Ever wish there was a faster way in Photoshop to select Layer Blending Modes? Well, there is! It's another session of keyboard kung-fu mixed with a good dose of muscle memory. I find there are only a hand full of Modes I use regularly and those are the first to memorize.

With the Move Tool selected, (V) use OPT/ALT+SHIFT+ any letter below to change a Layer's Blending Mode. These shortcuts also work for any brush-based tool with Blending Options. (ie: Brush Tool, Clone Stamp, History Brush.)


OPT/ALT+SHIFT+

Normal: N
Dissolve: I
Darken: K
Multiply: M
Color Burn: B
Linear Burn: A

Lighten: G
Screen: S
Color Dodge: D
Linear Dodge: W

Overlay: O
Soft Light: F
Hard Light: H
Vivid Light: V
Linear Light: J
Pin Light: Z
Hard Mix: L

Difference: E
Exclusion: X

Hue: U
Saturation: T
Color: C
Luminosity: Y





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