Blending Modes Explained - Complete Guide to Photoshop Blend Modes

Your Complete Guide to All Photoshop Blend Modes!

Learn the science behind each blending mode and how they work. In this tutorial, we will go through several examples to illustrate how all Blending Modes work.

I hope this tutorial helps you. Thank you so much for watching :)

This is the ultimate guide to Blend Modes in Photoshop!

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Contents of this Blend Modes Video:
00:00 - Introduction
1:43 - History of Blending Modes
2:35 - What are Photoshop Blending Modes and How To Apply Them
4:10 - Blend + Base = Result
5:25 - Document Walkthrough
7:20 - Blending Mode Categories

Normal Blending Mode Category
9:18 - Normal
9:57 - Dissolve

Darken Blending Mode Category
11:06 - Darken
13:18 - Multiply
14:34 - Color Burn
15:06 - Linear Burn
15:40 - Darker Color

Lighten Blending Mode Category
16:28 - Lighten
17:05 - Screen
18:10 - Color Dodge
18:38 - Linear Dodge (Add)
19:06 Lighter Color

Contrast Blending Mode Category
20:07 - Overlay
21:57 - Soft Light
22:15 - Hard Light
24:48 - Vivid Light
25:15 - Linear Light
25:16 - Pin Light
25:47 - Hard Mix

Inversion Blending Mode Category
27:06- Difference
28:22 - Exclusion
28:41 - Subtract
29:14 - Divide

Component Blending Mode Category
30:26 - Hue
30:37 - Saturation
30:56 - Color
31:46 - Luminosity

32:52 - Pass Through

35:40 - Behind
37:02 - Clear

37:21 - "Transparency Shapes Layer"

39:29 - Blending Mode Keyboard Shortcuts

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[BathroomTile]

There's a good use for the clear blending mode, that I just came up with by learning of its existence. It would be more aimed at Illustrators/digital painters. Whenever you're painting, you're always changing your brush's size, hardness and transfer properties. Sometimes you want to use the eraser with the same current properties as your brush to keep consistency, but it has its own separate values. By using alt shift + to select clear, you can quickly erase your layer using the same brush settings without having to fiddle with it.

[trinityaxis]

"... hopefully be the last blending modes guide you will ever need." Totally... I've watched this about a month ago and watched it again just now to refresh and get a good grip of it. Very precise in the information. Amazing tutorial.

[magni]

This is probably the best tutorial I have ever seen in my life. Top quality sound and presentation, comprehensive, to the point, even mentions various exceptions and trivia. You literally can't get better than that.

[celsocardoso]

That is what we can call a reality lesson. Wonderful....

[SteveStrummerUK]

Hi Jesús. I'd imagine I'm part of a large of group of enthusiastic amateur Photoshop users who know a bit about blend modes without ever understanding what's 'really' going on. This video is easily the most informative and clearly presented on this tricky subject I've ever watched, and I now feel I have a much better working knowledge of the blend modes and subsequently how and when it's best to use which one in any given circumstance. Thank you so much for taking the time to create such an informative and easy to follow tutorial, and for making it available for free! (Steve in the UK)

[DrUndies]

Your tutorials are by far & away the most comprehensive and well explained than any other PS tutorials I've viewed on YT. Thank you for this excellent presentation Jesus.

[onate]

I like how you took the time to break down each blend mode and gave a quick explanation. Seeing each blend mode used in action would really help. Of course, a person could spend countless hours showing examples of how to use each blend mode in a project.

Thank-you for pointing out the 8 blend modes that work well with, "FILL" and how to group the projects to get a different result.

[p.f.]

I bought a book for 50 Euros a while ago especially for this topic of the blending modes. Nothing is stated in there. Here, this is the most understandable explanation for the blending modes. Thank you so much, Jesús!!!

[PhotoshopTrainingChannel]

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[mohsinfareed]

The most comprehensive, and clear video on blending modes. Thanks for the effort.

[LVK]

I taught Photoshop from version 2 (before layers) until CS versions.
I've been to professional seminars and Adobe presentations too numerous to count.
Your explanation of blending modes is one of the best presentations I've ever come across.
Thank you for what do and do so well.

[taabeermurtaza]

Absolutely 100% recommended to the past 'me' (if I ever get my hands on a time machine).

What I love about this tutorial is that the guy is in no hurry, takes time to simplify and double explain stuff, which is absolutely necessary for this much info to digest in one piece. Loved it. Literally tried to like again after watching this video...

[-media]

As a color blind photographer, I have relied 100% on technology to get the right results, yet until now luminosity blend mode was about the only thing I had the confidence to use within PS. Thanks for producing a video that will allow a color blind person to expand their creativity and take fuller advantage of the tools available in Photoshop. Game changer for people like me.

[simonsharky]

Simply one of the best if not THE BEST explanation of Blending Modes. Thank you so much for your hard work! Looking forward to your course "Mastering Color in Photoshop".

[palrajib]

i have been using photoshop since almost 14years. But never found any video on photoshop so much informative which though hard to remember is surely a 'Collectors' Edition'. Thanks Jesús

[DrinkingStar]

Finally someone has explained blending modes rather than saying "use this mode to...". As the old saying goes, "You have taught me how to fish rather than giving me a fish". Thanks.

[photoshopeandotv]

Superb as usual, Jesús. This is probably the best video on the subject that I've seen since Deke McClelland's series about blending modes (titled "advanced blending" or something like that, and of course, not free as this video is). Also, it's amazing you've been able to fit so much information in 40 minutes! Un saludo.

[stevosd]

Excellent. I have been using Photoshop for about a year. Self taught from having observed pro retouchers in the 90s. I am struggling to colour and rescue black & white negs from the 70s. This wil help immensely. Many thanks.

[murtazaametwala]

Even great tutors at lynda or digital tutors now called plural sight couldnt explain what you did... Thank you so much for this informative video

[Therichi]

I used to use these blend Modes, but never knew the science behind it, i have taken all notes and its over 6 pages with Thanks for well explaination...