These files correspond to Figure 6-23 in the book. Because the figures in the book are grayscale, it’s a bit difficult to get a good sense for what the different layer blending modes do. As marked, these images correspond to the Hue, Saturation, Color, and Value modes. In addition, with the links below, you can re-create these images yourself. The test pattern image is directly available from this site and the sheep head can be downloaded from cgtextures.com.
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These files correspond to Figure 6-22 in the book. Because the figures in the book are grayscale, it’s a bit difficult to get a good sense for what the different layer blending modes do. As marked, these images correspond to the Difference, Subtract, Grain Extract, Grain Merge, and Divide modes. In addition, with the links below, you can re-create these images yourself. The test pattern image is directly available from this site and the sheep head can be downloaded from cgtextures.com.
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These files correspond to Figure 6-21 in the book. Because the figures in the book are grayscale, it’s a bit difficult to get a good sense for what the different layer blending modes do. As marked, these images correspond to the Overlay, Soft Light, and Hard Light modes. In addition, with the links below, you can re-create these images yourself. The test pattern image is directly available from this site and the sheep head can be downloaded from cgtextures.com.
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These files correspond to Figure 6-20 in the book. Because the figures in the book are grayscale, it’s a bit difficult to get a good sense for what the different layer blending modes do. As marked, these images correspond to the Darken Only, Multiply, and Burn modes. In addition, with the links below, you can re-create these images yourself. The test pattern image is directly available from this site and the sheep head can be downloaded from cgtextures.com.
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These files correspond to Figure 6-19 in the book. Because the figures in the book are grayscale, it’s a bit difficult to get a good sense for what the different layer blending modes do. As marked, these images correspond to the Lighten Only, Screen, Dodge, and Addition modes. In addition, with the links below, you can re-create these images yourself. The test pattern image is directly available from this site and the sheep head can be downloaded from cgtextures.com.
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This image corresponds to Figure 6-18 in the book. Using a black-to-transparent gradient over an image, you can easily see the difference between the Normal and Dissolve Blend modes. The image to the left is the result using the Dissolve mode. Use the XCF file below to see the results for yourself (note: there’s no need to decompress this file. GIMP can read .xcfbz2 files natively). Photo credit: Melody Smith, www.twilightimages.net, used with permission.
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