Create striking images using InDesign's blending modes

06 On a new layer draw a frame over the model’s left arm and drag a ruler horizontally to the centre of the frame. Hold down the Shift key and drag the top corner point of the frame using the Direct Selection tool so it snaps to the ruler guide. Use the Delete Anchor Point function to delete the bottom right-hand corner point to create a triangle. Copy and paste the model image in place, unlocking the layer. Hit Cmd/Ctrl+D to replace the CMYK image with greyscale, and use the Direct Selection tool to change the fill to pink.
 

07 Draw another box and repeat the paste in place process with a greyscale image, changing its colour to aqua this time. With the frame selected but not the content, choose Hard Light from the drop-down menu found in the Effects panel. Now apply the same blending mode to the content of the image, to increase the intensity of the effect. Change the opacity to 90% so that some of the background
 

08 Draw a long rectangle frame over the model’s right leg and fill it with black. Select the Overlay blending mode, then draw a circle above this and select your Gradient tool. Add the aqua colour to one end of the slider and paper to the other. Make sure the gradient type is Linear and change the angle to 90-degrees, then change the blending mode to Multiply.
 

09 Draw a circle in the top left of the image, change the fill colour to paper and add a 3.5mm black stroke aligned to the inside. In the Effects panel double-click on Stroke: Normal 100% to open the larger Effects panel, which lets you work only on the stoke. Change the opacity to 70% and add a gradient feather changing the settings so the frame isn’t visible outside the background frame, and click OK.
 

10 Double-click on Fill: Normal 100%, select an Overlay blending mode and click OK. This just changes the fill that’s applied to the frame. Draw a 3.5mm vertical black line that crosses through the circle and add a Soft Light blending mode. Play around with the position of your elements within the frame to add interest.