Larissa1988 Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 (edited) I know I used to be able to change the blend mode of single image before, but for some reason I can't get it to work anymore. I can change the blend mode of an adjustment layer, but not the image itself. Is there a setting I need to change I'm not aware of or is this a new feature in AP? I've attached some screenshots to better explain. Can someone please help me with this?! Edited July 14, 2022 by Larissa1988 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Caution: This explanation is very simplistic and some basic issues, such as colour channels/transparency/etc., have been ignored for the purposes of making it easier to understand. The Blend Mode of a layer, to put it very simply, tells the software how the pixels of that layer ‘interact’ with the pixels below it. For example, again very simply, if you have the Average Blend Mode applied to a layer, and a pixel in that layer has the value of 100, and the same pixel in the layers below that layer has the value 50, then the visible pixel will have the value of 75 – mean average of 100 and 50 = 75. Therefore, if you set the bottom layer to have an Average Blend Mode, the software will take an average of 100 (the only pixel value) so the result will be 100 (mean average of 100 = 100). The same sort of thing goes for the other Blend Modes but the calculation is different. Because of this, the only Blend Mode which has any effect on the layer at the bottom of the layer stack is Erase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 2 hours ago, Larissa1988 said: I know I used to be able to change the blend mode of single image before, Duplicate the background image then apply blend modes to that duplicate, that may get you the effect you are after. Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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