Dissolve Mode

1. Open Photoshop and open new file with white background.

2. Make sure to keep RGB mode or change the mode by
Image > Mode > RGB color

3. Create new layer. Select Rectangular Marquee Tool. Draw rectangle. Fill it with red color. Deselect the selection with CTRL + D

photoshop blending mode

4. Create another layer. Draw another rectangle that overlaps some portion of the red rectangle in the layer below. Fill it with green color. Deselect the selection with CTRL + D .

photoshop blending mode

Keep the mode on Dissolve. You will not find any change in the image.

5. Change the opacity to 80% and check out the effect.

photoshop blending mode

6. The green solid filled rectangle is changed into the dotted rectangle.

photoshop blending mode