Blending Modes?

[chip11414]

I am trying to create a realistic image of a fish swimming in a bottle of beer, but I am unsure of which bending mode to use. Can anyone give any suggestions? Thanks

[chip11414]

I am trying to create a realistic image of a fish swimming in a bottle of beer, but I am unsure of which bending mode to use. Can anyone give any suggestions? Thanks

[Mark (theKeeper)]

Hi chip,

First i would do this:

Select the fish, and click on the bottle of beer layer to activate it. Then press Ctrl/Cmd+J. Move this copy of the beer (in the shape of the fish) above the fish layer. Now set this layer to either Overlay/Hardlight/Softlight/Multiply. Try them all, and choose the one you like best.

It might be a good idea too to actually increase the selection size by 2-3 pixels, and clip the berr copy layer to the fish layer -- to prevent any funky looking edges around the fish.

The reason i suggest this method is that the effect can be quite different than just setting the fish image to be semi-transparent. The highlights/shadows/reflection in the bottle & beer will look better if the beer is really in front of the fish.

Try that and see how it works for ya.

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[chip11414]

Great. Thanks for your help