Blend mode learning resource

Has anyone come across a learning resource which employs a graphic approach to explain all the availble blending modes?

This is also a great book on blend modes:
http://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Power-Blend-Modes-Photoshop/dp/0321823761

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Learning blending modes

I've learned most of what I know about PSE from a certain magazine from England. But in their step by step instructions, you are told to use this or that blending mode, but not why.
Are there any threads on here that expalin what the different modes do and when to use what? I've tried to do search but didn't work.
Thanks
Ricih

http://www.ronbigelow.com/articles/blend1/blend1.htm
The above is a set of tutorials that includes tables listing practical uses of blend modes for photographers.
His examples are done using photoshop but the blend modes are the same in both Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. Layer masking is used to constrain the blend mode effects to portions of the photos. With elements, you will need to use an adjustment layer so you can hijack the mask. If you are just going to blend the image with itself, create a levels adjustment layer...leave it at the default setting and click ok to accept. Adjust the levels adjustment layer's blend mode and opacity if desired. This will act just as if you were working on a duplicate of the image...and you have a mask.
If blending two different images, use a clipping mask/group. Here's a link on info about using clipping masks/clipping groups...same thing different name.
http://www.photokaboom.com/photography/learn/Photoshop_Elements/layers/layer_groups_clippi ng_masks/1_layer_groups_clipping_masks.htm
Other tutorials that cover blend modes...
http://www.northlite.net/ps/blend.htm
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-editing/layer-blend-modes/
http://www.photoshoptut.com/photoshops-blend-modes/
http://www.psdtop.com/blog/basic/understanding-blending-modes/
Still one more...don't read #20 as it covers advanced masking (Blend If) that isn't available in Photoshop Elements.
http://www.teamphotoshop.com/articles-The-Techniques-Layer-Blend-Modes-Explained!-5,8,65a. html
Edit: That last link you'll have to copy and paste it into your browser to get it to work. It's not linking correctly.

Blending Modes 101 | Learn Photoshop CS6 | Adobe TV

Blending modes are one of the most creative areas in Photoshop. Let Infinite Skills author, Andy Anderson, take you on a tour of this amazing area in Adobe Photoshop.
http://adobe.ly/NsBIKV

First of all, thank you Adobe group!
But I can`t find Working files. For some videos, they`re shown below the vids, but where can I find Working Files Folder for this course?
Thanks in advance:)

Blending Mode Resources

Is there a an available source online website or a book that describes and explains each blending mode in Ps & El??
This would be most helpful to me in wrapping my head around what they are about and what is possible. Thanks. Bill

Try these for starters:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/photoshopelements/using/WS287f927bd30d4b1f71abaa0b12e28aec742- 7ffc.html
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/photoshop/cs/using/WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-77e8a.h tml
http://www.myinkblog.com/2009/07/14/an-explanation-of-photoshop-blend-modes/
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-editing/layer-blend-modes/
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How do I mask a path with a blending mode so that if only effects the groups below?

I am working on a logo but have run into what seems like a simple problem but nothing about masks that I have found seems to work. I have
two groups and in one of them I have a path with an overlay blending mode. Above both groups I have the same path with the same blending mode. (I have used two as I wanted a stronger effect on the lower group)
Here is the project against white:
As you can see the logo itself looks fine and I thought it was ready to use.
However upon exporting it I noticed that the layers with opacity that where invisable agaist the white where now visable. I ussumed this would eb a simple fix as I am used to this problem with After Effects. Illistrator is not my forte and I am not used to how the masks work.
After two hours of messing around and searching on the internet for answers I have given up. This must be a common thing to pop up but I couldn't find the answer so here I am. Please can someone help me remove the unwanted white circles.
Thanks,
Ben.

Thank you for replying Monika,
I have copied the Paths but dont understand what you mean by expand the 3D effect. With the text I was able to click ungroup and edit the individual sides. I am unable to do this with the logo, I dont know exactly why. Also when I combine all my paths they just go into one group. You will have to excuse me, I still have a lot to learn.
Thanks,
Ben.

Are FW blending modes preserved

I have a colored gradient bitmap image in "heat" mode over a
neutral black/gray image with white highlights, the latter of which
I want to stand out. In FW it looks great... Can I export these to
FL and expect the blending modes to remain intact?

