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Blend modes for layers

Blend modes for layers - After Effects Tutorial

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Blend modes for layers

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- [ Instructor] After Effects allows one layers pixels to interact with the layers below it, using the color and brightness of the pixels, and then combining them mathematically. These are called blending modes. These blending modes can often lighten or darken, or add or subtract contrast to the overall image. They have a wide range of uses in motion graphics, including being able to stylize images, or adding a layer of texture that can easily alter the mood and feel of our imagery. So here in this first example, I've got two instances of this picture of woods. And with blending modes, they are mathematically altering or adding and subtracting, basically doing some behind the scenes wizardry that enables the pixels to interact with each other. And so if you don't already have it, go ahead right click here and under columns, enable modes. And that will get you to the list of modes here, you can see the drop down list is pretty…

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