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Home » Photoshop Tutorials » Technical & Workflow » How To Use “Blend If” In Photoshop Like a PRO: The Definitive 7-Minute Guide

How To Use “Blend If” In Photoshop Like a PRO: The Definitive 7-Minute Guide

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In this Photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to use “Blend If” like a pro.

This video will demystify this scary command to help you create fast and easy blends.

With the techniques that you will learn in this tutorial, you will be able to make fast and easy sky replacements, apply textures to text, create cool special effects, and much more.

“Blend If” is truly one of Photoshop’s unsung heroes and an extremely powerful tool that often gets overlooked.

Much like Blending Modes, “Blend If”, allows you to blend layers together but with much more control.

Watch this tutorial all the way through and let me know in the comments what you think!

INDEX – How To Use “Blend If” in Photoshop Like a PRO

04:48 – Blend If Explanation (Gray)
02:54 – Use Blend If To Create Special Effects
04:06 – Apply Textures Using Blend If
05:24 – Blend If Explanation (RGB channels)
07:40 – Sky Replacements Using Blend If

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  1. Cor van der Linden says

    January 30, 2018 at 12:10 am

    Great way to replace a sky. Did not know that

    Great tutorial

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    • Photoshop Training Channel says

      January 30, 2018 at 5:52 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
    • Matthew says

      May 28, 2019 at 12:28 am

      Blend if is great I am trying to add a sky behind a bridge but parts of the bridge disappear when I try to add a sky using blend if how can I stop this .

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      • Photoshop Training Channel says

        May 29, 2019 at 7:27 am

        You can duplicate the bridge image, place it on top. Then create a layer mask. Fill it with black, and paint the mask with white in areas where the bridge should be to bring it back.

        Reply
  2. Harley Mathieson says

    January 31, 2018 at 4:23 am

    Wow – thanks!! Did not know I could split the sliders like that!

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    • Photoshop Training Channel says

      March 6, 2018 at 3:02 pm

      You’re welcome, Harley!

      Reply
  3. Dave Renar says

    January 31, 2018 at 6:03 pm

    Very useful tutorial. Thanks for sharing.

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    • Photoshop Training Channel says

      February 3, 2018 at 1:02 pm

      Thank you, Dave!

      Reply
  4. Lara says

    February 2, 2018 at 8:54 am

    Wow! Outstanding tutorial. Thanks!!

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    • Photoshop Training Channel says

      February 3, 2018 at 1:00 pm

      You’re welcome, Lara!

      Reply
  5. Chris Harper says

    February 3, 2018 at 7:00 am

    Fantastic – very helpful videol………..

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    • Photoshop Training Channel says

      February 3, 2018 at 12:52 pm

      You’re welcome, Chris!

      Reply
  6. Ursula says

    February 3, 2018 at 5:14 pm

    Loved this tutorial. Great Job

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    • Photoshop Training Channel says

      February 7, 2018 at 11:29 am

      Thank you, Ursula!

      Reply
  7. Peter Allum says

    February 5, 2018 at 4:56 am

    What a great tutorial, one of your best and so well demonstrated

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    • Photoshop Training Channel says

      February 7, 2018 at 11:29 am

      Thank you, Peter!

      Reply
  8. Jim Taylor says

    February 7, 2018 at 11:18 am

    When I use the Blend If method of replacing a sky, in a file with snow-topped mountains, I double click the top layer and then click blue. When I start sliding the white slider it begins knocking out the blue in the snow before it knocks out the sky to reveal substitute sky below. If I keep sliding it replaces sky AND snow with replacement sky.
    What am I doing wrong or how do I handle this? I had a similar situation with water in a picture that was being replaced also because it contained blue.

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    • Photoshop Training Channel says

      February 7, 2018 at 11:29 am

      You are not doing anything wrong, per se. You have to think of the colors in your image and the sky. In some cases the blue slider will not be enough, you may need to use other sliders (Gray, Red, and/or Green). You may even have to use a rough mask. Like in this video from 2:35 to 5:15. https://youtu.be/OU52Iq1NQQY?t=2m35s

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      • Jim Taylor says

        February 8, 2018 at 6:22 am

        Thanks

        Reply
  9. Tony Palmieri says

    April 18, 2020 at 5:58 am

    Hi Jesus, really informative video. Well done! Desiring to learn how to replace washed out in grey skies in real estate images with a Bluer sky more natural looking sky. Would I leave the blend if sliders on Gray to remove the gray? Or is there another technique you can share? Thank you very much, Tony

    Reply
  10. Michael says

    December 14, 2020 at 11:46 am

    ¡Jesús!

    Although you tend to go a little fast sometimes, your tutorials are always of great value, even when I (have to ;))see them for the tenth time (to remember the “tricks”).

    Wondering if I could download the example files you used in this indispensable <> as they tell me more than the proverbial 1000 words.

    Bye,

    M.

    Reply

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