Paevo Kelley wrote:
> I have a colored gradient bitmap image in "heat" mode
over a neutral
> black/gray image with white highlights, the latter of
which I want to stand
> out. In FW it looks great... Can I export these to FL
and expect the blending
> modes to remain intact?
>
I'm not sure about CS3, but as of Flash 8, these FW blend
modes were
supported:
Darken
Multiply
Lighten
Screen
Overlay
Hard light
Add
Subtract
Difference
Invert
Erase
I didn't hear much about the blend modes when CS3 came out,
so chances
are they are still the same. You can quickly check by Opening
Flash and
seeing if the mode you want is there. Generally, if the blend
modes
exists, it should work. Another option is to create a
flattened copy of
the blended image.
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Photoshop 6 and the change in Color Dodge/Burn blend modes

Photoshop 6 introduced a few changes in blending modes. Here´s a tip on how to save those older PSD´s, and continue with the Color Dodge/Burn behaviour you are used to:
Courtesy of Mark Hamburg, verified and posted by Chad Baker:
To create a new Color Dodge/Burn layer that will work like the old ones used to, simply Option (Alt) click the New Layer icon and select Color Dodge/Burn as your mode, then check the box to fill your new layer with a neutral color (black for Color Dodge and Difference, white for Color Burn).
To fix an existing Color Dodge/Burn layer (from one of your 5.5 files for example) that has 100% layer opacity, simply bring up the fill dialog with that layer selected, then fill the layer in 'Behind' mode with black.
To fix an existing Color Dodge/Burn layer that has an opacity of other than 100% it's a little trickier, but not much. The process is the same as above, but you must perform a quick trick first. Select the layer, then go to Layer>Layer Style>Blending Options. What you need to do is change the Advanced blending opacity to whatever your General blending opacity is, then move the general opacity up to 100%. Now all you have to do is what you did before, fill the layer in 'Behind' mode with black.
See also:
Adobe Techdoc#321884

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3d blend mode

hey everyone. I'm a little new to after effects, but I'm trying to learn. So im doing a day to night conversion. I created a new solid and added CC spotlight to it. I set the blend mode to classic color dodge, but when i turned the gray solid to a 3d layer, I could no longer change the blending mode. what do i doooo...

As Mylenium said, if it's not working you must be using the raytrace 3D renderer. It works fine for me in classic 3D. Check the button in the upper right had corner of the comp viewer to change it.

Making it easier to cycle through blend modes

Maybe there is a way to do this that I'm missing. Learning or seeing how all the blend modes work is really tedious. You have to trigger the dropdown, go to the blend mode, click it, then repeat all that to try the next blend mode. Wouldn't it be a lot easier if you could just quickly cycle through the blend modes with a slider or the arrow keys? Is there such a thing? Or maybe a screen of blend mode thumbnails, showing all the blends for a particular overlay at once.

Matt Stow has created a command to cycle through the blend modes: http://www.mattstow.com/extensions/Objects/FW_Blend_Modes_1_2.mxp
You might need to right-click the link and Save As to download the .mxp correctly. Once installed, you can set keyboard shortcuts to easily cycle forward and back through the blend modes.

CS5: Color Blending Mode

Okay well i have a problem
Just bought Photoshop CS5 - & i'm designing my first image..... Below is an image of the sort of effect i'm trying to get.
Changing colours of an object without having to paint them etc etc.
The Image above says that We should Get the stock image > desaturate it > then Create A New Layer > Blending Options: Color
Well the problem i am having is the fact here is my image
As you can see - it is smoke particles, well what i am trying to do is - Colour those particles similar to the above image.
To do this - id normally make a new layer above that & set the blending mode to Color - however it doesnt seem to work.
I get a blob of colour when i try to colour the individual smoke particles;
Is there anyway someone can help me & point me in the right direction as to what i'm doing wrong - i dont want a blob of colour like that - i only want to colour the Smoke particles themself to achieve a rainbow effect. Here is my layer palette to help.

