Blending And Masking

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Blend Descriptions

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Blend Option	Description
Screen	Looks at each channel’s color information and multiplies the inverse of the blend and base colors.
Linear Dodge	Looks at the color information in each channel and brightens the base color to reflect the blend color by increasing the brightness.
Overlay	Multiplies or screens the colors, depending on the base color. Patterns or colors overlay the existing pixels while preserving the highlights and shadows of the base color.
Soft Light	Darkens or lightens the colors, depending on the blend color. The effect is similar to shining a diffused spotlight on the image.
Difference	Looks at the color information in each channel and subtracts either the blend color from the base color or the base color from the blend color, depending on which has the greater brightness value.

Blending Mixes

Decorations have the same blending method, two layers of depth, (Red = Layer 1 ~ Blue = Layer 2) and no masking

• No Blending

White Background

Black Background

• Screen Blending

White Background

Black Background

• Linear Dodge

White Background

Black Background

• Overlay

White Background

Black Background

• Soft Light

White Background

Black Background

• Difference

White Background

Black Background

Mask Descriptions

Mask Option	Description
Mask Other Decoration	Use this option to set a mask's shape and color to other decorations
Show Overlay	Use this option on the decoration you want the defined mask to be on top of
Hide Overlay	Use this option on the decoration you want the defined mask to be on removed of

Masking Mixes

All decorations have the same depth layer and no blending

• No Masking

Red Circle & Cat: No Mask

• Mask Other Decoration + Show Overlay

Red Circle: Mask Other Decoration ~ Cat: Show Overlay

Red Circle: Show Overlay ~ Cat: Mask Other Decoration

• Mask Other Decoration + Hide Overlay

Red Circle: Mask Other Decoration ~ Cat: Hide Overlay

Red Circle: Hide Overlay ~ Cat: Mask Other Decoration

All combinations other than these have no effective changes