Embedded

Although I've been using texture layers for years, it was only a few months ago that I learned about "luminosity masks." Rather than the texture layer appearing to lay flat on top of the background image (even with different layer blending modes), a luminosity mask helps embed it into the background image by varying the strength of the texture according to the tones of the background. The difference is quite significant. In this case, there are two layers embedded into the background - a texture layer and the yin/yang symbol layer.

 

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