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Stanley
July 27th, 2008, 09:54 PM
Hi everyone,

Let's say that I have a layer with 100% opacity and set at normal. Then I have a duplicate layer, also with 100% opacity and also normal.

Here is what I don't understand.

The top layer gets a little darker -- fuller and richer colors -- when I have the bottom layer visible, than when I have the bottom layer not showing.

But why should that occur. Since the top layer is fully opaque and set to normal, why does a layer below influence it?

Thank you.

Stanley
ljameso1
July 27th, 2008, 10:11 PM
I don't know. Just tested what you described and could not see any difference on my puter. Double check mode/opacity settings is only thing I can think of.
Stanley
July 27th, 2008, 10:37 PM
Hi lindaj,

Thank you for your reply.

OK. I just did another quick test, and I did not notice a change. It seems to me that it has happened, but I will pay close attention in the future.

But it shouldn't happen, right?

Stanley
genevh
July 28th, 2008, 12:21 AM
No, its not supposed to happen like that.
Stanley
July 28th, 2008, 08:20 AM
Hi Gene and everyone else,

Thank you for your reply.

As I say, I will pay close attention in the future and monitor the conditions under which that phenomenon seems to occur. Apparently, however, something else was going on, and I was not aware of it.

Stanley
Jeff Perry
July 28th, 2008, 11:37 AM
Stanley, perhpas the Blend Mode of the top layer was set to something like Overlay or Multiply, or any number of other blend modes (other than Normal) that would affect the way it appears (differnet from the bottom layer).

jeff
Wendy
July 29th, 2008, 03:51 AM
Hi ...

It could be that the layer is set to full opacity but that when the item was originally done it was done at a lower opacity.

For example if you use a soft brush on a new layer then its 100% opacity BUT the edges of the soft area are not. So when you duplicate the layer you get the effect you talked about.

Wendy :)
Stanley
July 29th, 2008, 08:25 AM
Hi ...

It could be that the layer is set to full opacity but that when the item was originally done it was done at a lower opacity.

For example if you use a soft brush on a new layer then its 100% opacity BUT the edges of the soft area are not. So when you duplicate the layer you get the effect you talked about.

Wendy :)

Hi Wendy,

Wow! That's interesting. I wonder if that is what has been going on.

I will look into this.

Thanks.

Stanley