Adobe ADBCD17648MC Manuel D’Utilisation

USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8
Using layers

You use layer blending modes to determine how a layer blends with the pixels in layers beneath it. Using blending 
modes, you can create a variety of special effects.

Keep in mind that a layer’s opacity and blending mode interact with the opacity and blending mode of painting tools. 
For example, if a layer uses Dissolve mode at 50% opacity, and you paint on this layer with the Paintbrush tool set to 
Normal mode at 100% opacity, the paint appears in Dissolve mode at 50% opacity. Similarly, if a layer uses Normal 
mode at 100% opacity, and you use the Eraser tool at 50% opacity, only 50% of the paint disappears from the layer as 
you erase.

Select the layer in the Layers panel.

In the Layers panel, enter a value between 0 and 100 for Opacity, or click the arrow at the right of the Opacity box 
and drag the Opacity slider that appears.

Select the layer in the Layers panel.

Choose an option from the Blending Mode menu.