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Fading a Filter

This blending mode example uses the Fade dialog box to apply a blending mode. First, a filter is applied to a copy of the image. Then, the Fade dialog box is used to set the layer’s opacity and blending mode.

Open an image in Photoshop.

The image in this example is a picture of a window contained on one layer, as shown in Figure 17-6.




Figure 17-6: The window image is contained on one layer.






Duplicate the layer that the image is on by dragging the layer to the Create New Layer button at the bottom of the Layers palette.

A copy of the layer appears in the Layers palette above the original layer.





Apply a filter to the copied layer.

For this example, the Graphic Pen filter is applied to the copied layer.





Choose Edit>Fade.

The Fade dialog box shown in Figure 17-7 opens.




Figure 17-7: Use the Fade dialog box to select a blending mode.






Set the layer’s Opacity and choose a blending mode from the Mode drop-down list.

In this example, Opacity is set to 30% and Vivid Light mode is selected.





Click OK.

The faded layer’s pixels blend with the original image pixels to create interesting texture and lighting, as shown in Figure 17-8.




Figure 17-8: The Vivid Light blending mode adds more contrast to the image.