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Blend Modes in Detail: Five Examples of Using Opacity

 

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Summary

It's easy to forget that Opacity is actually a Blend Mode (after all, it combines two layers using a defined formula). Here are five different ways (with some extra examples) of how you can use opacity for a range of effects.

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Publication Date: 17-Dec-20

Duration: 8:19

Effects shown are described below:

Effect control: Colour/darken/lighten

  • Add fill layer, 50% Opacity. Blend Mode: Soft Light.
  • Try black (darken), white (lighten), colour (tint)
  • Change Blend Mode, eg. to Soft Light.

VLO control: Tint shadows or highlights

Shadows:

  • Recolour, adjust Luminosity up until maximum red in shadows.
  • Opacity right down and bring up slowly (VLO: Very Low Opacity).

Highlights:

  • Recolour, adjust Luminosity down until maximum red in highlights.
  • Opacity right down and bring up slowly.

Transparency: Align layers

  • Copy/paste from another image. Reduce opacity of top layer.
  • Now you can move either layer and see where they both are.
  • Then mask and adjust as needed.

Global/local control: Quick dodge and burn

  • Duplicate, Blend Mode: Add.
  • Duplicate, Blend Mode: Linear Burn.
  • Add: Select dark subject area. Add mask. Invert. Copy mask.
  • Middle layer: Paste mask. Invert.
  • Adjust opacity of layers to control global effect.
  • Paint black on masks for local effect.

50% Combination: High pass sharpen

  • Duplicate twice.
  • Top layer, invert, set Opacity 50% (so all goes grey), add Gaussian Blur, slider up until edges are seen.
  • Group top two layers and set Blend Mode: Linear Light (or other contrast mode).

See also

Affinity Photo Tutorials on Blend Modes

 

Affinity Photo Tutorials on Colour Adjustment

Affinity Photo Tutorials on Sharpening

Affinity Photo Tutorials on Dodge and Burn

 

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* Hypnotism
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* Language
* Listening
* Negotiation tactics
* Objection handling
* Propaganda
* Problem-solving
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* Willpower

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