The 3 Most Useful Blend Modes, Part 3
In Part 3 of a 3-part series, Matt takes you through how to use the last of the most important blend modes: Overlay and Soft Light.
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Related Tags: blend modes, overlay, soft light, working with layers
luca
March 5, 2012 at 2:25 pm
Video lesson like this is worth one year subcription to P.E.T.
:-)
Michael
March 5, 2012 at 7:18 pm
Matt, like the post above. The way you explain the process is worth the price of the subcription.
This series really opened the window of my understanding how blend modes work and how to use them. Iv’e only had elements 10 for 3 months now and still learning every time I use the program or watch one of the many videos PET has to offer. Many thanks for the 3 part series. Mike
Ken
March 5, 2012 at 9:57 pm
Great tutorials Matt. Thanks heaps.
Elva
March 6, 2012 at 6:56 am
Awesome! Thank you so much for vido definitely just had an ah-ha moment
Bonnie
March 6, 2012 at 6:57 am
Great tutorial! I use the overlay blend mode quite often, but I still learned some new things. Thanks!
Michele
March 6, 2012 at 12:05 pm
Thank you so much. Without these tutorials I would still be stumped with how to use this program. I am learning more each time I watch one of these lessons. Please keep them coming!
Kenneth
March 6, 2012 at 10:43 pm
Great tutorials on b lend modes. I had a basic understanding of these blend modes but now I have a more in-depth knowledge of how, why and when to use them. One of most frustrating thing about using Elements is getting the results you want but don’t why you got them so that you can use that feature more creatively. Hope more videos will explain the why as well as the how.
Greg
March 7, 2012 at 3:37 am
I’m with luca. In fact I think I might renew first thing tomorrow morning.
Judith
March 7, 2012 at 4:28 am
Just finished your third tutorial. I’m ready to start putting it to practice! I like your style of teaching-keeping it simple really works for me. This has been a great series. I’ll look forward to more from you.
Tony
March 7, 2012 at 11:55 am
Thank you for this very instructive tutorial!
Alfred
March 7, 2012 at 3:38 pm
Hi Matt,
to me that was a reveltion, totally understandable ( tho’ my memory fails sometimes) and wonderful to hear and see the possibilities…now all i have to do is try and remember and practice till I get the hang of it, somebody said this lesson, or series of lessons was worth the cost of a years subscriptiom and I agree..thank you once more….”Ben”
Diane
March 8, 2012 at 9:53 am
Excellent examples and explanations.
Charlie
March 10, 2012 at 4:12 pm
Great series of tutorials well worth the price of admission!
Ronald
March 10, 2012 at 5:34 pm
Three good videos…. learned a lot, Thx Matt!!
Ron
Daniel
March 10, 2012 at 11:49 pm
Great…
Edward
March 20, 2012 at 3:44 pm
Super three GREAT videos, also learned a lot. now have to give it a try. Thanks Mr Ed.
Nelson L
March 23, 2012 at 10:42 am
Matt, great stuff. You are a natural for teaching and I like you sense of humor.
Thanks again and keep on teaching.
Nelson L.
Steve
March 24, 2012 at 2:16 am
Thanks Matt, all great video, you answered many questions for me.
Lana
March 25, 2012 at 5:02 am
Thank you these three videos were great.
Christopher
March 25, 2012 at 9:52 am
CLICK! The light is on. Thanks Matt.
Barbara
March 25, 2012 at 10:22 am
WOW! I never knew WHY the blend modes do what they do. All 3 videos…as said before…are worth the price of admission…or in this case…the price of the subscription to PET! Thank you for making it so easy to understand!!!
John
March 25, 2012 at 3:38 pm
Incredible! Great lesson! This is why I keep subscribing to PET. The magazine is good, but these videos add so much more. Thanks!
Sharon
March 26, 2012 at 1:01 am
I loved all three of the blend mode videos. You made it so easy and so logical! Thanks a million!
Walter E.
March 27, 2012 at 11:09 am
Great series Matt, and very informative. Thank you!
Now I need to figure out how I can best use these tutorials to improve scanned newspaper clippings that are yellowed from age.
Rochelle
March 30, 2012 at 6:07 pm
WOW — just watched all three videos and learned so much!
Thanks Matt for all you do for us!
Steve
April 27, 2012 at 10:18 pm
Great!!!!
Mendel A
May 8, 2012 at 11:52 pm
The DAVID BLAINE of Photoshop — Absolutely Magical !
Sally
May 18, 2012 at 12:56 pm
very nice – I learned a lot from all three of the videos on Blend Modes
Gail
June 29, 2012 at 8:30 pm
WOW, simple techniques but so effective. Thank you.
Jacqueline
July 3, 2012 at 5:26 pm
yes, renew subscription today! Thanks, Matt – you make everything simple – and I can even remember your tutorials – even with my “senior” moments :)
Raymond
July 30, 2012 at 1:31 pm
Matt, you are a super teacher. You make complicate actions simple. More, you explain how those actions work. Thank you.
Kevin
August 21, 2012 at 6:01 pm
another great video ! Still my first week here with PET and (PSE too), and already i’ve learned more than i thought would be possible thanks to the great info available on this site !
Elizabeth
October 22, 2012 at 8:41 am
Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not support the file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress the file.
The above is what I get when I try to watch most of your videos. Please tell me what to do to correct since I just paid your $99.00 for this site.
Thank you
Elizabeth Eppley
Sanu
November 13, 2012 at 12:11 pm
Excellent tutorial. Well worth the subscription.
Jose
December 11, 2012 at 10:47 am
I have been away from using PET… I’ve just finished watching your 3 part series on Blend Modes…. It is a wonderful “refresher” to say the least…. Thank you and well done….. Keep them coming!
Mike
December 30, 2012 at 12:04 am
Matt
I’m very new to Elements and have just subscribed to Element User. First question, where did you get the ‘texture’ in your third use of blend modes?
Second, I’m a bit swamped with the website, where do you suggest I begin?
Hope you can advise
Gerald
January 1, 2013 at 2:11 pm
Matt
Great video; this will definitely make my snaps better. Many thks.
Allan
January 2, 2013 at 8:03 pm
So many hours, so many photos, so many corrections gone by . . . and yet such a simple, clean technique. I should have spent the money on the subscription long ago. Thanks for sharing Matt!
Shirley
March 5, 2013 at 7:04 pm
I get the same “Windows Media Player” message as above. Don’t know what to do next to watch tutorials
Ronald
May 14, 2013 at 10:46 am
install Apple Quicktime (free)