About Blend Modes
Blend modes are filters that change the appearance of the text added to your images. The following table lists the blend modes available
Blend Modes
Normal |
Applies the text to the underlying image with the specified color. Only opacity affects this blend. |
Screen |
Combines the text color with the inverse of the underlying photo color, resulting in a color that is the same or lighter. |
Multiply |
Combines the text color with the underlying photo to produce a darker color. Multiplying any color with black produces black; multiplying any color with white leaves the color unchanged. |
Dodge |
Combines the text color with the underlying pixels in the photo to produce a lighter color. |
Burn |
Combines the text color with the underlying pixels in the photo to produce a darker color. |
Overlay |
Preserves the shadows and highlights of the lower layers while applying either Multiply or Screen blend mode based on the underlying image area's color values. |
Difference |
Subtracts the text color from the color of the underlying photo. Any white in the text produces a true negative of the color in the image, while black produces no effect. |
Darken |
Applies pixels in the text that are darker than the underlying image. Pixels in the text that are lighter than the underlying image disappear (based on RGB values). |
Lighten |
Applies pixels in the text that are lighter than the underlying image. Pixels in the text that are darker than the underlying image disappear (based on RGB values). |
Hard Light |
Adds strong highlights or shadows by applying Multiply or Screen based on the underlying image area's color values. |
Soft Light |
Adds soft highlights or shadows by darkening or lightening based on the underlying image area's color values. |
Hue |
Applies the hue value of colors in the text to the color of the underlying image areas. |
Saturation |
Applies the saturation value of colors in the text to the color of the underlying image areas. |
Color |
Applies the hue and saturation of the text to the image. This blend does not affect the luminance of the underlying image. |
Luminosity |
Applies the lightness value of colors in the text to the color of the underlying image areas. |
Dissolve |
Randomly replaces the pixels with the image (base) or text (blend) color, depending on the opacity at any pixel location. |
Exclusion |
Like Difference, but with less contrast, Exclusion subtracts the text (blend) color from the color of the underlying photo. Any white in the text produces a true negative of the color in the image, while black produces no effect. |
Vivid Light |
Combines the text (blend) color with the underlying pixels in the photo by increasing or decreasing contrast to produce a lighter or darker color, as determined by the blend color. |
Pin Light |
When the light source is lighter than 50% gray, the pixels darker than the light source are replaced. Pixels lighter than the light source remain the same. When the light source is darker than 50% gray, the pixels lighter than the light source are replaced. Pixels darker than the light source remain the same. |
Linear Light |
Dodges or burns by lightening or darkening the brightness value, depending on the text (blend) color. |
Hard Mix |
Applies red, green, and blue channel values of the text (blend) color to the RGB values of the image. |
Subtract |
Subtracts the text color from the image (base) color in each channel. |
Divide |
Divides the text color from the image (base) color. |
Darker Color |
From the text color and the image (base) color, the lower channel values are chosen. |
Lighter Color |
From the text color and the image (base) color, the higher channel values are chosen. |