blending modes of photoshop...

                                                                                        ::LINK COMMAND::

We dont find link layer command in CS and more. Because we can now select more
than one layers and move them, align them.



            ::BLENDING MODES::


Normal:            Default mode.

Dissolve:        Best to use as Brush effect.

Darker:            Compares the two layer. Lighter colors are transparent and darker colors
            are visible. Works best with two different images.

Multiply:        Multiplies the two colors of the two images(layers) and outputs the darker
            color.

Color Burn:        Compares the two layers and Burns/Darkerns each colors to its fullest.   

Linear Burn:        Same as Color burn but it reduces the lightness of the image.

Lighten:        Compares the two colors. Lighter colors are visible and darker colors fade
            out.

Screen:            Compares the two colors and multiplies the lighter colors giving a glow
            effect. Works best for making darker pictures brighter.

Color Dodge:        Multiplies both the colors( shadows, midtones and highlights) leaving a very
            glowing image.

linear Dodge:        Same as Color dodge but it increses the lightness of the image.

Overlay:        Blends two layers(images) nicely calculating its midtones, shadows and highlights.
            Works best for adding textures in faces like scars, burns etc.

Soft light:        Compares two layers(images). Lighter colors are made much lighter and darker colors
            are made much darker as in real life scenario. Good to make shadows.

Hard light:        same as soft light but adds in more light to the resulting image.

Vivid light:        The result of Color burn and Color Dodge.

Linear light:        The result of Linear burn and Linear Dodge.

Pin Light:        Midtones are transparent, Darker and lighter colors are blended.

Hard Mix:        Mixes the two layers' colors to its fullest resulting a unique image high in both
            color and midtones. Black colors are much more visible.

Difference:        Blends two layers comparing the lighter and darker colors. Lighter colors are visible.
            Darker colors are darken resulting a negative kind of effect.

Exclusion:        Similar to Difference but darker colors are not darkened but faded to grayish.

Hue:            Blends with the second layer and tries to increase the orginal color value of both layers
            creating a lighter color overlayed. Doesnt works with black color.

Saturation:        Blends with the second layer and tries to increase the saturation of that particular
            color say red or green. Black and white colors are grayed.

Color:            Tries to color the image with the selected layers color but also blends in the second
            layer. Best with color correction.

Luminosity:        The opposite of color mode, .ie. color the image with the color of the second layer
            but again blends the first layer.