Using blending modes and adjustment layers

- Besides using an adjustment layer and a mask,…one of the most overlooked options…is the ability to use blending modes.…Changing the blending mode for an adjustment layer…completely changes how it's applied.…Sometimes you get very creative results,…sometimes unexpected results.…But what I find is that by understanding blending modes,…you can further refine the adjustment layer…and often unlock incredible results.…Let's take a look at another example with this recoloring.…

Now I've opened up a slightly different version…with the adjustment layer here…and you see it's applying to the entire image.…Now previously, we went to great efforts…to remove it from things like the logo.…But instead of just applying this globally,…one of the other things that's often overlooked…about adjustment layers is that they have blending modes.…Blending modes change how layers interact.…So in this case, a mode like darken does just that,…it makes it quite a bit darker.…

Or lighten is going to apply a lightning effect.…In this case, the blue was used to lighten the red…