Hello and welcome to a new tip of Clip Studio Paint, dedicated to our creations and today I will explain about the use of Blending Modes

 

In this theme of the month, we will create a variety of results thanks to this function. We start by talking about what the fusion modes are all about and then apply that technique to get good results

YouTube Video Tutorial

I want to show the videotutorial that I prepared for better experience

Introduction about blending modes

The fusion modes are the result of combining images. Used more in photography, there are classifications in these functions: Darken modes, Lighten modes, Contrast modes and Component modes

 

Here are the results of the fusion modes: Apple painting (A) with the rainbow (B) and the final result (C)

1. Skin Change

1. Go to Selection and create a selection area

 

2. With a new layer of selection, paint with the brush the area for select

 

3. Create a Folder Layer > Masking > And create a layer to fill the color skin

 

4. Now with blends modes, select 'Multiply' > Add adjustment layer of curve > Details the masking

Variation of skin color

2. Glow + Sun

1. Duplicate the base > Gaussian Blur > Mode: Add > Low the opacity

 

2. Create the layer for the sun > Paint with airbrush > Mode: Add

3. Black and White

1. Add the adjustment layer HSL > Saturation in 0% > Mode: Color

 

EXTRA TIP

Add the curve layer and experiment the result

4. RGB Shift

1. Duplicate the base with a layer  with mode Multiply and fill the color > Create separately group for Red, Green and Blue

 

2. For the group layers > Mode: Lighten

5. Texturize

1. Add a texture from the assets > Mode: Overlay with opacity of 40%

 

2. Below the base layer duplicate the same texture with mode Multiply  > Change the paper color > Low the opacity of the base layer

6. Gradient Map

1. Add the gradient map layer and change the colors

 

2. Select the mode: Soft Light or Color

7. Old TV Look

1. Duplicate the base and add the reverse gradient

 

2. Mode: Multiply with 64% opacity > Duplicate with mode: Screen with 12% opacity > Duplicate with mode: Color

 

3. Add directional blur to the layers

 

EXTRA TIP

You can create black strips and with mode Color

8. Make-up

1. Create a layer and paint the area with the color for the make-up

 

2. Duplicate with mode Multiply and with mode Add (Glow)

 

EXTRA TIP

Select the layers and 'Replace color' for get another result

9. Psychedelic Effect

1. Add the curve adjustment layer and modify > Mode: Pin Light

 

2. Create a layer to paint color and with mode: Color

10. Glitch Effect

1. Duplicate 2 layer of the base

 

2. Mode: Linear Light and Directional Blur

 

3 Mode: Pin light and Directional Blur and change the hue

Thanks for getting here and I'm glad you read the tutorial and I hope it was useful and practical.