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Post by BuckSkin on Nov 7, 2018 17:04:32 GMT
As per this: photoshopelementsandmore.com/post/50549Am I correct in assuming that the blend mode of all layers is "Normal" and none of the layers use the "Luminosity" mode ? Thanks for reading and all help is appreciated. |
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Post by Sepiana on Nov 7, 2018 22:42:08 GMT
BuckSkin,
tonyw is better qualified to elaborate on what he did. Hopefully, he will join this thread. However, I would say the Normal blending mode was used in all layers. You may want to check the tutorial below. The Normal blending mode is kept in all the layers.
PSE15 Manual Luminosity Mask Blending
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Post by tonyw on Nov 8, 2018 0:59:26 GMT
Sepiana is correct - the normal blend mode was used in that example. A Luminosity Mask is a somewhat different animal from the Luminosity Blend Mode. A Luminosity Mask is a Layer Mask where the relative brightness of the mask effects how much of the underneath layer shows - bright reveals, dark conceals. The Luminosity Blend Mode preserves the colour of the underneath layer while adopting the relative brightness (the "luma") of the top layer. Useful if you want to adjust the contrast of an image without changing the colour - for example a levels adjustment can often make a sky look unnaturally blue - duplicate the layer, set the Blend Mode to Luminosity and do the adjustment on the top layer and the colour of the sky won't be affected.
Tony
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Post by BuckSkin on Nov 8, 2018 1:36:23 GMT
Thank you; Sepiana and Tonyw.
I have not yet been able to view the video; I will have to do so between 2:AM and 6:AM when the fast internet kicks back in.
I got to take advantage of a new-to-me feature in DxO Optics Pro; I loaded my RAW image and made two more "Virtual Copies" before I started my editing and converting; it treated each Virtual Copy as if it were an actual copy and saved me the aggravation of actually making copies and then having to get rid of them later.
I sort of ran against a snag in getting the B&W layer onto the mask; after several failed ideas, I made a pattern of the layer, then Edit > Fill Layer > Pattern and there it was; is that how it is done or is there a quicker way ?
Also, (using Elements 7), when I converted to B&W, I went to Enhance > Convert to B&W > and there were several options = I chose "Portrait", as it looked to be the truest B&W; how should I have done this ?
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Post by Sepiana on Nov 9, 2018 3:09:46 GMT
Sepiana is correct - the normal blend mode was used in that example. A Luminosity Mask is a somewhat different animal from the Luminosity Blend Mode. A Luminosity Mask is a Layer Mask where the relative brightness of the mask effects how much of the underneath layer shows - bright reveals, dark conceals. The Luminosity Blend Mode preserves the colour of the underneath layer while adopting the relative brightness (the "luma") of the top layer. Useful if you want to adjust the contrast of an image without changing the colour - for example a levels adjustment can often make a sky look unnaturally blue - duplicate the layer, set the Blend Mode to Luminosity and do the adjustment on the top layer and the colour of the sky won't be affected. Tony Tony, thanks for the input! You got me interested in the Luminosity blending mode. Yes, indeed, it behaves exactly as you describe. |
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