If the changes you’re making in the Layer Style dialog box aren’t being displayed on the screen, be sure the “Preview” box is selected. If your moon has a light colored background, you would drag the right slider to the left. Don’t move the slider too far-stop dragging as soon as the background disappears. If your moon image has a dark background like mine, drag the left slider in the “This Layer” section to the right until the background disappears. Double-click the layer to open the layer styles dialog box Open the Layer Style dialog box by double-clicking on the moon layer-click anywhere to the right of the layer name (don’t double-click on the name). For detailed information on Photoshop Blend Modes, read “ Photoshop Blend Modes Explained.” Mask the moon’s background using luminance blending
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I want to show you how to use luminance blending, so for the sake of this tutorial leave the blend mode set to normal. If your moon image has a dark background like mine, you could probably change the blend mode for the layer to Lighten or Screen to remove the dark background surrounding the moon.Ĭonversely if your moon has a light background, you could probably change the blend mode of the layer to Multiply or Darken to remove the light background surrounding the moon.