Blend Modes and Affinity Photo Dave Straker Blend modes notes These are my notes on blend modes, garnered from a range of sources, including a wide range of websites, various videos and books, plus the official Affinity Photo videos and personal notes from their producer, James Ritson. Included is over 150 'recipe' how-tos for using blend modes. – Dave (dmstraker) Contents About Blend Modes ............................................................................................................................ 4 History ............................................................................................................................................. 4 Groups of Blend Modes .................................................................................................................. 5 Basics of Blending ........................................................................................................................... 6 Ways of blending ............................................................................................................................ 6 Where blend modes appear ........................................................................................................... 6 Normal category ................................................................................................................................. 7 Normal ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Dissolve ........................................................................................................................................... 8 Darken category .................................................................................................................................. 9 Darken ............................................................................................................................................. 9 Multiply ......................................................................................................................................... 10 Colour Burn ................................................................................................................................... 12 Linear Burn .................................................................................................................................... 13 Darker Colour ................................................................................................................................ 13 Lighten category ............................................................................................................................... 14 Lighten........................................................................................................................................... 14 Screen............................................................................................................................................ 15 Colour Dodge ................................................................................................................................ 16 Linear Dodge (Add) ....................................................................................................................... 17 Lighter Colour ................................................................................................................................ 17 Contrast category .............................................................................................................................. 18 Overlay .......................................................................................................................................... 18 Soft Light ....................................................................................................................................... 21 Hard Light ...................................................................................................................................... 22 Vivid Light ...................................................................................................................................... 23 Linear Light .................................................................................................................................... 24 Pin Light ......................................................................................................................................... 25 Blend modes notes V5.docx Page 1 of 52 Last saved: 16-Oct-17 Blend Modes and Affinity Photo Dave Straker Hard Mix ........................................................................................................................................ 26 Inversion category............................................................................................................................. 27 Difference ...................................................................................................................................... 27 Exclusion ....................................................................................................................................... 28 Subtract ......................................................................................................................................... 29 Divide ............................................................................................................................................ 29 Component category ........................................................................................................................ 30 Hue ................................................................................................................................................ 30 Saturation ...................................................................................................................................... 30 Colour ............................................................................................................................................ 31 Luminosity ..................................................................................................................................... 32 Painting modes ................................................................................................................................. 33 Behind ........................................................................................................................................... 33 Clear .............................................................................................................................................. 33 Affinity adds ...................................................................................................................................... 34 Average ......................................................................................................................................... 34 Negation ........................................................................................................................................ 34 Reflect ........................................................................................................................................... 35 Glow .............................................................................................................................................. 35 Contrast Negate ............................................................................................................................ 36 Erase .............................................................................................................................................. 36 Group blending ................................................................................................................................. 36 'How to' Recipes .................................................................................................................................... 37 Basic editing .................................................................................................................................. 37 Contrast and tone ......................................................................................................................... 37 Colour cast .................................................................................................................................... 38 Tinting ........................................................................................................................................... 38 Fading ............................................................................................................................................ 39 Pastel colours ................................................................................................................................ 39 Colour effects ................................................................................................................................ 40 Colour intensification .................................................................................................................... 40 Colour control ............................................................................................................................... 41 Lighten........................................................................................................................................... 41 Darken ..........................................................................................................................................