MediBang Pro’s default layer blending mode is Normal, or Opaque, so it will cover the layer beneath it entirely.

However, MediBang Pro has several kinds of blending modes to allow the art on different layers to interact in interesting ways for all sorts of visual effects.

Interface

Open the list of Blend Modes to preview your color options with a tap of the finger.

Changing the Blend Mode

After opening the Layers Panel, simply tap the layer again to open the Layer Options Menu and access the blend mode list. The highlighted word is which type of Blend Mode is active on the layer. Normal is the default.

Blend Mode Types

Experiment with visual effects with MediBang Pro’s many Blend Modes.

Multiply

The multiply mode multiplies the luminosity of the base color by the blend color. Essentially, the multiply layer helps you create a darker, more intense effect in your art. It is especially useful for creating shadows.

Add (Glow)

The add mode will create the strongest brightening effect of all the brightening blend modes. It brightens the base color of a channel based on the color information, reflecting the blend color to increase the brightness on the layer.

Divide

The divide mode looks at the color information in the channels and divides the blend colors from the base colors.

Overlay

The overlay mode functions like Multiply and Screen put together. Its purpose is to shift mid-tones in a layer. The darker the blend color, the darker the mid-tones become, and vice versa.

Screen

The screen mode brightens depending on the luminosity values of the target blend layer. It is an excellent Blend Mode to brighten image or make highlights on a layer.

Lighten

The lighten mode compares the base colors and blend colors to keep the brightest of both. It has no effect if both base and blend colors are the same.

Darken

The darken mode compares the base colors and blend colors to keep the darkest of both. It has no effect if both base and blend colors are the same.

Difference

The difference mode takes the difference in base and blend colors to create a new blend.

Color Dodge

The color dodge mode takes its name from the traditional dodge tool used in old photography methods. It decreases the contrast in base and blend colors to saturate mid-tones and create blown-out highlights.

Color Burn

The color burn mode takes its name from the traditional burn tool used in old photography methods to dark photos. It increases the contrast in base and blend colors to reduce highlights and increase mid-tone saturation.

Its results are often darker than the multiply equivalent.

Soft Light

The soft light mode is similar to overlay, but has a softer effect. It bases its darkening or lightening effect on a layer’s luminance values, lessening the contrast in the final result.

Hard Light

The hard light mode works as a combination of multiply and screen. The brighter the value of the blend layer, the more intense the final result. You can lessen the opacity to create a softer final effect.

Hue

The hue mode changes the hues of a layer without changing the tones or saturation.

Saturation

The saturation mode preserves luminosity levels and the hue of a base layer while changing to the lowest saturation value.

Color

The color mode works as a combination of hue and saturation. It will change the hue and saturation of the base layer to that the blend layer. It works well for turning greyscale images into color.

Luminosity

The luminosity layer blends the lightness values while leaving the color information unchanged.