zBernie Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 In the image below I'm trying to place the moon behind the trees. The trees are the base layer, and the moon is a PNG file I pasted into the picture. I've tried masking the layer, different blend modes, moving the moon layer up and down, to no avail. Is it possible to adjust the moon so it is BEHIND the trees? -Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v_kyr Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 See some video tutorials for how to use layers, blend modes etc.: Layers Layer Concepts Layers Overview Blend modes Blend ranges Compositing Landscapes Creating a composition ... and so on ... From the newer videos here. Blend modes Blend ranges In case that doesn't help, attach your APh tree/moon file here in this thread, so some kind forum member can give or show you more concrete/specific tips on how to do that. Quote ☛ Affinity Designer 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Photo 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Publisher 1.10.8 ◆ OSX El Capitan ☛ Affinity V2.3 apps ◆ MacOS Sonoma 14.2 ◆ iPad OS 17.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zBernie Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 2 hours ago, v_kyr said: See some video tutorials for how to use layers, blend modes etc.: Layers Layer Concepts Layers Overview Blend modes Blend ranges Compositing Landscapes Creating a composition ... and so on ... From the newer videos here. Blend modes Blend ranges In case that doesn't help, attach your APh tree/moon file here in this thread, so some kind forum member can give or show you more concrete/specific tips on how to do that. Thanks, I'll check them out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zBernie Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 7 hours ago, v_kyr said: See some video tutorials for how to use layers, blend modes etc.: Layers Layer Concepts Layers Overview Blend modes Blend ranges Compositing Landscapes Creating a composition ... and so on ... From the newer videos here. Blend modes Blend ranges In case that doesn't help, attach your APh tree/moon file here in this thread, so some kind forum member can give or show you more concrete/specific tips on how to do that. I tried the various blend modes and so fourth and still can't get the moon behind the trees. I can reduce the opacity so you can see the trees through the moon, but that doesn't look right. As you suggested I'm attaching Test.afphoto which has the image of the moon and trees I'm working with. -Thanks Test.afphoto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 It's not easy as most of the moon will be obscured by the trees or mist. May take a look again another time, as me and the Dog have an appointment with some fish today. 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zBernie Posted January 28, 2021 Author Share Posted January 28, 2021 18 hours ago, carl123 said: It's not easy as most of the moon will be obscured by the trees or mist. May take a look again another time, as me and the Dog have an appointment with some fish today. You didn't mention how you placed the moon behind the trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zBernie Posted January 28, 2021 Author Share Posted January 28, 2021 You didn't mention how you placed the moon behind the trees. Zooming in on the image, it looks like you either used the eraser tool to erase the moon where the trees are, or created a mask, then painted those areas with black. I used the pen tool to select the trunks of the trees, then an air brush to paint the leaves using black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loukash Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 In general, if the moon has to look at least somewhat realistically, you will have to adjust the contrasts. A moon in the background would have to be lighter than anything in front of it, otherwise it would be logically invisible. Also, there's fog in your forest. You wouldn't see any features of the moon surface whatsoever. Just a light blurry disk. Quote MacBookAir 15": MacOS Ventura > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // MacBookPro 15" mid-2012: MacOS El Capitan > Affinity v1 / MacOS Catalina > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // iPad 8th: iPadOS 16 > Affinity v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zBernie Posted January 28, 2021 Author Share Posted January 28, 2021 1 hour ago, loukash said: In general, if the moon has to look at least somewhat realistically, you will have to adjust the contrasts. A moon in the background would have to be lighter than anything in front of it, otherwise it would be logically invisible. Also, there's fog in your forest. You wouldn't see any features of the moon surface whatsoever. Just a light blurry disk. This moon will be in a fantasy photo, so some logic defying features are OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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