How to Make a Coloring Book

Step 7 Fancy trickery

Now it's time for some cleverness with layers. Click on the little box with two arrows in the bottom left corner of the layers palette. This should make the advanced layer settings (Opacity and Mode) visible.

At the moment, the layer called Background copy should by in Normal mode. Use the drop-down menu to change it to Add mode. Everything in your image should turn white. Don't panic! That's what we wanted.

Comments

[mtrout]

I don't see anything equivalent to this step in Gimp.

[mtrout]

And then I realized you said "background copy" not "background". Changed the pull-down Menu to "addition" and all is right with the world.On to the next step!

[cmetzger]

correction -- Layers palette drop-down menu --> Blending options . . . --> General Blending --> Blend Mode change to Linear Dodge (Add)

[PenfoldPlant]

You can also change the blending mode directly using the drop-down menu within the Layers palette in Photoshop, or right-click on the layer and choose "Blending Options".

[cmetzger]

Yep. Now to figure out what is the best blur level for a long-haired black cat.

[cmetzger]

in Photoshop: Layer Properties --> Blending Mode --> Linear Dodge (Add)

[PenfoldPlant]

Good point, cmetzger. Thanks for clarifying for non-Pixlr-users (non-Pixlrers?).