How to Use Blend If Sliders in Photoshop
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How to Use Blend If Sliders in Photoshop
In today’s episode, we show you how to use the Blend If sliders in Photoshop.
The Power of Blend If
You’ll be amazed at what you can do when using the Blend If sliders. You can blend based off of information from the Layer you are on, or based off of information from the rest of the image. You can also target highlights or shadows which will definitely come in handy when you are using the Dodge & Burn technique.
RGB Examples
We create a layer with the colors: Black, White, Red, Green and Blue. We then pull up our Blend If dialog. We pay attention to the two sliders. The top slider uses information from the Layer you’re currently on. The bottom slider uses information from the rest of the image. We start with our top slider and as we slide from left to right we are left with only the White color remaining. If we use the top slider and slide from right to left, the colors disappear in the opposite order. Something else that’s awesome about Blend If sliders is that you can choose your default colors.
The bottom slider uses the information from the rest of the image to see what’s going to be visible and invisible. As we drag our slider from left to right, the information is pulled based off of what we have on the underlying layer. When we drag from right to left, the lights in the image disappear first and then the darks.
The last helpful tip with Blend If is the feathering option. Hold Alt or Option which will separate our sliders and allow us to feather our blending. The same effect still applies when moving the slider from one side to another, the difference is it isn’t as choppy as it was before. When using Blend If, we do advise that you use feathering. That’ll help give a more realistic approach.
Enhancing Highlights
We create a New Layer on top of our image and paint white over the area we want to add highlights. We pull up our Blend If dialog box and drag our bottom slider from left to right to start defining where our white highlights will be visible. (Remember to Feather!) We now change the Blend Mode in our dialog box from Normal to Soft Light. This really helps us add definition to our image.
Enhancing Shadows
We use a similar technique when adding shadows to our image. We create a new Layer and paint black over the areas we want shadows. We adjust our sliders to our liking and also bring down our Opacity a bit. We are now able to see how the dark areas of the image are affected in comparison to the Highlighted areas.
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Once again you prove why you're the best Photoshop trainer on TH-cam. Thanks for sharing!!!
This is EXACTLY what I needed to fully understand Blend If. THANK YOU!
I've been using Blend If for a few years now... but how did I not know about splitting it with Alt?! MIND= BLOWN. Thanks Aaron!
Thanks.... you have the best tutorials on the web. I really think your delivery and content is unbeatable.
It's funny how whenever I watch your videos I learn more in 15 minutes than I did in few years xD
thank you, I really love these tutorials :D
I do not know if anyone else explains this any better, I'll never know because I fully understand it from you. You are the best.
Aaron, you are the one of best tutorial maker on the net !! Super work like always Thanks for sharing
Most simple and straight forward blend if tutorial thanks Aaron!
This is the first and only video that helps me understand Blend If without making it sound so confusing. THANK YOU!!
I appreciate the RGB and Black & White layer to show what is really going on. That made it much clearer.
Thanks!
This has to be the best explanation on how the "Blend If" sliders work. Now I understand the workings I will be using this a lot more. Keep up the good work.
Your tutorials are the best on youtube
This is immensely useful. When using Blend If in other tutorials, you tend to say, "I'm telling this layer not to be visible where the underlying layer is darker," which is confusing since the logical interpretation is "where the underlying layer is darker than this layer." Now, if "darker" actually means "dark," it makes perfect sense.
Long story short, yet another thank you :).
Have used these occasionally, but never understood them... will now try this out next time I want to dodge and burn! Thanks Aaron!
This is one of those tutorials that gets you hyperventilating after imagining the endless possibilities of a feature.
hahaha indeed!
Been using photoshop for years and I didn't know this ... This has been very useful for me! Thanks!
Best tutorial on Blend If. Thanks for sharing, Aaron.
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Great tutorial on BlendIf from a gifter teacher. Thanks for making your comments so easy to understand!
Best tutorial on Blend If
You made it one of the best episodes ever, the way you explain how blend works was so clear.
I use Photoshop all the time, but learning so much from these vids. thank you!!
What a fantastic and non-fussy tutorial! Thank you so much.
thanks so much, this is one of hose things you just don't learn from art school. I've seen it, but never touched it because I didn't know, and now I can play...
You're such an amazing teacher Aaron! I cannot thank you enough! :D
Concise ! I bought a book which did not clearly explain what you did in a few minutes. Very well done, Aaron !
Mr Tony stark, you are the best and this is the best Blend if ever tutorial
You guys are AMAZING!!!! I have learn a lot with your tutorials!!!!
What an easy and non-destructive way to enhance highlights and shadows! Thanks for this!
Aaron love the way you used the colors to explain blendIf and feathering so simple awesome tutorial...
I have seen you use blend if in other tutorials and have been using it myself but this is a just a solid clear and straightforward tutorial that just furthers my understanding of the feature. Thank you
¡ Magnífico !...finally understood what they are for...you are a fantastic teacher...even I understand...thank's.
I've watched so many tutorials on blend if, this is the one that finally unscrambled it.
