{"id":26150,"date":"2018-10-17T14:16:32","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T18:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/?p=26150"},"modified":"2022-11-01T10:31:39","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T14:31:39","slug":"preview-layer-blend-modes-photoshop-cc-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/basics\/preview-layer-blend-modes-photoshop-cc-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview Layer Blend Modes on the Fly in Photoshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"summary\">\n<p>Choosing layer blend modes is now easier than ever with blend mode live previews, a new feature in Photoshop CC 2019! Preview the effects of blend modes before you select them!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.adslot-2 { display: inline-block; width:300px; float:right; margin: 6px 0px 12px 20px; }\n@media (max-width: 767px) { .adslot-2 { display: none; } }\n<\/style><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- 300x250 photoshop basics top responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle adslot-2\"     \n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"7310008691\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<div id=\"author\">Written by Steve Patterson.<\/div>\n<p>With so many layer blend modes to choose from in Photoshop, finding the one you need can be a challenge. Or at least, it <em>was<\/em> a challenge in previous versions of Photoshop. But with CC 2019, we can now preview the effects of blend modes on our image before selecting them. And this makes choosing the right blend mode for the job easier than ever.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, you can still cycle through blend modes from your keyboard, just like we could in previous versions. But by the end of this tutorial, I think you'll agree that the live preview feature in CC 2019 is the new best way to experiment and try out different blend modes in Photoshop! You'll need the <a href=\"https:\/\/prf.hn\/l\/dlXjD2w\" title=\"Get Photoshop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">latest version of Photoshop<\/a> to follow along. And if you're already an Adobe Creative Cloud subscriber, make sure that your copy of Photoshop is <a href=\"\/basics\/update-photoshop-cc\/\" title=\"View tutorial\">up to date<\/a>. Let's get started!<\/p>\n<p class=\"members-ad-top\"><a href=\"\/print-ready-pdfs\/\">Download our Photoshop tutorials as PDFs<\/a> and get my exclusive <strong>Layer Blend Modes Complete Guide<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">Blending images  in Photoshop<\/h2>\n<p>For this quick lesson, I'll blend a texture with an image using layer blend modes. I'll use <a href=\"https:\/\/prf.hn\/l\/9myqby9\" title=\"View image on Adobe Stock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this image<\/a> that I downloaded from Adobe Stock:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/blend-mode-previews\/original-image.jpg\" alt=\"The first of two images that will be blended together using layer blend modes in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"702\" height=\"471\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The original image. Photo credit: Adobe Stock.<\/div>\n<p>And if we look in the <a href=\"\/basics\/layers\/layers-panel\/\" title=\"View tutorial\">Layers panel<\/a>, we see that I also have a texture sitting on a layer above it. I'll turn the texture on by clicking its <strong>visibility icon<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/blend-mode-previews\/layers-panel-visibility-icon.png\" alt=\"Turning on the texture in the Layers panel in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"287\" height=\"318\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Turning on the texture image.<\/div>\n<p>And here we see the <a href=\"https:\/\/prf.hn\/l\/ER9eXpL\" title=\"View image on Adobe Stock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">texture<\/a>, also from Adobe Stock:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/blend-mode-previews\/texture.jpg\" alt=\"The texture that will be blended with the image using layer blend modes in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"702\" height=\"471\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The texture that will be blended with the image. Photo credit: Adobe Stock.<\/div>\n<h3>Where are the blend modes in Photoshop CC 2019?<\/h3>\n<p>In Photoshop CC 2019, the <strong>Blend Mode<\/strong> option is found in the same place it has always been, in the upper left of the Layers panel:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/blend-mode-previews\/layer-blend-mode-option.png\" alt=\"The layer blend mode option in the Layers panel in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"286\" height=\"169\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Blend Mode option in the Layers panel.<\/div>\n<p>And while CC 2019 does not give us any <em>new<\/em> blend modes, it <em>does<\/em> make finding the one we need a whole lot easier. Which is great since Photoshop includes 27 blend modes to choose from (if you include the Normal blend mode at the top):<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/blend-mode-previews\/layer-blend-modes-photoshopcc2019.png\" alt=\"The list of layer blend modes in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"338\" height=\"304\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The complete list of layer blend modes.<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">How to cycle through blend modes from your keyboard<\/h2>\n<p>Before Photoshop CC 2019 came along, the easiest way to try out different blend mode was to cycle through them from your keyboard. And you can still do that in CC 2019. First, make sure you have a tool selected in the <a href=\"\/basics\/photoshop-tools-toolbar-overview\/\" title=\"Learn more\">Toolbar<\/a> that does not include its own blend modes. The <strong>Move Tool<\/strong> works great:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/blend-mode-previews\/move-tool-photoshop.png\" alt=\"Selecting the Move Tool in the Toolbar in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"70\" height=\"147\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Selecting the Move Tool.<\/div>\n<p>Then, to cycle through the blend modes from your keyboard, press and hold your <strong>Shift<\/strong> key, and press the <strong>plus <\/strong>key ( <strong>+<\/strong> ) to move down through the list. Or press the <strong>minus <\/strong>key ( <strong>-<\/strong> ) to move back up:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/blend-mode-previews\/cycle-layer-blend-modes-keyboard.jpg\" alt=\"How to cycle through layer blend modes from your keyboard with Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"694\" height=\"466\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Hold Shift and press +  or - to cycle through the blend modes.