gumbo23 Posted September 8, 2020 Posted September 8, 2020 I have the dodge brush selected, and am trying to use it to lighten part of an image, but nothing is happening. Where might I be going wrong? I'm attaching an image of the work area. Thanks Quote
RNKLN Posted September 8, 2020 Posted September 8, 2020 It looks like the background layer is locked. Could it be that? Quote Affinity Photo - Affinity Designer - Affinity Publisher | macOS Sequoia (15.4) on 16GB MBP14 2021 with 2.6.x versions
Alfred Posted September 8, 2020 Posted September 8, 2020 An opacity setting of 20% is quite low, especially with hardness at less than 70%, so any effect might be too subtle for you to see easily. Try increasing the opacity to 80% or more to convince yourself that it’s working, and then reduce it to a level where you have the desired amount of fine control. 1 minute ago, RNKLN said: It looks like the background layer is locked. Could it be that? Locking a layer should only prevent you from transforming it, not painting on it. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen)
Xzenor Posted September 8, 2020 Posted September 8, 2020 increase opacity to 100 to see if it's really not doing anything Quote Windows Desktop user
Dan C Posted September 8, 2020 Posted September 8, 2020 If the above does not change the result, try unticking Protect Hue on the context toolbar and let us know if this helps Quote
gumbo23 Posted September 8, 2020 Author Posted September 8, 2020 I managed to get it working, but it just makes it look like I have a skin condition. Is there a better way to light the right side of the image, or do I just need to get better at using dodge? Quote
Dan C Posted September 8, 2020 Posted September 8, 2020 Could you please provide a copy of the image/.afphoto document so we can try this here for you? Quote
carl123 Posted September 8, 2020 Posted September 8, 2020 7 minutes ago, gumbo23 said: Is there a better way to light the right side of the image, or do I just need to get better at using dodge? Are you trying to remove the "black eye" effect? Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time.
gumbo23 Posted September 9, 2020 Author Posted September 9, 2020 18 hours ago, carl123 said: Are you trying to remove the "black eye" effect? Yes - the lighting was overlooked, to say the least Quote
Xzenor Posted September 9, 2020 Posted September 9, 2020 20 hours ago, gumbo23 said: I managed to get it working, but it just makes it look like I have a skin condition. Is there a better way to light the right side of the image, or do I just need to get better at using dodge? Try improving the lighting with curves or levels. Then invert the layer and paint with white to only have the effect where you need it. Use a soft brush with low flow. Quote Windows Desktop user
kirkt Posted September 10, 2020 Posted September 10, 2020 You can add an adjustment layer (like curves) and set the blend mode to Screen. You do not need to do anything to the curve. Invert the layer mask (just select the layer and CMD-I or CTRL-I) to hide the screen effect and then use a white rush with low flow and 100% opacity to gently brush in the screened layer. You can also clone the catchlight from the right eye onto the left eye. Kirk Quote
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