PhotoPlus X6 User Guide - Serif

Using blend modes
Layers, Masks, and Blending 31
You can think of blend modes as different rules for putting pixels together to
create a resulting colour. In PhotoPlus, you'll encounter blend modes on layers
or effects. The colours of an upper layer blend with colours of the lower layer in
different ways according to the upper layer's blend mode.
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:
• On the Layers tab, 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 colours to be
included in any blending operation by using blend ranges. For
more details, see Using blend ranges in PhotoPlus Help.
A tool or layer's Opacity setting interacts with its blend mode to
produce varying results. For details, see Adjusting
opacity/transparency on p. 25.