<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/basics\/blend-mode-tips-tricks\/\" title=\"View tutorial\">Learn more layer blend mode tips and tricks!<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">How to preview blend modes in Photoshop CC 2019<\/h2>\n<p>While that's one way to work, in Photoshop CC 2019, there's now an even <em>faster<\/em> way to test out layer blend modes. And that's by previewing the blend modes on the fly.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 1: Open the Blend Mode menu in the Layers panel<\/h3>\n<p>Just click on the <strong>Blend Mode<\/strong> option in the Layers panel to bring up the menu:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/blend-mode-previews\/layer-blend-mode-option.png\" alt=\"Clicking the Blend Mode option in the Layers panel in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"286\" height=\"169\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the Blend Mode option.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 2: Hover your cursor over a blend mode<\/h3>\n<p>Then, simply hover your mouse cursor over a blend mode in the list. There's no need to select it. Just hover over it:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/blend-mode-previews\/hover-over-layer-blend-mode.png\" alt=\"Hovering the mouse cursor over a layer blend modes name to view a preview in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"298\" height=\"231\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Hovering the cursor over a blend mode's name.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 3: View the blend mode preview in the document<\/h3>\n<p>And just by hovering over its name,  Photoshop now shows you a <strong>live preview<\/strong> of what that blend mode will look like in your document. As you make your way down the list, hovering over each blend mode, the preview will instantly update. This makes it super easy to find the effect you're looking for:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/blend-mode-previews\/preview-blend-modes-photoshopcc2019.jpg\" alt=\"How to preview layer blend modes in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"698\" height=\"468\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">A live preview of the blend mode appears when you hover over its name.<\/div>\n<h4>Previewing the Darken group of blend modes<\/h4>\n<p>For example, I can try out the different Darkening modes, starting with <strong>Darken<\/strong> and ending with <strong>Darker Color<\/strong>, just by hovering over each one in the group. Here's a preview of what the <strong>Multiply<\/strong> blend mode will give us. Again, I'm just hovering over its name. I'm not actually selecting it:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/blend-mode-previews\/preview-multiply-blend-mode-photoshopcc2019.jpg\" alt=\"Previewing the Multiply blend mode in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"698\" height=\"468\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Previewing the Multiply blend mode.<\/div>\n<h4>Previewing the Lighten blend modes<\/h4>\n<p>If those are too dark, I can preview the blend modes in the Lighten group, starting with <strong>Lighten<\/strong> and ending with <strong>Lighter Color<\/strong>. And here's a preview of what the <strong>Screen<\/strong> blend mode would look like. In this case, I think it's too bright, but that's okay because we haven't actually selected anything. We're just previewing the results:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/blend-mode-previews\/preview-screen-blend-mode-photoshopcc2019.jpg\" alt=\"A live preview of the Screen blend mode in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"698\" height=\"468\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Screen blend mode preview.<\/div>\n<h4>Previewing the Contrast blend modes<\/h4>\n<p>For a higher contrast effect, I can hover over the blend modes from the Contrast group, which include <strong>Overlay<\/strong> and <strong>Soft Light<\/strong>, all the way down to <strong>Hard Mix<\/strong>. And here's a preview of what the <strong>Hard Light<\/strong> blend mode will give us:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/blend-mode-previews\/preview-hardlight-blend-mode-photoshopcc2019.jpg\" alt=\"Previewing the Hard Light blend mode in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"698\" height=\"468\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Previewing the Hard Light blend mode.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 4: Select the blend mode you need<\/h3>\n<p>You can preview the other blend modes as well, again just by hovering your cursor over their name. Once you've found the effect you like best, click on the blend mode to select it. In my case, I'll go with <strong>Multiply<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/blend-mode-previews\/choose-multiply-blend-mode.jpg\" alt=\"Selecting a layer blend mode after previewing them in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"698\" height=\"468\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">After previewing them, click on a blend mode to select it.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 5: Lower the intensity of the blend mode (optional)<\/h3>\n<p>Finally, if the effect of the blend mode is too strong, you can reduce it by lowering the <strong>Opacity<\/strong> value, found directly beside the Blend Mode option. I'll lower mine to 60%:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/blend-mode-previews\/lower-layer-opacity.png\" alt=\"How to lower the intensity of a layer blend mode in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"275\" height=\"198\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Lowering the layer opacity to reduce the intensity of the blend mode.<\/div>\n<p>And here, thanks to the new blend mode previews, is my final result with the texture now blended in with the image:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2019\/blend-mode-previews\/blend-texture-with-image-photoshopcc2019.jpg\" alt=\"A texture blended with an image using layer blend modes in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"698\" height=\"468\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The final blending effect.<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.ads-bottom { width:300px; padding-top:16px;padding-bottom:16px; }\n<\/style><div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- 300x250 page bottom responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ads-bottom\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2879809098\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"\n\t data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>And there we have it! 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