VS 2 Tutorial - Mastering Blend Modes

In this episode, Nuno’s avatar walks you through one of the most powerful concepts for building rich and expressive visuals in VS: Blend Modes. You’ll learn: ✨ What blend modes are and how they work ✨ The four main categories: Lighten, Darken, Contrast, and Difference ✨ How layer order affects blending ✨ How to combine shaders, images, and colors to achieve creative looks ✨ A practical example of using blend modes as masks to build complex compositions Whether you’re just starting out or already pushing VS to its limits, understanding blend modes will help you craft deeper, more dynamic visual scenes. 🔗 What’s Inside: 00:00 – Intro 00:22 – What are blend modes? 01:38 – Exploring Lighten, Darken, Contrast & Difference 02:20 – Layer order and blending behaviour 04:04 – Practical masking example 05:44 – Wrap-up 📦 Project Assets All materials used are available inside VS 2 under the Factory library. 💡 About VS 2 VS 2 is Imaginando’s next-generation visual synthesizer for creating real-time, audio-reactive graphics. Perfect for music videos, live shows, installations, and VJ performances. https://www.imaginando.pt/products/vs-visual-synthesizer If you enjoy these tutorials, don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the 🔔 bell to stay updated with new VS 2 content! Have fun blending — see you in the next tutorial!