Blending Modes

Blending modes can be very useful when editing photos, creating collages, etc. Using a blending mode is not enough though, you need to make sure that you play with your fill and opacity levels as well. Duplicating layers and changing blending modes can give you some amazing results, just remember that the more layers you make the larger your file size becomes, so remember to flatten the image when you are done with the entire project to reduce the size of your file. Only flatten your image once you have made a duplicate of the image. Once an image is flattened and saved, you cannot go back to the different layers and make changes. Below is an image that I created using blending modes.


I composited the girls into this image like I showed you in the previous post. Once I had placed them where I wanted them and made sure their size was correct, I duplicated each of the girls and the first layer I used Overlay as the blending mode, taking the opacity and fill somewhere in the range of 45-60%. With the second layer I used Lighten for my blending mode. The "ghost" look I thought went well with the way the image disappears into the fog. The image I used for the background was a stock image I found on google.