daveb2 Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 I am a B&W photographer. My RAW files end up a bit too dark and, consequently, lose detail. I am trying to learn how to use the radial gradient tool to lighten up areas. I would appreciate being pointed to a few good tutorials for beginners on this topic. I am not talking about using the Gradient Map. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 @daveb2 This method uses shapes with elliptical or radial gradients, the white one one side is set to 100% opacity, then set the other side to white but set that to 0% see fig 2. I tried with black set at 0% on the right see fig 1. but the former seems to work better and gives a more even highlight. fig 1. fig 2. Quote iMac 27" 2019 Ventura 13.6, iMac 27" Late 2013 running Catalina 10.15.7 - Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 11 hours ago, daveb2 said: I am trying to learn how to use the radial gradient tool to lighten up areas. Try Lighting effects: https://affinity.help/photo/en-US.lproj/pages/Filters/lighting_effects.html Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.3.0.2165 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.2506. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.2506. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David in Яuislip Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 I would also suggest experimenting with the Overlays tab in Develop Persona using elliptical gradient overlays. They are very useful for applying local adjustments. I would expect a better result since you're working with raw data The attached file shows a backlit window somewhat burnt out. I tried to recover what was left then altered the white balance to simulate sunlight, I used a brush overlay to exclude the OPA but the principles are the same for gradients. It's a bit quirky and a shame that the corrections can't be saved so you could try again later but once you hit Develop that's it rawMasking.afphoto Quote Microsoft Windows 10 Home, Intel i7-9750H CPU @ 2.60GHz, 16 GB RAM, 500GB SSD, 1TB Whirlygig, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Affinity Photo - 24/05/20, Affinity Publisher - 06/12/20, KTM Superduke - 27/09/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atenni Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 (edited) @firstdefence Can you tell me please how to insert the shapes with elliptical or radial gradients? The problem is that I can't find the gradient panel in Affinity Photo. I know this is an old thread and perhaps Affinity Photo doesn't provide the panel anymore, but I hope you can help. Edited August 8, 2021 by Atenni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komatös Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Hello and welcome to the forums, @Atenni When you have selected the shape, you can also create gradients in the colour selection field. firstdefence 1 Quote AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | INTEL Arc A770 LE 16 GB | 32 GB DDR4 3200MHz | Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (22631.2792) AMD A10-9600P | dGPU R7 M340 (2 GB) | 8 GB DDR4 2133 MHz | Windows 10 Home 22H2 (1945.3693) Affinity Suite V 2.3 & Beta 2.3 Better translations with: https://www.deepl.com/translator Need a system wide color picker? Try Microsoft's (New) Power Toys If you see a light at the end of the tunnel, it may be an oncoming train! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atenni Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Hello @Komatös, I found the radial gradient and the settings now. Everything works fine. Thank for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komatös Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 You are welcome. Quote AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | INTEL Arc A770 LE 16 GB | 32 GB DDR4 3200MHz | Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (22631.2792) AMD A10-9600P | dGPU R7 M340 (2 GB) | 8 GB DDR4 2133 MHz | Windows 10 Home 22H2 (1945.3693) Affinity Suite V 2.3 & Beta 2.3 Better translations with: https://www.deepl.com/translator Need a system wide color picker? Try Microsoft's (New) Power Toys If you see a light at the end of the tunnel, it may be an oncoming train! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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