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Version 3.11 | Published August 27, 2018 ©

Blend Image

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Use this plug-in to blend two images in different ways.

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Note: This plug-in is located in: Built Ins -> Shader -> Filter

This section contains information on the following topics:

Blend Image Properties

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  • Image: Image placeholder. Reset removes the image.

  • Mode: Available blend modes are:

    • Blend: Ordinary picture blending.

    • Darken: Uses the base or blend color, whichever is darker, as the destination color.

    • Lighten: Uses the base or blend color, whichever is lighter, as the destination color.

    • Multiply: Multiplies the base color with the blend color. The result color will be always a darker color.

    • Screen: Multiplies the inverse of the base and blend color. The result color will be always a lighter color.

    • Color Burn: Darkens the base color to reflect the blend color by increasing the contrast of the base and blend color.

    • Color Dodge: Brightens the base color to reflect the blend color by decreasing the contrast of the base and blend color.

    • Overlay: Screens or multiplies the colors depending of the base color.

    • Soft Light: Darkens or lightens the colors, depending on the blend color.

    • Hard Light: Multiplies or screens the colors, depending on the blend color.

    • Add: Brightens the base color to reflect the blend color by increasing the brightness.

    • Subtract: Subtracts the base and blend colors.

    • Inverse Subtract: Same as subtract but inverses the base and blend colors.

    • Difference: Subtracts either the base color from the blend color or the blend color from the base color depending on which color has the greater brightness value.

    • Inverse Difference: Same as difference but inverses the base and blend color.

    • Exclusion: Similar to the Difference mode, but lower in contrast.

  • Blend: Blends the image with the object.

  • Position X and Y %: Positions the image on the object.

  • Scale X and Y %: Scales the image.

  • Wrap: Wraps the object with the image. Available options are:

    • Repeat: Repeats the image.

    • Clamp: Clamps the image (no repeat).