Using live layer effects

You can make stunning visuals using live layer effects. From the Style tab of Layer Properties, you can enable this feature by clicking Draw effects in the Layer Rendering section, as seen here:

Once the Draw effects feature has been enabled, the Customize effects button is also enabled.

Click the Customize effects yellow star button to open the Effect Properties window shown here:

The Effect type dropdown gives you access to eight different effects. For most of these, transparency, blending modes, and draw modes are ...

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