This article was originally created by yanzi, a Chinese tutorial network.
Let’s take a look at the renderings first:
Figure 1
Original pictures and materials:
Figure 2
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Simple way:
Open the original image and material image, use ctrl+a on the material layer to select all, and ctrl+c to copy. Paste with ctrl+v on the original image layer. Set the blending mode to "Linear Light" and "Opacity" to 50%, and you're done.
Please see the demo screenshot: