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21 hours ago, Dan C said:

Thanks for your screenshot - it would appear the Paint Brush Tool is working as expected, are you still unable to paint on certain layers?

it painted "white" on the mask...it did not return the mask that was removed with black

 

[Affinity Photo - Paint Brush Tool]

21 hours ago, carl123 said:

I think the OP may be trying to paint white on the mask layer

At the moment they have both the pixel layer (called image(1)) and the mask layer selected.

To paint in white just on the mask layer, click the mask layer's thumbnail so that only the mask layer is highlighted

did that...still nothing

 

[Affinity Photo - Paint Brush Tool]

I had to recreate it...  See attached.  You can, also, see where I tried to paint the "white"...and it painted...white.

[Affinity Photo - Erase Brush Tool]

36 minutes ago, carl123 said:

If your top layer is an exact duplicate of your bottom layer then erasing on the top layer will just show what is on the bottom layer, giving the impression that nothing is being erased

Try switching off the bottom layer and erasing on the top layer again

That worked!  Thank you!!!!

[Affinity Photo - Erase Brush Tool]

22 minutes ago, carl123 said:

If your top layer is an exact duplicate of your bottom layer then erasing on the top layer will just show what is on the bottom layer, giving the impression that nothing is being erased

Try switching off the bottom layer and erasing on the top layer again

I'll give that a try...thanks!

[Affinity Photo - Erase Brush Tool]

The erase brush tool isn't working now.

[Affinity Photo - Paint Brush Tool]

7 minutes ago, Ron P. said:

Check to see if you inadvertently selected the Color Replacement tool, which is on the same flyout as the Paintbrush tool. IF you do not have Use Shift Key to cycle tool groups checked in Preferences>Tools, then each time you use the keyboard shortcut to select the paintbrush tool it will cycle through all the brushes on that tool group.

It's the paint brush tool.  I rarely use keyboard shortcuts...and never to select tools.

[Affinity Photo - Paint Brush Tool]

So, I decided to delete the mask and start over.  Black works.  White doesn't.  White TRIED to work (see attached image).  There are small gold splotches where it TRIED.

[Affinity Photo - Paint Brush Tool]

The paint brush tool was working fine...then it wasn't.  I was using black just fine.  Then, went to use white...and nothing.

I've scoured the forum and the web...and nothing.

 I reset brushes in preferences.  I reset user default settings.

Still not working right.  But, it IS painting white.  A little bit.  Please, see attached image.

[Blur tool doesn't seem to DO anything?]

5 hours ago, JimmyJack said:

Hi @Nita Reed. If we are still talking about your screen grab on the first page, I think your blur brush is working fine.
With what you have selected in the Layers Panel you are blurring the girl only. Looking at that image, the part nearer the bottom edge is much blurrier than above it (See below).
If you want to blur the edge between the girl and water you need to select and blur (or erase with a soft brush) just the mask 🙂 👍. 

Edit: I suspect there might not be much more of her to reveal.... (https://www.pickpik.com/fashion-beautiful-woman-woman-hat-covering-hidden-face-2925).
So instead, since she is already blurred (which I think is the case.... and if you don't mind that), you might just need to erase the bottom edge of the mask. If you don't want her blurred at all and only want a blurred transition, you will need to redo the mask with the bottom edge a bit higher so as to give yourself some room for the transition.

 

Well, that is interesting.   Thank you for showing me...

I'd say the blur brush is, quite possibly, :blurring" but, if one must zoom in 50X to see it, I'm not sure that qualifies as "working fine".

 

I appreciate the advice.

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Hey David,

 

#64 is Nita's Favourite Bur Brush!  I changed it so that 64 is my Bur Brush.  Wish me luck!

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1 hour ago, anon2 said:

I don't know why you wrote "NOPE" in response to my message to R C-R. I provided him with factual information.

I wrote "NOPE" because my blur brush still does not work.

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1 hour ago, David in Яuislip said:

@Nita Reed

Weird, has the tool reset itself? Not really sure but I think the main parameters are Accumulation 100%, Spacing 1%, Flow 100%

Even the preview works!

That's just wrong.  Wrong, I say.  lol

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51 minutes ago, anon2 said:

Yes, you should and you will, except if you are using a Mac and "Metal compute acceleration" is enabled in the app preferences, in which case the blur effect is extremely subtle and the brush preview is like an eraser brush revealing the underlying composite. It's a known bug that was introduced last year and the workaround is to disable "Metal compute acceleration".

NOPE

I noticed something rather odd, too.  I select a brush and the cursor shrinks...teeny tiny...and the brush is deselected.

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Nope...back to not working

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David,

Nice problem to have...

I used your settings...don't know how to "reset the tool".  Still did not work.

Changed to #16 round brush and increased the brush size ( ] ) til brush was about the size of a nickel.  It worked.  Had to pass 3 or 4 times but, that's the first blur I've seen.

[Blur tool doesn't seem to DO anything?]

want to blur the line between the woman and the water

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On 8/5/2020 at 6:26 AM, MEB said:

Hi Nita Reed,
This is still an issue with v1.8.4, sorry (wasn't fixed yet). Meanwhile if you go to Affinity Preferences, User Interface section and untick Show brush previews, the brush cursor will appear as usual (although without previewing the blur effect).

Still doesn't work

[How Do I put a Subject In An Effect? (*Photo)]

THANKS!

[How Do I put a Subject In An Effect? (*Photo)]

Please refer to images.  See how the model appears to be "in" the ring?  Part of the body in, part of the body out.

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3 hours ago, MEB said:

Hi Nita Reed,
This is still an issue with v1.8.4, sorry (wasn't fixed yet). Meanwhile if you go to Affinity Preferences, User Interface section and untick Show brush previews, the brush cursor will appear as usual (although without previewing the blur effect).

Thank. You. Thank. You.

 

I'm just so happy it's not me.  I have tried EVERYTHING.. FOR DAYS.  Every bit of advice, every forum, every @#$%& YouTube video.  I'm not stupid.  I'm not crazy.  

There are no words for my level of happiness right now.  None.

I love the idea of my AP.  Especially love the things I've conquered in the past few days.

OK...done mouth vomiting over.

Glad there's a fix.

[Combine images]

On 8/4/2020 at 7:28 AM, firstdefence said:

Take a look at this...

 

THANK YOU

[Combine images]

5 minutes ago, Pšenda said:

I help by unmasking/selecting the basic shape, so I leave Erase White Paper only on complex (complicatedly selected) edges.

The problem that I'm having is that I can't even get the crown on there...it's blank.  Will this address that?

[Blur brush tool- not working]

3 minutes ago, kaffeeundsalz said:

When you click on the "More" button in the context toolbar, what does the active brush for the tool look like?

 

[Blur brush tool- not working]

Another forum suggested adding noise so I could see what the brush was doing...nothing