Now, let me show you how it can be practically used. The demonstration above explained how opacity works in theory. Opacity is very commonly used in photography to reduce the effects of a particular layer. The 20% opaque layer shows 80% of the background and 20% of the selected layer. Compare the one in the left with the one on the right. It shows both the selected layer and the one below overlapped. The image on the left is 50% opaque, meaning it is translucent. The one in the center is 100% opaque – in other words, blocking everything in the layers below. The difference between the three copies is pretty obvious. Opacity of any layer can be changed by using the opacity dropdown menu (marked red in the picture above). I have three copies of the same image placed one on top of the other. Take a look at the image below: Illustration showing the difference between different percentage of opacities Opacity and Fillīefore we venture into the blend modes specifically, you should understand two other tools within the same Layers panel in Photoshop: opacity and fill. There are a few blend modes that I have neither used nor have seen anyone use, and this article only covers the dozen or so blend modes that I find the most useful. Although there are 27 in total, most of us would find only a few useful in most of the scenarios. The name of the groups already give you an idea of what they do. Take a look at the picture below: Categorized list of 27 Blend modes in PhotoshopĪs you can see in the screenshot above, Photoshop has a total of 27 blend modes in 6 groups. They define how a given layer blends with the layers below it. In Photoshop, blend modes are options found in the “Layers” tab.
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