drippy cat Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Hi everyone, I just wanted to let people know that I've put up a blog article explaining what layer blend modes are, how they are grouped together and what they do. I also give an visual example of the different blend modes so you can see the effect they have on your images. Here's the link - https://theeagerlearner.com/your-big-friendly-guide-to-layer-blend-modes/ Hope it's of help to you, Simon Alfred, mykee, R_G and 13 others 14 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picketwire Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Thank you Simon! I really love your blogs and courses. They are a great help to a Newbie like me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drippy cat Posted November 9, 2017 Author Share Posted November 9, 2017 No worries at all! Went skiing in A-basin so I owe you. Simon Picketwire 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmstraker Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Lovely guide, DC. Does what it says on the tin. Big and friendly, clean explanations and consistent examples. Yes, I'm puzzled by contrast negate, too. Would be nice to know the algorithm. My ramblings here: Quote Dave Straker Cameras: Sony A7R2, RX100V Computers: Win10: Chillblast i9 Custom + Philips 40in 4K & Benq 23in; Surface Pro 4 i5; iPad Pro 11" Favourite word: Aha. For me and for others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drippy cat Posted November 12, 2017 Author Share Posted November 12, 2017 Hi Dave! Yes, I took a look at your guide & very complete & informative it is too. I think you have a wonderful resource right there that would be of massive use to anyone using any image editing program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 "You see a list of all the different layer blend modes and let’s panic!" Ahh, up to your usual hi-jinks, I see. Good one! Great summary of the Blend Modes. If I were to ask for more, it would be to answer "when." I see the techie descriptions of "what" they do but it is difficult for new users to translate that into "when" do I need them. Many educators respond by saying 'just experiment with them while you are in a project.' Yeah, that is hours of fun but not very helpful. While I like your shapes/gradients as a visual guide for each Mode, could you take the 7 most often used Blend Modes (from your summary) and show a real-life example of why each might be employed? Yeah, I know: just lump me in the never-satisfied category. Alfred 1 Quote ♥ WIN 10 AD & AP ♥ Lenovo Legion Y520 15.6" Laptop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drippy cat Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 Typical jer! Never satisfied! Oo - I just lumped you into the never-satisfied category. I take your point though. The blog post was taken from a pdf I wrote to be a reference for and supplement the layer blend modes video from the 'Affinity Photo for the iPad' course over at Udemy. After I do the 'rather heavy by necessity' video on what they are, I go on to explain some uses for them because yes, you're right. Blend modes in isolation are not much use without practical examples. What I've done in the various AP courses on Udemy is to use blend modes as part of other projects, i.e. set a layer to overlay blend mode when I'm talking about dodge and burn techniques or color blend mode when I'm talking about recoloring a black and white photo. That, as opposed to making the blend mode the main point of the video. To make the blend mode the main point of the videos and do justice to the subject could be a complete course in itself (now there's an idea...) Actually the .pdf & blog should be forming part of a chapter in the upcoming book about Affinity Photo (yes jer! Didn't you know?) & in that I was going to extend the chapter to include practical uses in a similar way to the Solid Foundations course and iPad course. But the book is behind other things in the queue like getting the 1.6 update videos finished for the SF course, adding some extra practice videos for the iPad course, finishing off the trial videos for the Landscape course & assessing that & so on. Pretty busy these days... jer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swilson Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Hello Simon, I tried to access your blog website to learn more about the blend modes but my chrome flagged up your website is not safe to access. It said the security certificate expired 3 days ago or mis-configuration. I hope this can be resolved so I can get on to your website to do your AP tutorials. Thanks Stuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 7 minutes ago, swilson said: I tried to access your blog website to learn more about the blend modes but my chrome flagged up your website is not safe to access. It said the security certificate expired 3 days ago or mis-configuration. I hope this can be resolved so I can get on to your website to do your AP tutorials. Simon’s website can be accessed by replacing ‘https’ with ‘http’ in the URL. It won’t be a secure connection, of course, so you might not want to submit the subscription form if you’re worried about your email address being harvested by snoopers, but at least you’ll be able to read the content. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drippy cat Posted March 17, 2018 Author Share Posted March 17, 2018 Yep; this is a weird one. I'll have to speak to the webspace providers because I forked out for the security features. I'll get back to you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drippy cat Posted March 17, 2018 Author Share Posted March 17, 2018 Ok, just got back from the hosting company. They've sorted it out & I'm back to being secure again. I didn't like being insecure. You should be just fine to go to the site now - http://www.theeagerlearner.com Alfred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianrb Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 That's a great detailed write up Simon; thank you for your time Would you have any links to "blend ranges" -- something totally new to me!! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 4 minutes ago, ianrb said: Would you have any links to "blend ranges" -- something totally new to me!! Go here: https://theeagerlearner.com/luminosity-masks-try-blend-ranges-instead/ Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianrb Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Thank you Alfred I have read through the blending layer story; I knew much of it, but I now understand more about why it happens . There is always something to learn or re-learn . Although it's basically a whole new story ; masking can be used to selectively add the blending effect to just parts of the image Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fotoloco Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Thought I would mention something I just figured out about the negation blend mode: it is equivalent to the difference blend mode if the blend layer and result layer are both inverted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fotoloco Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Also this site mentioned previously has the formulas for reflect and glow: http://www.pegtop.net/delphi/articles/blendmodes/quadratic.htm I confirmed this is how Affinity Photo's versions of these blend modes work. For example with reflect, if you multiply the blend layer by itself, then color dodge it by the base layer, you get the some result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Reid Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 On 11/9/2017 at 11:43 PM, drippy cat said: Hi everyone, I just wanted to let people know that I've put up a blog article explaining what layer blend modes are, how they are grouped together and what they do. I also give an visual example of the different blend modes so you can see the effect they have on your images. Here's the link - https://theeagerlearner.com/your-big-friendly-guide-to-layer-blend-modes/ Hope it's of help to you, Simon Hey Simon. Thank you so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClarityDynamic Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Amazing dedication. Those blend modes were always a source of intimidation, now I see hope with your comprehensive guide. I’ve always found everyone in photography and graphic design to be so much more friendly than other fields Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drippy cat Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 Hi mate. Sorry I took so long to get back to you, but no problem at all and you are most welcome! Simon ianrb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianrb Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I hope this Ok; scream if not download the images to make it easier to see the differences between each For those new to all this stuff. As a general guide for photo editing you only really need a few of the blends available . To narrow that guide; the first two in each group will likely be the most used To narrow it down more; darken / multiply / lighten / screen / soft light / overlay will be the most used . As is often the case; more choices is often more confusing than less choices . For a long time I used soft light / overlay the most to add contrast to a file . As with most adjustments; it's easy to over do it > add the blend > adjust the opacity down to under 25 % > than move the opacity up to suit Another idea to mind is make your own set or sets of photos with your photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdvoracek Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Any updated working links to the blog article? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 @drippy cat: Any plans to make https://theeagerlearner.com/your-big-friendly-guide-to-layer-blend-modes/ available again? Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drippy cat Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 Hi Walt, how's things? Here you go - https://theeagerlearner.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/BlendModes01.pdf pruus, Butler To Cats and walt.farrell 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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