Epson Photo Plus - PhotoPlus Color Photo Scanner User's Guide download pdf (Page 51)

Layers and Masks 39

As a property of individual layers, a layer's blend mode determines how

each pixel on that layer visibly combines with those on layers below.

(Because there are no layers below the Background layer, it can't have a

blend mode.) Note that changing a layer's blend mode property doesn't

actually alter the pixels on the layer—so you can create different blend

mode effects after creating the image content, then merge layers when

you've achieved the result you want.

As a property of certain 3D layer effects, where the blend mode is one of

many settings that determine a color change superimposed on the layer's

pixels. The effects themselves are editable and don't alter the actual pixel

values—nor does the effect's blend mode alter the layer's blend mode

setting.

For an illustration of the individual blend modes, see "blend modes" in the

PhotoPlus Help’s index.

A tool or layer's Opacity setting interacts with its blend mode to produce

varying results. For details, see Adjusting opacity/transparency on p. 40.

To set a tool's blend mode:

Select the tool and use the drop-down list (displays Normal by default) on

the tool's Context toolbar.

To set a standard layer's blend mode:

Select the layer and choose the mode from the blend mode's drop-down list.

It's also possible to include or exclude tones or colors to be included in any

blending operation by using blend ranges. For more details, see PhotoPlus help.

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