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Why don't two 50% opacity layers of the same color make the solid color in Photoshop?
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I am trying to create a gradient that when flipped and overlayed on itself will show a solid color. I thought I would make it with a regular solid-to-transparent gradient on Photoshop, and save it as PNG, but when superimposed on one another, it still shows some transparency. I tried to do it insid…
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Fix for: Why don't two 50% opacity layers of the same color make the solid color in Photoshop?
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The opacity is a multiplier. Assume: Layer 1 opacity = 50% Layer 2 opacity = 50% Layer 3 opacity = 50% Net opacity = Layer1 + (Layer2 * Layer1) + (Layer3 * Layer2 * Layer1) Or, 50% + 25% + 12.5%. You would mathematically never get to 100%.
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