Normal Blend Mode: Dissolve
This family is the default, although the dissolve options offers a slight variation. The effect only shows if the opacity is decreased. Dissolve reveals the pixels below the image, but does not blend per se. The image was placed above and a the filter was applied, and the opacity was reduced.
Darkening Blend Mode: Linear Burn
In this effect, white becomes invisible and colors darker than white will have a darkening effect. Linear burn creates contrast and decreases the brightness of the base color. The color was placed below.
Lightening Blend Mode: Screen
The colors as a result become lighter when this blend mode is applied. As the name implies, it screens to create an overall brighter composition, and can help create highlights. The color layer was placed below.
Contrast Blend Mode: Hard Mix
This family is a mixture between the darken and lighten modes and uses the two families in a complementary manner. Hard mix yields in a loss of detail, and the resulting colors can only be black, white, or one of six primary colors. Value is added to each RGB channel in blend layer to the corresponding RGB channel in the base layer. The color layer was placed above.
Invert Blend Mode: Subtract
This family looks for variations between the base and the blend layer. This specific mode subtracts values from base layer. The color layer was placed above.
Component Blend Mode: Hue
This family uses combinations of primary editing components. The Hue blend retains saturation and luminosity while altering the hue of the image. The color layer was placed above.