ART253 Digital Imaging
Spring 2026
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    • 01 The Pixel
      • Reading: The Medium is the Massage
    • 02 Animated Pixels
      • Class Pixel Animations
    • 03.1 Phone Photography
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    • 03.4 Toy Figure Photography
      • 03.5 Photoshop Selection Tools
    • 04.1 Group Photo
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    • 05 Me, Myself and I (and Myself and I )
    • 06 Restoration
    • 07 Advanced Selections
    • 08 Photomontage
    • 09 Framing
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    • 10 Impossible Objects
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    • In Depth: How to Use Layers & Masks in Photoshop
    • Layers & Blending Modes
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04.2 Layers & Blending Modes

Blending Modes Reflection

02/26/2026Hannah Todd-Rogers Leave a Comment

I had NO idea what blending modes even were before watching those videos. Randall, you had mentioned them in class, but I didn’t realize it was about the lights and darks of the images. I am hoping to use these… Continue Reading →

04.2 Layers & Blending Modes

Thibault-Layers and Blending Modes

02/23/2026Tricia Thibault Leave a Comment

Before watching these videos I knew about these ideas but not fully the correct way to use them. The only one I had some confidence in prior was layers and how to use them but this video showed more the… Continue Reading →

04.2 Layers & Blending Modes

Layers and Blending Modes

02/19/2026Myleigh Martin Leave a Comment

I already knew most of the information on here, I have been familiar with blending modes since I work on digital art sometimes but I’ve only ever played around with the multiply, overlay, and add modes. It was interesting to… Continue Reading →

04.2 Layers & Blending Modes

Layers & Blending Modes Reflection

02/17/2026Kali Ward Leave a Comment

Throughout watching these videos, I learned how easy it is to mask an object or subject. I learned that you can select whole backgrounds to either mask, change the colors, and more. I will use masks and layers in my… Continue Reading →

04.2 Layers & Blending Modes

Layers and Blending Modes

02/16/2026Lauren Bin Leave a Comment

Prior to watching these videos I did kind of know my way around these topics, however there were a bunch of smaller explanations for how things work that stuck out. For example, in the video about blending modes, he described… Continue Reading →

04.2 Layers & Blending Modes

Layers and Blending Modes

02/16/2026Nick Wyman Leave a Comment

Prior to doing these readings I had a general idea of how the layers and selection processes work but I didn’t know anything about the blending modes. Blending modes have been so much fun to mess around with and I… Continue Reading →

04.2 Layers & Blending Modes

04.2 Layers and Blending Modes

02/16/2026Jack Harmon Leave a Comment

Before viewing and reading I had little idea of what the blend modes actually did. I kind of just would play around with them until I found one, I liked the best. I never thought about what they really did… Continue Reading →

04.2 Layers & Blending Modes

Calder’s Layers Post

02/16/2026Calder Collins Leave a Comment

The biggest thing that I learned about is going to have to be adjustment layers. Previously I had used Photoshop in a destructive manner where I would just apply the effects directly to images. Knowing now that I can use… Continue Reading →

04.2 Layers & Blending Modes

Photoshop, no not like a shop you buy from, a program you use and learn about ya dingus!!!

02/14/2026Dylan Newhall Leave a Comment

I’m not new to photoshop, It’s my personal favorite adobe program due to the sheer variety of  tools for creative expression as well as how real it can all look if done properly, but that doesn’t mean I know everything… Continue Reading →

04.2 Layers & Blending Modes

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  • 01 Medium is the Massage
  • 01 Pixel Images
  • 02 Animated Pixels
  • 03.1 Image File Formats
  • 03.4 Toy Figure
  • 03.6 Figure Selections
  • 04.1 Group Photos
  • 04.2 Layers & Blending Modes
  • 05 Me, Myself and I
  • 05 Restoration
  • 08 Photomontage
  • 08 Word Image 01
  • 09 beyond reality post
  • 09 Frame Observation
  • 09 Framing
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