alecspra
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Thanks! it works.
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HI MEB,
Thank you for your response. I tried what you suggested and I can't see any guides connected with the ruler even though I have the Show Guides turned on. I tried turning Show Guides on and off and it makes no difference. Any ideas of why that may be happening?
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Is there a way to crop an image in Affinity Photo based on what you see on the canvas? In other words, to determine how I want to crop an image, I use the navigator and the zoom and move around the picture until I find exactly the frame I want. At that point, if I want to crop my image exactly as I am seeing it, I have to go back out, turn on the cropping tool and play around with it until I hopefully find the same frame I liked. Is there a way to crop an image directly based on how I framed it when using the navigator? By the way, I would love to see Affinity implement a cropping system like the one in Photo in Mac which allows you to see exactly what the cropped image would look like if it is cropped and if you like what you see, you can do the crop right then and there.
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Thanks! Very nice explanation.
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I found this very helpful explanation of the difference between Brush Flow and Brush Opacity. It is about Photoshop but I believe the same principle applies to Affinity Photo.
http://jemorris.blogspot.com/2011/04/photoshop-brushes-flow-vs-opacity.html
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Thanks RCR and Crabtree! What RCR says confirms what I thought. There is no way to modify the angle of the elliptical gradient except by extending the end point of the gradient until you get the angle you want. It would be nice if an angle option was added to make things easier though.
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Hi, is there a way to modify the angle of an Elliptical Gradient? I know that in Photoshop there is an option for modifying the angle of that tool but I don't see such an option in Affinity Photo. I have also tried playing around with the gradient lines but nothing I do affects the angle of the gradient. Thanks!
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Hi, I am curious as to which tool do you find most useful for colorizing an original black and white picture.
I have used the paint brush (in colour mode) as well as the color replacement brush. By the way, is there any benefit of using one versus the other?
And I have also tried using the Recolor adjustment layer then inverting the layer and painting back in the areas I want to colorize. That is my favorite method so far. Do you know of other effective ways of doing the same thing? Any recommendations or suggestions? Thanks!
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Hi, thanks! Next time I run into this issue I'll see how I can send you a link to the image. Anyway, my question still is: Is the B&W adjustment supposed to have an effect on an original B&W photograph or does it work only if you are converting a color photo to B&W? And if it does have an effect on an original B&W photo, based on what is the effect operating (since there is no color information)?
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Hi, I have been restoring some old black and white photographs (really old). I typically choose first the Black and White adjustment first so that I can play with the color sliders. What I noticed is that sometimes nothing at all happens to the image when I move the sliders and sometimes something does change. My question is: If you are working on an original B&W image why do the color sliders respond sometimes and sometimes not, since there is no color information? And if they respond, based on what do they respond (again since there is no color information)? I also noticed that when I start from a color photograph and then change it to black and white, the color sliders on the B&W adjustment can make a significant impact on the picture and i assume that is because the color information is there. Anyway, I am just curious about this and wonder if someone has a reasonable explanation. Thanks!
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Thank you Jack and RC-R. The explanation about the function of the upper hue bar really helps understand how to use the hue slider.
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Enjoyed all the videos! Seen them several times. Love the Affinity Photo. Looking forward to updates and new videos. Great job Affinity team!
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Hi, in the HSL Adjustment what is the function of the color spectrum bar above the Hue shift slider? Can you do something with it. I noticed that it does not change no matter what I do with the hue shift bar below it. Is it there just for reference? Thanks!
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Thanks. So if I understand correctly then that is the same as completely desaturating the image. Right?
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Thank you! I found the video very helpful.
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Hi, I noticed that when you use the High Pass Filter in AF there is an option for clicking on "monochrome". Is that used to desaturate the image before applying the HPF. In Photoshop, as far as I know, you have to use a Hue Saturation Adjustment to desaturate the image before applying the HPF. So, am I understanding correctly that by clicking on "monochrome" with the HPF I don't need to desaturate the image separately? Thanks!
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Thanks Matt. It is good information to know.
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What happens when you finish working on an image and you click on Share (for instance to Photo app)? Does Affinity flatten the image as a jpg? Sometimes, I don't need to save the image by using Save or Save as and I just want to add it to the Photo app on my Mac. But I wonder what does Affinity actually do with the image and can you control how the image is "shared"?
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I agree. I also find that being able to rearrange the adjustment layers list would be useful.
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Many thanks Madame and Darin! The giving a photo a vintage look video is quite helpful. I look forward to a more robust video in the future.
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Hi, I am beginning to understand how to use the Gradient Tool at this point but I am not clear as to the difference with the Gradient Map adjustment. When to use the later vs the former. It seems that the Gradient Map adjustment can be used to colorize an image (b&W or color) but what else can you do with it and when is it a better choice than the Gradient Tool. I have seen the 2 Affinity Photo videos on the Gradient Tool but there doesn't seem to be anything yet on the Gradient Map. Thanks!
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Thanks for the tip Jack. You are right that by making an adjustment and then painting out the areas I do not want adjusted I can often get good results. What I am looking for is the best ways to improve the dynamic range of an image without resorting to external HDR plug-ins or software. I am not sure how making several snapshots would help achieve that result though? Maybe if Affinity eventually creates an HDR tool that would solve the problem. In the meantime . . .
Alec
Creating painterly effects with Affinity Photo
in Pre-V2 Archive of Affinity on Desktop Questions (macOS and Windows)
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Hi, I don't know if this question has already been addressed in this forum. If it has, please let me know where.
I am looking for techniques that you might know, using adjustment layers and filters within Affinity, that can be used to create painterly effects, like the ones you might achieve with dedicated software such as "Impression" or "Snap Art". I know that at some point Affinity Photo may include creative filters in its program but in the meantime I would love to know some work arounds that can achieve similar effects. Thanks!