How to use Photo Overlays?
This tutorial will show you how to use overlays, Photoshop Actions, and Lightroom Presets to make photos beautiful (without needing photography expertise).
Step One: Paste the Overlay
To begin testing, paste an overlay into Photoshop as a new layer. Resize the overlay until it completely covers the image underneath.
Try different colors, shapes, and compositions until you find the right match.
Step Two: Select the Blending Mode
With the layer mask selected, click the blending mode button and select “Screen.”
Step Three: Edit the Layer
Occasionally an overlay will obscure parts of your image, some editing may be necessary.
Step Four: The Finished Product
Your image is complete!
As we said before, sometimes it takes a few tries to find the right overlay to go with a photo.
Luckily, adding overlays is pretty easy, you can test as many overlays and images as you’d like.