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@Old Bruce Ah..., yes some vital info missing in my question. Apologies. I use Affinity Photo. The object isn't a vector object (it should be though). In the Affinity Photo file i have it's a pixel layer. HSL: just seen a video on that. Awesome 👍🏼 BUT... I'm finding it impossible to get pure red. What should I do here? I can get loads of other colours - but not pure red (and I would assume others) Recolour layer: I searched around and can't find that one. I found some where you make a selection and then mask and then choose recolour - I guess that's what you mean? HSL would be preferred in that case EDIT: I just discovered recolour near HSL in adjustment layer. EDIT EDIT: one version I need is white. So I make the graphic white and add a black background rectangle - the recolouring or HSL ALSO applies to the layers below. How do I fix? Would still like some feedback if I've done anything wrong above. Thanks.

I have an object - simple graphic - it's just a shape. What's the best way of changing its colour? Paint bucket is hit and miss. It seems to overfill and add bits that weren't there before. Just wondering if there was a better way? Thanks (Using older version of Affinity.)

Thanks for the reply 'non destructive' - it definitely needs to be destructive! I'm blurring text that shouldn't be able to be unscrambled. LOL Better to cut and delete!

I have an image. I want to make a selection and blur. I wanted to know if there was a better way doing than what I'm currently doing. - I make a selection using the Rectangular Mask tool. - Then choose filter -> blur -> Gaussian blur. (Increase Radius and hit apply.) - To repeat again for other parts, I select and hit Ctrl Alt F. I searched loads on Google and Youtube. The only instructions I come across are where they show how to select and image and then blur the background. Is there a better way to what I'm going right now? Thanks.

@thomaso please remove all my personal pics before I report you to the mods. LOL. Not quite the 95% I meant 🤦‍‍

Thanks guys 👍🏼 The first link is brilliant I can do hair colour replacement in about 5 min I think - just a rough 95% job is OK for me I've been through one of her other tutorials so am a little familiar with masking

I want to change black hair to white or blonde in a picture. I've done a search on youtube. I see videos that are 20 min long! I don't fancy sitting through such a long video. It's only for an experiment I need. (I've used hair colour changing apps on the mobile - they're not very good!) Is there a a super quick way of doing or is it a lengthy task? Thanks.

AMAZING. I've tried following your steps. You don't seem to apply a mask in your video? It's a zillion times better than what I had. But inside... not quite clean cut perfect. I'm not trying to be a perfectionist or anything. How can I refine further? AFTER selecting: the selection goes away. Can I get this selection back or save it? Thanks.

I've been through a tutorial showing how to remove a background. Selection Brush + refine and then add and remove... I got that part. Then I choose refine and choose matte and look at dodgy areas where the selection hasn't quite worked. I've done a good job. But then I notice a button I was trying to remove the background of int he pic has jagged edges. Now I'm stuck. I click around and things don't respond. How do I add to the mask after applying the mask? Do I remove the mask and refine and then add a new mask? I remove the selection: how do I reapply the selection so I can refine parts that I missed? Once the selection is removed, I'm now stuck?? I have to redo all that work! Is there a way I can keep the selection saved within the Affinity file? See the following 2 images... This is the original image: This is my work after a first attempt: This insides of the buttons look terrible! EDIT: I've restarted editing the image. When I try to refine the insides of the button, then it makes it worse! It selects and deselects the wrong parts. Hoping someone can point me in the right direction. 🙂 Thanks.

Thanks guys I don't think I need designer from the descriptions you have given

Well... I was hoping someone could tell me Designer does XYZ things that Photo doesn't.

I've got Affinity Photo. Only need it on odd occasions. But it's a life saver. In the past, I would use online free software... but they always were pants! YES, you could do exactly what you wanted... but the interface was slow and cumbersome... and I would end up spending 10x the same time. I don't really do enhancing photos or anything. Most times... just cutting out images or resizing and or adding a shadow. Affinity Designer: half price right now! :) Just wondering if I would ever need? Vectors: I would always pull into Affinity Photo and edit there. Just wondering. Thanks.

Thanks for the replies guys. I followed instructions and worked it out. 🙂 @firstdefence I tried your instructions... just doesn't work for me. Any videos anywhere showing? Thanks

Ooohhh. very nice 🙂 One thing missing was the outline on the white part. How do I add that? How do I do myself from scratch? Thanks.

I need to make a logo with writing... which has a border... then that border has a border that is 5 times as thick and then the same border again. I have Affinity Photo only. How do I make? See below pic attached for a pic that shows what I want. I'm sure it must be simple, but I don't know where to start. Thanks.