The color mode is useful when you want to make color adjustments to a specific area of a photo without losing detail. Normal mode covers up the spot with hairs in random order, making it tough to line things up just right without repetition. Darkening this light spot with the Multiply mode retains the hair texture in the original photo. This helps to keep the image from losing detail and looking muddy.īelow is an example of using the Clone Stamp for thickening up a scalp spot in Multiply vs Normal modes. Lighten mode makes the dark areas in the skin become significantly lighter, while the bright areas are only slightly lightened. Here is an example of using the Spot Healing Brush for skin retouching in Lighten vs Normal modes. Remember that if you’re using a tool, the tool mode will change in the Options bar. Below is a cheat sheet of keyboard shortcuts for most of the modes.
There are many keyboard shortcuts to speed things up. While using the move tool ( V), press Shift+ or Shift- to quickly scroll through the modes list. Working with blend modes is a process of experimentation, which can burn up a lot of time.
When you select your tool, a mode drop-down will appear on the Options bar at the top. You can use them with the Painting and Editing tools such as Clone Stamp, the Healing Brushes, the Brush/Pencil tool, the Blur and Sharpen tools, and more. Take a look at the list from the Layers Panel.īlend modes are not just for layers. When you understand the basic behavior of each section, the modes become easy to use. You don’t have to memorize the entire list. The modes are always separated into behavioral sections when displayed. Most often they are used on a layer to modify the coloring behavior of the layer(s) beneath. In a nutshell, blend modes control how colors mix. I recommend that you make it part of your everyday toolkit.
This feature of Photoshop can make editing much easier. Unfortunately, they are often misunderstood.
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