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You can do it non-destructively. Select the areas, Shown as squares. and make a duplicate layer. Layer > Duplicate then there will be just those areas on the duplicate. Below, I hid the background layer to demonstrate, although there is no need to do that. and got this Make sure the duplicate layer is selected and use the burn brush. Showing both layers The original layer is untouched. Hide the top layer and there it is.

If a brush is selected, you can set opacity with the keyboard numbers keys, 2 = 20 % 44 + 44% and so on. If you hover the pointer over the hardness number, turning the mouse wheel adjusts the value. I don't know if that will work on a tablet though. The other shortcut is press Alt, hold down the right button, then the left button and drag down. That sound out of the question on a tablet though.

The shortcut keys to move behind or in front are Ctrl + [ or Ctrl + ] I set the shortcut Alt + [ to Inset behind. Only takes a moment to press. Not perfect perhaps, but it may help for now ?

You could set the size 256w, 256h in the slice size box It is then possible to save these attributes and copy them to multiple slices using the copy paste format buttons. the slices will all be 256 x 256., even if they started out bigger. It resizes the slice to 256 x 256 but does not keep the aspect ratio. So you must make the slice square. It might help, or not ?

You don't need a Free Transform tool in Designer. If you make a selection with the Marquee tool, then click in it with the Move tool, you can "Free Transform" the marquee selection area.

You might find this video useful. It shows adding an image to a live projection, the way you want. Affinity Photo - 360 Advanced Editing

Set the settings you want, then go Edits > Defaults > Save

Set any size you want. If you look at this page, it lists all the Serif training videos. Slices among them.

Yes, you are. There are several ways. Make a selection and cut and paste. Each image below is on a separate layer, so easy to move. One of those was from a web browser, cut a pasted using a screengrab program. Dead easy !!! or use clone sources. You can set the sources in a window, then use the rubber stamp (clone tool) to paint the sections in. There is a video, search for Affinity Photo - Clone Sources It is actually much easier than it looks in the video Clone from any picture just by double clicking on it to set a source, like any rubber stamp source.

Is the fill set to none?

Yes, I did, thank you Post edited

Ah, fair enough. I will just have to load images at full size and make sure I rasterize before resizing. Thank you

AFAIK All measurement are taken from here, So, if you vary the stroke width, distances measured from the outside edge of the path will vary. Is that what you mean? If so, that is normal. I don't see any way of changing that.

I have noticed that if you Rasterise an Image layer, the quality is affected by the size of the image when you Rasterise it. i.e. scale the image to 20 percent and rasterise it, resize it and it is a bit naff. Rasterise it at its full size, and it is OK. There is a noticeable difference, although the original resolution stays the same. Is this a bug ?

"Weddings" "marzipan" ! No wonder the divorce rate is over 50% The boozy Christmas cake sound good though.

What about weddings and Christmas ?

In the view window, are all of these ticked ? If that doesn't help, you could try Resetting. Quit the program, then hold down the Control key while you relaunch Photo. Keep the control key down until the reset panel appears. Be warned that you will lose all sorts of stuff like custom brushes and palettes, so export them first.

Yes and yes Draw the path. On the Context toolbar, click Selection. Any correction will just affect that area. You can add to or delete from the selection with the selection brush. If you make a Mask, instead, you can edit that separately (resize, edit the path and so forth). You will need to make a duplicate of the image first if you make a Mask.

You can use Select > Select Sampled Colours which will give you a target pointer (or picker), with a tolerance setting. Click on any colour, like the green and it will select just that. And yes, as you say, apply something like an HSL Adjustment. However, for such a small amount, I would use the Burn brush. Set the size just big enough to cover the green lights and set the Tonal Range to Highlights (context toolbar). Then simply paint over.

Changing dpi is very different to changing resolution (re-sampling). DPI is metadata, normally for sizing the image in DTP type programs. Which is presumably why it only goes to 400 dpi. Most litho printing is done at 150 lpi (occasionally 175 lpi) which needs an image with a resolution of 300 dpi, (or 350 dpi). A dpi of more than 400 would be absolutely pointless. How could it possibly set the dpi automatically? Only you know what the dpi should be. i.e if you want to print a 2" x 2" image at 300 dpi, enter those values and Affinity works out you need an image 600 pixels x 600 pixels. If you need an image at 2" x 2" image at 350 dpi, you have to tell it that is what you want. Then Affinity works out you need a 700 pixel x 700 pixel image. If you double click on the digits, they are highlighted in blue, so you can just type a new number and overwrite the existing numbers. I just tried and it is not necessary to be that precise. I don't see how you could improve on any of that, except that on Windows you don't need to double click on the numbers to highlight them. I am assuming that is a Mac thing?

Filters already do that, but can't think of anything else

Alternatively, make a selection. Press Ctrl + J It can then be moved anywhere.

start with an image Make a duplicate Ctrl + J Draw a rectangle, with a fill colour (any colour) as a mask. Right click on the rectangle layer and click on Mask to Below Click on the object and you can move it

You might find this video of interest, that use a 50% grey layer, although I'm not sure where the history brush fits in. Search for Affinity Photo - Non Destructive Dodge & Burn p.s. I would certainly be interested in any methods you come up with.

OK. press Ctrl + J to duplicate the background. Create a rectangle (must have a fill colour) Right click on the rectangle layer and Mask to Below Click on the image layer thumbnail (not the mask layer thumbnail) and drag. Edit the mask at any time later, if required.