to paint an effect onto specific areas of your image, and then set the blend mode and opacity slider to change the way the effect is applied.Blend modes are filters that change the appearance of the text added to your images with the Add Text tool. The following table lists the blend modes available in the Text tool, and gives a brief explanation of their effects.
Blend Modes
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Normal |
Applies the text to the underlying image with the specified color. Only opacity affects this blend. |
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Screen |
Combines the text color with the inverse of the underlying photo color, resulting in a color that is the same or lighter. |
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Multiply |
Combines the text color with the underlying photo to produce a darker color. Multiplying any color with black produces black; multiplying any color with white leaves the color unchanged. |
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Dodge |
Combines the text color with the underlying pixels in the photo to produce a lighter color. |
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Burn |
Combines the text color with the underlying pixels in the photo to produce a darker color. |
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Overlay |
Preserves the shadows and highlights of the lower layers while applying either Multiply or Screen blend mode based on the underlying image area's color values. |
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Difference |
Subtracts the text color from the color of the underlying photo. Any white in the text produces a true negative of the color in the image, while black produces no effect. |
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Darken |
Applies pixels in the text that are darker than the underlying image. Pixels in the text that are lighter than the underlying image disappear (based on RGB values). |
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Lighten |
Applies pixels in the text that are lighter than the underlying image. Pixels in the text that are darker than the underlying image disappear (based on RGB values). |
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Hard Light |
Adds strong highlights or shadows by applying Multiply or Screen based on the underlying image area's color values. |
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Soft Light |
Adds soft highlights or shadows by darkening or lightening based on the underlying image area's color values. |
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Hue |
Applies the hue value of colors in the text to the color of the underlying image areas. |
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Saturation |
Applies the saturation value of colors in the text to the color of the underlying image areas. |
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Color |
Applies the hue and saturation of the text to the image. This blend does not affect the luminance of the underlying image. |
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Luminosity |
Applies the lightness value of colors in the text to the color of the underlying image areas. |
You can use the Edit Brush to paint an effect onto specific areas of your image, and then set the blend mode and opacity slider to change the way the effect is applied.