Terrific! Since "the Blend If" is one of the most difficult tools of Photoshop for one to master, this is a very helpful tutorial! One of the best tutorials. Thank your very much Aaron.
You rock Aaron... so appreciating this channel... they made a great choice when they chose you for these videos... great job Phlearn Team I've learned so very much!!.
Great tutorial on Blend If. I have a much better understanding of it now. Thanks Aaron.
Great tutorial. It couldn't be more concise. Thanks for sharing.
One of your best tuts ever...demystified a highly esoteric and incredibly useful feature. A+++.
The Best Photoshop tutorial clip in the history of the Internet!
So that's what those sliders I've been ignoring forever do... This will be so useful, thanks !
This is a superb tutorial from Aaron. Blend if is not always easy to grasp but the way it is explained here is the best I have seen. Like all Aaron's tutorials well worth watching.
Love your tutorials. Always very informative!!
Thanks, Aaron! You are phenomenal.
Thanks Aaron. All your videos have changed my perspective towards Photoshop. I love your videos and your style of teaching. This video would certainly help me enhance the pictures I take. Thank you Again
Best ever video, i will use a lot from this. always been tired using dodge and burn, no any more.
I love your sharing and your youtube Phlearn! Love you so much! Big thanks!
ROK you beat me to the punch. Aaron love all the tips. my ability and creativity are get better. understanding, light, colors and tone. thank
Always helpful, Aaron. You are a treasure!
This is really good. I own several of your tutorials where you use blend if, but I didn't grasp what it really did. Now I understand the power of the tool. Thanks.
Two tutorials this week - Awesome work Aaron, you're killing it! I love your videos man, so thanks for sharing your wisdom. ☺️
Finally first! wohoo great work. I've been waiting for this.
Great tutorial. You made a complex subject much easier because you know how to convey the information in a clear way. Thanks so much.
Simple and functional. Thanks a lot for sharing. High five from Bogotá, Colombia.
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Very cool - enjoyed immensely.
Very good coverage of how to use bottom slider in practice and (in theory) the top slider.
Would love to see how top slider is used in practice, and/or both sliders in combination in practice.
Best explanation on you tube, thank you once again
I had no idea those sliders could be separated! I always wondered why that useless Blend If thing existed. Now I can actually use it for stuff. Thanks :)
Very helpful, thorough and informative!
Awesome lesson, thank you!
As simple as this was Aaron it was an awesome lesson. I've always wanted to understand blend if better.
The best tutorial I've seen in a while on Phlearn - the other tutorials are fantastic but this one really stood out. Been wanting a more in depth look at blend if for a while :)
Great tutorial with excellent example, Aaron...
I've seen you talking about blending in earlier videos for D&B. Thank you for making this video to clearly define "Blend If"!!
you are the best instructor.
Thanks for the tutorial, cleared all my confusions!
I am still watching it but until now it is amazing!!!!
It is amazing like all of your videos!
Just wanted to say that you have helped me soo much through the years and in the beginning I had such a hard time in PS, especially with blend if, but these videos have really made me develop.
Big Thanks!
this seems really useful... so happy to finally understand this!
My friend just one word EXCELLENT !!!
always great to watch and having fun at the same time as learning.
I had watch 20 vid of blind if still couldn’t understand. This video finally nailed it for me lol ty
Great tutorial Aaron! Thanks a lot!
Outstanding Aaron!
Awesome! Waiting for the next video.
This is another video that ive learned something from you ! thank you!
Great just what the world needs, more Photoshop...
Great tutorial Aaron, I was aware of the sliders, but never really used them, because I had no idea what they did. Now I know!
I like your teaching style. Thank you.
Very Useful Tutorial Aaron
Yup - just as you said " many people don't know about blend if sliders..." That was me... until just know :) thanks.
Excellent real-world application.
Super explained Aaron, I PHlearn a lot off you method
Great tutorial AAron!
it's been so long since I've watched an episode.. this is why I love you guys.. I gotta catch up in my palette!
Great idea to explain, just AWESOME
Right to the point, easy to understand. Thanks
Thanks, Aaron! You are an amazing!
Dude, thank you
great tutorial I'm very new to photoshop and I am learning with you thanks.
Well explained. I finally understand exactly what those sliders are doing. Thanks!
Very nice, much quicker than dodging and burning.
Great explanation. I understand that so much more. Thank you.
That was great Aaron thanks a lot! Saves a lot of work
Thank you for your videos. Much appreciated.
Hi Aaron, I'm from Brazil, and everytime when you upload a video I immediately watch it. This video about how the blend works is absolutely amanzing! Thanks a lot!
Very helpful as usual. ... thank you my friend. ...
This is great, thanks Aaron!
no word is sufficient to thank you, a great tutorial. I want more of such tut, Thanks AARON, dear
Awesome... always have fun watching, but more importantly, learn (ooops, Phlearn)
You explained this flawlessly. Thank you!
*Can you please do an episode showing us how to apply this "Blend If" techniques to landscapes for better enhancing shadows and highlights, sky, better dynamic range, etc.?, Thanks!*
+Phlearn Photoshop and Photography Tutorials *YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!, THANKSSSSSSS*
This will be great on landscapes.