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384 CHAPTER 10 ADVANCED COMPOSITING But don t stop there. As long as your color layer is different from the original, you can apply layer modes to see yet another array of effects for instance, a red layer in Overlay mode turns the car purple while keeping the metallic look of the original blue paint (Figure 10-4). Figure 10-4. Overlay mode turns the car purple. Of course, you can make several copies of each part of the car and color them differently, or just paint solid colors on the overlay layer; you can make a two-tone, or add stripes. Then switch layers on and off to see which color or pattern you like best. (This is also a good way of testing hair colors on a photo of yourself before you take the plunge and dye your hair magenta!) Some modes, such as Multiply, will probably look strange at first. Don t forget to also try changing Opacity, which will usually make any mode give a workable result. It s very difficult to predict the effects of the layer modes on various color shifts you may make, even if you re experienced with these modes. The bottom line? Try them all and see. Improving Photos by Self-Compositing with Layer Modes Think way back to Chapter 2, where you used tools such as Levels and Curves to improve the brightness of an image. You can make similar changes by using layer modes, sometimes with a much better result. Just make a copy of the image, right on top of the original, and experiment with the layer mode of the top copy.
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