In Photoshop you can use the blend modes to change how layers interact with each other, thus producing interesting artwork. Think of each layer as a transparent glass canvas, what is placed on the top ...

Photoshop funny-man Donnie Hoyle tackles displacement in the most recent tutorial of his "You Suck at Photoshop" series, explaining how to insert new layers on top of photos without making them look ...

Adobe Photoshop Layers are the backbone of every Photoshop tutorial, enabling designers to build complex visuals without permanently altering their work. By using non-destructive editing techniques, ...

blend modes (layer composition modes) such as 'dodge' and 'soft light'. Product designer Dan Holick explains what this layer composition mode is doing. A layered blending mode is one that creates a ...

In this column, I want to highlight a few basic ideas concerning image layers and conditional blending modes. Although I’ll use Photoshop as the demonstration software, the ideas are applicable to ...