In this exercise I'll show you one way to create a masked composition with the…help of a Lighten Blend Mode.…Specifically we'll be taking these two layers over here in the Layers Panel.…I got a speculator layer in front with this model against this kind of…grunge wall background.…If I turn it off you can see that we have this 3D data layer in the background.…I want to merge them together in order to create this final effect here.…So it's not only a bright interaction between the two layers but I've gone ahead…and masked the model as well so that he is mostly opaque, not entirely because…we can see some of the lines up here in the shoulders, but he is generally an…opaque image element.…
Now the first thing I'm going to do is turn on that speculator layer and jump it…by pressing Ctrl+Alt+J or Command+Option +J on the Mac and I'll call the copy of…the layer normal and click OK.…Now I'm going to turn it off and by the way these layers are currently set to…the Normal Blend Mode.…I'm going to turn that one off.…
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11/28/2011- Assembling dynamic Dissolve effects
- Filling and stroking with Behind and Clear
- Cleaning up and compositing scanned line art
- Understanding the darken, lighten, and contrast modes
- Refining a mask with Multiply and Screen
- Creating a glowing, soft-focus effect
- Blending images with textures
- Comparing two seemingly identical images
- Creating type that inverts everything behind it
- Colorizing artwork with layers
- Achieving greater control with the Blend If option
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 43s
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1. The Power of Blending
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When in doubt, blend2m 20s
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27 blend modes, 6 groups4m 23s
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Opacity vs. Fill Opacity4m 41s
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The "Fill Opacity Eight"4m 59s
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Blending adjustment layers4m 43s
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2. The Revelation of Blending Math
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Contrast mode formulas7m 28s
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3. The Normal Modes
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4. The Darken Modes
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Darken vs. Darker Color4m 25s
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The Multiply and Burn modes6m 27s
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Cleaning up scanned line art7m 30s
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Colorizing comped line art5m 15s
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Masking with a darken mode3m 59s
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5. The Lighten Modes
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Lighten vs. Lighter Color2m 29s
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The Screen and Dodge modes4m 35s
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Making dark line art bright5m 11s
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Refine, filter, and blend6m 39s
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6. The Contrast Modes
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The amazing Hard Mix mode3m 51s
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Turning flesh into stone4m 48s
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7. The Inversion and Cancelation Modes
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8. The Component (HSL) Modes
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9. The Luminance Sliders
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Conclusion
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