AllyP Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Hey, So I have an image of a group of people against a plain coloured wall. Natural light has washed out the right side of the wall - obviously making it appear far lighter in colour than the other side. How do I use colours to just manipulate the one side/background to make the whole wall the same colour as it is on the left side of the image. Also what use is the pain can/ eye dropper/ paint brush - i couldn't find a tutorial for any colour 'tool.' Madame 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Leigh Posted August 5, 2015 Staff Share Posted August 5, 2015 Hi AllyP, welcome to the forums! Without seeing the image it's hard to advise what to do, but if light has washed out part of the image you could use a Levels adjustment layer to adjust the White Level of the image. You could also use a Shadows/Highlights adjustment layer too. The built-in help will give you more information about the Flood Fill Tool, Eye Dropper and Paint Brush Tool. This can be found by going to Help > Affinity Photo Help Hope this helps! Callum 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllyP Posted August 5, 2015 Author Share Posted August 5, 2015 Hey! Thanks! The problem is with the white level layer or the shadow highlight layet is that it affects the whole photo. I just tried them. I need to be able to spot treat the problem area otherwise it just makes the left side of the wall even more colourful and the ratio still looks off. Also, on another topic I've been having a lot of difficulty with my Affinity. It doesn't work all the time. For example. I was editing one photo using the inpaint brush tool - it was working fine. A few minutes later. On a new photo i attempted to use the same tool and it won't work at all. This is the case for most of the brushes and tools - they just don't always work. I've restarted Affinity, played around as much as I can and I just don't really know what to do. Leigh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted August 5, 2015 Staff Share Posted August 5, 2015 Hi AllyP, Select the adjustment layer, press ⌥ (option/alt) and click on the adjustment layer's thumbnail on the Layers panel. This will let you edit/see the adjustment's mask. Then change to the Gradient tool and drag over the mask on canvas. Click on the nodes to adjust the gradient colours: white will let the adjustment affect the layers below, black will block the adjustment. You can then adjust gradient's position and or colours to control how it will affect your image. Leigh 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference | Call for Camera Images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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