 Posted 6/25/2007 12:59:04 PM
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I took a flower arrangement shot of mine and
was going to layer it over a shot of a fresco painted wall. There are various layering modes
available in PS and sometimes it is difficult to
figure which is most appealing when comparing
them by looking at them one at a time. So, I
decided to create this file which allows me to
easily compare some of the modes that I
thought were most interesting. There are many
other options and opacity levels than these but these are one which which I thought worth
comparing in this particular case and now that
I've done it I thought I would share it so that
others can see the differences.
Not really looking for critique but opinions about which mode is appealing are welcome.
I wish there was a Photoshop section but since
there isn't I put this here.
To the right of the layer mode (that's what I call them, anyway) is the opacity level I chose.
~ Nick
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"The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike." ~Delos McKown
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Posted 6/25/2007 2:19:17 PM
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Maybe this one is easier to view...
~ Nick
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"The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike." ~Delos McKown
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Posted 6/25/2007 2:20:26 PM
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| I prefer the luminosity example.
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Posted 6/25/2007 4:37:59 PM
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I prefer the luminosity example.
Yeah, that's my favorite of this series too. Thanks Chris.
~ Nick
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"The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike." ~Delos McKown
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Posted 6/25/2007 5:32:42 PM
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| Have you played much with the blending options? Before I knew what HDR was I tried to approximate it but using the same image on 3 diffrent layers of the same image and change the blending options. The way to get to the control is through the small triangle on the layers pallette. It really gives you a lot of control.
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Posted 6/25/2007 5:53:37 PM
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| You knowwwww... I think the size of the photo makes a difference...appeal factors vary depending on what size they are... Difference 100 Luminosity (looks better smaller) and then overlay 100 those are my top three pics from the smaller examples.. but that is just my opinion..
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Posted 6/25/2007 6:13:42 PM
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Folks, you will notice that your blend modes are grouped and separated by lines. This is not for convenience. There is a group that effects white, one that effects gray and one that effects black. They are the main ones you will use. They are mainly for compositing....There are other groups...
I was going to sit here and explain the whole thing but I found a web site that does a good job. Blend Modes Explanation/ This is for Illustrator but they work the same in PS.
It does help to know the nuts and bolt behind blend modes in order for you to know what you can do easily or not with them. Sometimes, used correctly they can save you a LOT of time.
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Posted 6/26/2007 3:21:32 AM
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| Thanks EN, nice link. I'm having a bit of a brain cramp in understanding the difference between Fill and opacity in this context though.
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Posted 6/26/2007 6:51:28 AM
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Thanks EN, nice link. I'm having a bit of a brain cramp in understanding the difference between Fill and opacity in this context though.
Opacity effects everything on the layer. Fill effects layer objects but not layer effects.
Here is one I just did. I created a black base layer (background). Created a new layer (layer 2), which I added a Custom Shape to. I opened the Layer Style options, added an outer glow and clicked OK. Then I turned the FILL o | | | |
