Alpha compositing¶
Porter, T., & Duff, T. (1984). Alpha compositing.
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Mechanisms¶
- Layered Texture Mask
- Its strength is keeping texture from invading legibility: it lets a surface feel dense and worked while its edges, labels, and focal points stay untouched — a disciplined version of alpha compositing
This sourceA layer mask is that alpha channel authored by hand; this method is the deliberate, form-aware use of it to protect focal zones rather than merely blend.
- Its strength is keeping texture from invading legibility: it lets a surface feel dense and worked while its edges, labels, and focal points stay untouched — a disciplined version of alpha compositing
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