
You can try the different blend modes to find the right one for your layers.įor instance, I have another image layer that I want to try with the landscape photo. You can now see a slight grain texture over the image. I will select the Screen option under the Favorites tab for this example. The Blending Modes are grouped into categories. There are too many blending modes to explain each individually, but further down, I outline a few of the most popular ones. You can now choose the Blending Mode you want from the options. To blend the grain texture into the image, I can select the Blending Mode drop-down menu, which is set to Normal by default and located at the top of the Layers docker. My landscape image is now covered on the canvas by the grainy texture. You can order the layers in the Layers docker. Open both the image layers in your document and place the one you want to blend on top of the other. I will use these two images and blend the grainy image into the landscape scene. You can use any layers, but for this example, I will use two image layers to show how you can blend photos to create unique effects. To add a blending mode to a layer, you need to have at least two layers that contain content in the Layers docker. Here is how to use both methods, followed by an explanation of a few common blending modes.

In this case, the top brush stroke will blend into the bottom one based on the blending mode you choose. The other way to use blending modes is to blend two brush strokes, even when they are both on the same layer. This is useful when creating effects on images or blending a brush stroke over your painting. This will then use specific parameters to blend the top layer into the bottom layer based on your selected blending mode.

First, you can blend two layers by adding a blend mode to the top layer.

