dave b Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Hi I am new to photo editing and was wondering if I could ask for some advise, I to change the background of a photo to black and white but keep the main subject (buildings) in colour. Can this be done ? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted August 13, 2015 Staff Share Posted August 13, 2015 Hi dave b, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) Yes, it's possible. Use the selection tools to select the buildings (the Selection Brush Tool may help to get a rough selection quickly), then invert the selection (Select ▹ Invert Pixel Selection) and add a Black and White adjustment (Layer ▹ New Adjustment Layer ▹ Black & white Adjustment). Adjust the colour sliders to control the conversion to black and white and close the dialog. While the selection is still active you can click the Refine button on the context toolbar (the toolbar right above the work area) when a selection tool is active to fine tune the mask associated with the Black & White adjustment if necessary. Double-clicking the adjustment layer in the Layers panel also let you edit the adjustment again if needed. Here's two videos that may help: Affinity Photo - Making Selections Affinity Photo - Refining selections For more video tutorials check this post. If you need help with anything just ask away. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Hi is there a way to change a background to just black in affinity photo eg if I were shooting a flower outside and wanted a black background? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted September 20, 2015 Staff Share Posted September 20, 2015 You have to create a fill layer for the Background (menu Layer ▸ New Fill Layer) and change it's colour to black in the Colours panel. Move this layer to the background so it's behind the flower image. Then select the flower with the Selection Brush Tool, press the Refine button in the context toolbar, change the Output to Mask on the bottom of the Refine Selection dialog and use the dialog controls to refine the selection of the flower (check this video tutorial to learn about refining selections). Finally press Apply. This will create a mask to hide all elements of the image except the selected flower. Not totally sure if this is what you're trying to achieve... Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Thanks for advice will check this out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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