Blend Modes
Introduction
Section titled “Introduction”Blend modes define how a layer blends with the layers beneath it. It is a mathematical formula that takes a color above and below and combines them to produce a new color.
Available Blend Modes
Section titled “Available Blend Modes”There are 17 blend modes available in PixiEditor, each with its own unique effect:
- Normal
- Erase
- Darken
- Multiply
- Color Burn
- Lighten
- Screen
- Color Dodge
- Linear Dodge (Add)
- Overlay
- Soft Light
- Hard Light
- Difference
- Exclusion
- Hue
- Saturation
- Luminosity
- Color
Changing Blend Mode
Section titled “Changing Blend Mode”To change the blend mode of a layer, select your target layer in the Layers panel, then find the Blend Mode dropdown and select the desired blend mode from the list.

You can also use Node View to change the blend mode of a layer.