Section 10.10. Pattern Overlays
10.10. Pattern OverlaysYou can get some really nice effects by simply blending layers with two different subjects on them. It's so easy to experiment and so much funand much more productive than playing solitaire while you're waiting for that call from the agency. What I'm going to suggest here, however, is a slightly more predictable variation on that same idea. Simply create a solid color layer and then use either the Pen or Shape tool to make an object that, if repeated, would become a pattern. In this instance, I used a 50 percent gray layer fill and then filled it again with a pattern. I then put the resulting layer in Multiply Blend Mode and reduced the Opacity of the layer. Finally, I used a Curves adjustment layer to increase the contrast and exposure of the end result. Figure 10-29 shows you the original image and the color-blended result. Figure 10-29. A pattern layer overlain on a photograph could use many variations on Blend Modes. NOTE
The pattern in Figure 10-29 wasn't made with the Pattern Maker filter, but by the much more predictable old-fashioned Photoshop method; I created a solid color layer and placed an image inside it. I then used a square Rectangular Marquee to select it and chose Edit |
