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Download this zip file for all the images you need to complete the exercises for Lesson 7. (Mac users can use Aladdin's free Stuffit Expander to extract the zip file.)
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Exercise 10 - Blend Modes
For exercise 10 I want you to open any photo. The original flower we used in exercise 3 will do.
Now select the gradient tool and one of the more colorful gradients like Blue, Red, Yellow.
Fill the background with the gradient using each and every blend mode. Use the snapshot to undo the change between each one.
Vary the opacity and go through them again. Some blend modes--Dissolve, for example--don't have any effect unless the opacity is lowered.
If desired, save an example of each blend mode example and print them out for your own reference.
You don't have to post the results of this particular exercise, but it is important that you do it for your own benefit.
That's it for the painting tools! In the next lesson we will combine the paint skills we've learned with retouching tools to correct and enhance your photos.
Optional Homework: If desired, post the results of your lesson 7 exercises in the interactive classroom.
Next > Retouching Tools
