Introduction on Blending Modes in Illustrator. Blending modes are useful for changing the objects' colour by adding blending effects and colors to the chosen objects. Blending modes works depending on the position of the object on the layer or group. We will discuss in detail all the available blending modes in Adobe Illustrator.. What AdamSchuld says below is the standard way (transparency window).. A second way of setting blending modes with finer control on what they apply to is via the super-useful Appearance window.. With this, you can set the blending mode (and opacity) of individual fills and strokes, as well as of certain effects.
The Multiply Blending mode is the most used blending mode in Illustrator. The Multiply blending mode Multiplies the base color by the blend color. The resulting color is always darker. The.. If you blend between objects that have blending modes specified with the Transparency panel, the blended steps will only use the blending mode of the top object. If you blend between objects with multiple appearance attributes (effects, fills, or strokes), Illustrator attempts to blend the options. If you blend between two instances of the same.