Chapter 11. Colors & Blending Modes

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IN THIS CHAPTER

Choosing colors 185

Using the Color Picker 186

Choosing colors from a library 187

Using the Color panel 188

Using the Swatches panel 189

Using the Eyedropper tool 191

Copying colors as hexadecimals 191

Choosing a blending mode 192

In the first part of this chapter, you’ll learn how to choose the colors that are applied with various tools and commands. The second part of this chapter is a reference guide to the blending modes, which are available for tools, layers, and commands. In other chapters, you’ll learn how colors are actually applied.

Choosing colors

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