silver_711 Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Hello: I've been using Affinity photo off-and-on for about a year now and still can't figure out how to place the black/white swatches on the front working space. I have to open the swatches panel to get to the black/white swatches. I'd like to add them to the tools panel so I can easily access them when using masks, etc. I recall seeing a screen shot of an Affinity Photo user's setup that had the b/w swatches on the working space so I know it can be done! Help! Also lest I forget! Please consider a "dissolve" blend mode! I use that mode all the time (ps cc) to help with color editing. It is divine for cleaning errant color blobs. Too, is there a way to import PS CC LUTS to AP? I am a hobbyist and have been using the GIMP, PS (since cs6) and now Affinity Photo for just about ten years now; I really like Affinity Photo and encourage everyone I can to give it a shot. I've worked with PSP, Krita and Inkscape; also Raw Therapee and Dark Table but mostly to explore and better understand images, lights/darks and color. Thanks much Silver711 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Dan C Posted July 7, 2020 Staff Share Posted July 7, 2020 Hi @silver_711, Welcome to the forums and my sincerest apologies for the delayed response here. On 6/20/2020 at 8:00 PM, silver_711 said: I've been using Affinity photo off-and-on for about a year now and still can't figure out how to place the black/white swatches on the front working space I'm not 100% certain what you're looking for here - do you want the colour switcher available in your left hand toolbar? Instructions for this can be found here - On 6/20/2020 at 8:00 PM, silver_711 said: Please consider a "dissolve" blend mode! I use that mode all the time (ps cc) to help with color editing. It is divine for cleaning errant color blobs This has been requested previously in the below thread, alongside links to a workaround for the meantime On 6/20/2020 at 8:00 PM, silver_711 said: Too, is there a way to import PS CC LUTS to AP? You can export your LUTs from PS and then import them into Affinity, please see the below tutorial for more info on importing LUTs in Affinity - https://player.vimeo.com/video/139439495/ I hope this helps! silver_711 1 Quote Please note - I am currently out of the office for a short while whilst recovering from surgery (nothing serious!), therefore will not be available on the Forums during this time. Should you require a response from the team in a thread I have previously replied in - please Create a New Thread and our team will be sure to reply as soon as possible. Many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gear maker Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 On 6/20/2020 at 12:00 PM, silver_711 said: I've been using Affinity photo off-and-on for about a year now and still can't figure out how to place the black/white swatches on the front working space. If you are looking for a way to load the foreground and background colors with black and white in Photo, the preferences>Keyboard shortcuts>Miscellaneous>Set Fill to Black and White. You can add a keystroke that will automatically populate the color wells in the tool panel and Color panel. silver_711 and lacerto 2 Quote iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) with macOS Sierra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver_711 Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share Posted September 9, 2020 (edited) Awesome! thank you! Yes indeed that is what I had been looking for. I really appreciate the help and the video was exactly what I wanted to know; actually it really gve me a better understanding of luts and using AP. Thank you again Edited September 9, 2020 by silver_711 clarification Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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