If I add a gradient effect to type in photoshop is it possible to add a blending mode to it as well so that it interacts with the photograph in the background? I have tried to apply multiply blending mode to the layer. I am thinking that the only way for it to affect it is to rasterise the text?
Answer
You can set a blending mode for the Gradient Overlay…
If the desire is to have the Gradient Overlay be the only color of the type,
you’ll want to set the Fill Opacity of the Type Layer to 0 (zero) in
the Blending Options for the layer or via the Layers Panel.
Fill Opacity effects only the actual pixels on a layer…
where as Opacity effects the pixels on a layer and any layer styles associated with that layer.
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