QUOTE(m1d0r1j4d3 @ Feb 27 2006, 12:43 PM)
aw...that's ok. hm....I was planning to make a tutorial but since Muddie is volunteering....
- thanks
Muddie!! Lookin forward to another one of your awesome tutes!
ah, for now,
dorko...lemme juz give u an idea where the "blending option" is.
Go to the "layer box" and right click on the picture you want to do the effect on. The "blending option" will appear as one of the choices.
Also on that picture (nicely captured m1d0r1j4d3!) you see the tab title in bold named 'Layers'.
Right below that title, you can see a drop down menu with 'Normal' selected.
If you click the downward arrow next to the word 'Normal', you'll get a list of Blending Modes you can choose from. And each blending mode you select will give you a instant result that you can decide if you like or dislike.
The way the blending modes work is based on very complicated mathematical algorithyms too boring to even think about. So boring, in fact, that even the highest level Photoshop users use them with the 'trial and error' method in mind.
What's my point? Play with them a LOT. You'll start to get used to how each one effects an image, and the trial and error process will be shorter and shorter each time.
Keep in mind that each Layer has its own Blending Mode.
To give you a quick idea, do the following:
Open an image in Photoshop.
Duplicate that image by typing Ctrl+J.
Now, with the new layer active, click on the bleding mode drop down list, and choose Overlay.
That should have brightened the brights, and darkened the darks.
Now choose other Blending modes to see what they do.
If you only want part of that image to have the effect, just use the eraser tool to get rid of the parts you don't want on that layer.
Now I can't stop typing.
Mary had a little lamb...
! LJ? Sorry...I'm a bit slow...so I'm probably going to be looking at that for a while before I finally know what it says...hehe! 
! But thanks anyway! 
