Layer blend modes

A layer's blend mode determines how its pixels or contents blend with the layers beneath.

Blend Modes
Common blend modes: (A) Normal, (B) Multiply, (C) Screen, (D) Overlay, (E) Divide (F) Colour Burn.

Blend mode types

Affinity supports an impressive selection of different blend modes. The most commonly used blend modes are as follows:

Other available blend modes include Darken, Linear Burn, Darker Colour, Lighten, Lighter Colour, Colour Dodge1, Add, Soft Light, Hard Light, Vivid Light, Pin Light, Linear Light, Hard Mix, Difference1, Exclusion1, Subtract, Hue2, Saturation2, Luminosity, Colour2, Average1, Negation1, Reflect1, Glow1, Contrast Negate and Erase.

1 Not available in Lab16 mode.

2 Not available in Greyscale mode.

Layers panel Layer Options To change the blend mode of a layer:
  1. On the Layers panel, select a layer, then do one of the following:
    • Tap the current blend mode (next to the Opacity option).
    • Select Layer Options, then tap the current blend mode (below the Opacity option).
  2. Choose a blend mode from the pop-up menu.

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