On this extremely useful and extensive Photoshop tutorial, Jesús Ramirez (from the Photoshop training channel) explains what are blending modes in Photoshop and how to use them effectively.
This is the second guide Ramirez has done on this topic (this one is about twice as long as the first one we published here a few years back) he also published a more recent video entitled “The 8 Special Blending Modes In Photoshop“.
Contents of this Blend Modes Video:
Normal Blending Mode Category
- Normal (9:18)
- Dissolve (9:57)
Darken Blending Mode Category
- Darken (11:06)
- Multiply (13:18)
- Color Burn (14:34)
- Linear Burn (15:06)
- Darker Color (15:40)
Lighten Blending Mode Category
- Lighten (16:28)
- Screen (17:05)
- Color Dodge (18:10)
- Linear Dodge (Add) (18:38)
- Lighter Color (19:06)
Contrast Blending Mode Category
- Overlay (20:07)
- Soft Light (21:57)
- Hard Light (22:15)
- Vivid Light (24:48)
- Linear Light (25:15)
- Pin Light (25:16)
- Hard Mix (25:47)
Inversion Blending Mode Category
- Difference (27:06)
- Exclusion (28:22)
- Subtract (28:41)
- Divide (29:14)
Component Blending Mode Category
- Hue (30:26)
- Saturation (30:37)
- Color (30:56)
- Luminosity (31:46)
- Pass Through (32:52)
- Behind (35:40)
- Clear (37:02)
We covered different type of blending in the past on a video by Michael Woloszynowicz and another video by Howard Pinsky.
You can find many more Photoshop video tutorials on LensVid’s Photoshop section. You can also check some of Ramirez previous videos published here on the site on the following link.