You just know I have something important to do because my activity has gone way up. I procrastinate publicly.
I started with this simple picture I slapped together in about two hours, but it didn't really work for me the way I drew it. Somehow this led to me creating three different versions of the same image, and I'm surprised by how different they all look! I decided to keep going and see what other interesting combinations I could come up with before my document became too large. I don't feel too bad about putting off bio homework... after all, it
is science is the rawest sense - I try a bunch of things and see what the results are, and then record them so I can add them to the working body of knowledge I have on this subject matter. I liked my results, so I thought I would share with you guys what I tried and how it turned out! Thankfully I don't need to write the NIH to get the grant money needed to publish this.
I also uploaded the actual .PSD file with all my layers actually in it. Nothing's been merged or deleted, so you can see what each individual layer looks like!
I separated each trial by group, and most of the layers are exactly the same, since they constitute the basic image with no modifications to it. The layers that are different are at the top of each layer, and they are a merged version of the basic image. I modified these layers a lot with regards to contrast, saturation, curves, and levels.
This isn't the most helpful or comprehensive resource for layer modes I can come up with, but I thought I'd just show what I came up with off because layer modes are fun and easy to work with! Some of my experiments in the past have led to consistent changes in my technique, from how I approach linework to how I pick colors. I hope I can convince at least a few people to experiment with them and find combinations that they like the most!