Color burn mode. The bottom layer's colors are still darkened for contrast, and then combined with the upper layers wherever they overlap. However, the areas where the vertical lines cross the transparent areas of the underlying layer are still visible. The blue and yellow overlap area is green, while the blue and purple overlap is dark blue. The dark red and yellow overlap has barely changed, and the dark red and purple area has become a darker burgundy (but not quite as dark as in the previous mode).