Now's your chance to learn.
Layer - Add Layer Mask.
Go into the Channels panel, find the mask, and paste the smoke into it, then Image - Adjust - Invert.
-Noel

"Stamp" blending mode

I have been experimenting with blending modes and came
accross the "stamp" mode--nothing about it in the help menu. The
efect is similar to "glow" but more luminous. Anybody know what it
is and how it works?

Paevo Kelley wrote:
> I have been experimenting with blending modes and came
accross the "stamp"
> mode--nothing about it in the help menu. The efect is
similar to "glow" but
> more luminous. Anybody know what it is and how it works?
>
This article might help:
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How to bulid new layer blend modes?

please look link: https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1755389
I did not learn Microsoft Visual Studio, I want to use my algorithms, have same functionin   as The layer blend modes in photoshop , but algorithm not the same , written in JavaScript to run very slowly, pls help me.
thx

inline unsigned8 Mul8x8Div255 (unsigned8 a, unsigned8 b)
unsigned32 temp = (unsigned32)a * (unsigned32)b + 128;    //how modify here?
return static_cast<unsigned8>((temp + (temp >> 8)) >> 8); //how modify here?
inline unsigned16 Mul16x16Div32768 (unsigned16 a, unsigned16 b)
unsigned32 temp = (unsigned32)a * (unsigned32)b + 16384; ////how modify here?
return (unsigned16) (temp >> 15);   ////how modify here?
inline float Mul32x32(float a, float b)
if(a>=b){
rerurn 255-(510-a-b-(255-a)*(255-b)*(b+255)/(255*255)); //here ok
else {
return 255-(510-a-b-(255-a)*(255-b)*(a+255)/(255*255)); //here ok
pls help me
how modify:
inline unsigned8 Mul8x8Div255 (unsigned8 a, unsigned8 b)
unsigned32 temp = (unsigned32)a * (unsigned32)b + 128;    //how modify here?
return static_cast<unsigned8>((temp + (temp >> 8)) >> 8); //how modify here?
inline unsigned16 Mul16x16Div32768 (unsigned16 a, unsigned16 b)
unsigned32 temp = (unsigned32)a * (unsigned32)b + 16384; ////how modify here?
return (unsigned16) (temp >> 15);   ////how modify here?

Tint blending mode

Hi
I don't understand how does tint blend mode work. In
documentation, it says: "Tint adds gray to the base color. " ???
What about blend color? What does "adds gray" exactly means? If I
create object with tint on the white background, it's invisible. If
I create it on black background, nothing happens. I don't get
it...

pozmu wrote:
> Please read 1st message before replying...
> Can you explain what "adds gray to the base color"
exactly means?
> Thx
I found a very nice and simple explanation of the tint
blending mode:
The object is more visible on a dark background compared to a
bright
background. It will disappear on white, appear opaque on
black.
For more info on blending modes than you probably want, check
out this link:
http://pegtop.net/delphi/articles/blendmodes/
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Smart Object and blend mode issue

I have an object that I moved from another image and needed to resize. The object is an image of a bottle and glass, with both the bottle and glass having reflections from their base. They both also have some layer masks with the reflections. I grouped the glass and bottle and created a smat object before the move to the new file). Anyway everything worked fine, except the reflections are much stonger in the new file (they are sitting over the same colored backgrond as in the original. If I open up the smart object and put a background behind the images and the reflections (background is transparent)everthing looks as they should. The reflections have a blend mode of multiply).
So why does the smart object not render the reflections properly (without lowering the opacity more within the smart object group) they appear almost at 100% in the new file. Any suggestions?
Can't post the files as this happened at work.
Thanks
Jeff

Anything to do with soft proofing? Does the new document have the same colour space as the original?

How to change blending mode on multiple layers at the same time

I'm using CS5. I have a document with about 70 layers. I would like to change the blending mode to "lighten" for each layer. Is there an easy way to do this?

Photoshop doesn't allow multiple layer editing. That's why the styles are grayed out. Only 1 layer at a time.
What version are you talking about?
CS5 definitely let’s one apply a Style to multiple Layers.
rfcommagere, I don’t know how to make it much clearer:
• set the Blending Mode on one Layer
• with that Layer selected create a Style with »Include Layer Blending Options« checked
• select all other Layers that should have that Blending Mode
• click the Style in the Styles Panel

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