Blend modes and their uses
The idea of blend modes comes after your understanding that there are layers in digital art (information covered in the first fundamental chapters). Blend modes are meant to be used to experiment in an artistic, fun, creative way. Relax and explore the various color effects. Most users only use about five common blend modes (Multiply, Overlay, and Screen, to name a few), so once you realize that layers are like sheets of paper, we can begin to understand what a blend mode does, and this is why the book is structured the way it is. To explore blend modes, you have to understand the following:
- Layers
- Luminance
I find it beneficial to understand what a blend mode is trying to do by using the following phrase:
The blend mode of a layer tells the layer how to interact with the layer below it.
When you set the blend mode, you are telling the layer what to show and what not to show underneath the layer. For 99% of blend modes, this is done...
