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<h2>Working with blend modes</h2>
<p>Blend modes determine how pixels are combined to create a resulting 
 color. You'll encounter blend modes as a property of:</p>
<ul><li class=p-ListBullet><p class=ListBullet><a href="#_MT_Tools">Tools</a></p></li>
	<li class=p-ListBullet><p class=ListBullet><a href="#_MT_Layers">Layers</a></p></li>
	<li class=p-ListBullet><p class=ListBullet><a href="#_MT_LayerEffects">Layer 
 effects</a></p></li>
</ul>
<p><script>helpLink("(For details on each of the blend modes, see 'Using blend modes' in online Help.)","Using_blend_modes");</script> 
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<h3><a name=_MT_Tools></a>1. As a property of certain tools</h3>
<p>The tool blend mode determines what happens when you use the tool to 
 apply new color pixels on top of existing pixels. </p>
<h4>To set a tool blend mode:</h4>
<ul><li class=p-ListBullet><p class=ListBullet>Click the tool. On the context 
 toolbar, select the blend mode from the drop-down list. &nbsp;<br>
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	<img src="../graphics/Blend_mode_context_tbr_resampled.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="180px" height="122px" border="0" class="img_whs2"></p></li>
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<p><img src="../graphics/note.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="18px" height="20px" border="0" class="img_whs3"> 
 Once you've applied paint to a region, you've changed the color of pixels 
 there. Subsequently changing a tool's blend mode won't alter brush strokes 
 already laid down.&nbsp; </p>
<h3><a name=_MT_Layers></a>2. As a property of individual layers</h3>
<p>The layer blend mode determines how pixels on that layer combine with 
 those on layers below. </p>
<h4>To set a layer blend mode:</h4>
<ul><li class=p-ListBullet><p class=ListBullet>On the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Layers</B></span> 
 tab, select the layer and then select a blend mode from the upper-left 
 drop-down list. <br>
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	<img src="../graphics/Blend_mode_Layers_tab_resampled.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="180px" height="153px" border="0" class="img_whs4"><br>&nbsp;</p></li>
</ul>
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 Changing a layer's blend mode doesn't alter the pixels on the layer<symbol 
 name="Em Dash">&#8212;so you can create different 
 effects, then merge layers when you've achieved the result you want.<br>&nbsp;</p>
<h3><a name=_MT_LayerEffects></a>3. As a property of certain layer effects:</h3>
<p>The layer effect blend mode determines the color change superimposed 
 on the layer's pixels. </p>
<h4>To set a layer effect blend mode:</h4>
<ul><li class=p-ListBullet><p class=ListBullet>In the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Layer 
 Effects </B></span>dialog, select the effect. Where applicable, select the 
 blend mode from the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Blend</B></span> <span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Mode</B></span> drop-down list. (Not all effects 
 have a blend mode setting.)<br>
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	<img src="../graphics/Blend_mode_Layer_Effects_resampled.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="180px" height="46px" border="0" class="img_whs5"></p></li>
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 These effects are editable and don't alter the actual pixel values or 
 the layer's blend mode setting. (See <a href="Layer_effects.htm">Applying 
 2D and 3D layer effects.)</a></p>

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