Chapter 8. Blending Fire

Covered in This Chapter

• Blending mode techniques for layering and texturing

• Combining clipping masks and blending modes

• Nondestructive dodge and burn with Overlay mode

• Fire sculpture with Screen mode

• Color control layers with Color mode

• Duplication and variation

• Color range masking

• Using the Blend If feature for removing backgrounds

• Shaping with Puppet Warp and Liquify

Everyone has a little bit of pyromania in them, so what better way to learn about blending modes than by playing with fire? Sculpting Photoshop flames is certainly easier than working with the real thing—just as using blending modes to control transparency and layer interaction can be a quick and effective alternative to using masks. ...

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