PhotoCraft for Beginners | Lesson 3B: Layers, Part 2: Blending, Masks and Types

In this lesson of PhotoCraft for Beginners you will learn to use blend modes and opacity, hide parts of a layer with a mask, clip one layer to another, apply an editable smart filter, and tell the main kinds of layers apart. PhotoCraft is a free, open source photo editor from the ArtCraft family of apps. It is early stage software that is advancing quickly. This lesson was recorded on PhotoCraft version 0.14.0. In this lesson: 00:00 Welcome 00:43 Blend Modes 01:12 Opacity 01:37 Fill and Transparency 02:10 Layer Masks 02:42 Clipping Masks 03:10 Smart Filters 03:39 Types of Layers 04:14 Adjustment Layers 04:44 Shape and Text Layers 05:07 Recap Keyboard shortcuts used (Mac): Option Command G (Clipping Mask), X (swap colours), D (default colours), 5, 8 and 0 (opacity), [ and ] (brush size). Next: Lesson 4, Selections. Photographs are public domain (CC0) images from Wikimedia Commons. More lessons, tests and news on open source software for creative professionals: https://opencreativecloud.com Subscribe so you never miss a lesson.