Blending Modes¶

Blending modes are a little difficult to explain. Basically, when one layer is above the other, the computer uses a bit of programming to decide how the combination of both layers will look.

Blending modes can not just apply to Layers, but also to individual strokes.

Favorites¶

These are the blending modes that have been ticked as favorites, defaulting these are:

Hotkeys associated with Blending modes¶

Defaultly the following hotkeys are associated with blending modes. You first need to use modifiers Alt + Shift, then use the following hotkey to have the associated blending mode:

A Linear Burn
B Burn
C Color, HSV, HSI, HSL, HSY
D Color Dodge
E Difference
F Soft Light (Photoshop) & Soft Light SVG
I Dissolve
J Linear Light
K Darken
L Hard Mix
M Multiply
O Overlay
Q Behind
R Normal
S Screen
T Saturation HSI, HSV, HSL, HSY
U Hue HSV, HSI, HSL, HSY
V Vivid Light
W Exclusion
X Linear Dodge
Y Luminosity
Z Pin Light
Next Blending Mode +
Previous Blending Mode -

Available Blending Modes¶

See also

Basic blending modes:: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blend_modes
Grain Extract/Grain Merge:: http://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-concepts-layer-modes.html
For most of Krita’s mystery blendingmodes:: http://illusions.hu/effectwiki/doku.php?id=list_of_blendings