Wet cloth look?

[marble51]

Hi

I have searched with Google to no avail: I'm looking for a way to make clothing look wet. The transparency is no problem but the actual wet effect is. All I can find are links to tutorials on how to do this in Photoshop (which I abandoned years ago in favour of Affinity Photo). Those tutorials mention the "Plastic Wrap" filter which seems to be available in PS but not in AP. Is there a way to import a PS filter or is there an AP equivalent?

Thanks in advance.

[stokerg]

3 hours ago, marble51 said:

Those tutorials mention the "Plastic Wrap" filter which seems to be available in PS but not in AP. Is there a way to import a PS filter or is there an AP equivalent?

We can't import the filters from PS and we don't have a plastic wrap filter either and i'm not even sure how you'd go about creating the same look in Affinity.  If you can link to the tutorial you've found for PS, it may help myself and other Forum members come up with a way to get the same effect  

[NotMyFault]

1. take a stock image of a plastic wrap / bag
   (https://blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/freebies/6-free-high-resolution-plastic-wrap-textures)
2. Add a mask
3. invert mask
4. use brush in white, 20% opacity, hardness 0
5. paint in where you need the wet look

 

[marble51]

9 hours ago, stokerg said:

We can't import the filters from PS and we don't have a plastic wrap filter either and i'm not even sure how you'd go about creating the same look in Affinity.  If you can link to the tutorial you've found for PS, it may help myself and other Forum members come up with a way to get the same effect  

Just did another search and here are some of the results:

The Wet Look | Creating Special Effects in Photoshop | Peachpit

How to Make Something Look Wet in Photoshop - PFRE (photographyforrealestate.net)

[From a Photoshop for Dummies site]: 

• Plastic Wrap: This filter can produce a wet look, particularly when you apply it to a selection and then fade the filter so it doesn’t overpower the detail in your image.

 

 

 

[marble51]

3 hours ago, NotMyFault said:

1. take a stock image of a plastic wrap / bag
   (https://blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/freebies/6-free-high-resolution-plastic-wrap-textures)
2. Add a mask
3. invert mask
4. use brush in white, 20% opacity, hardness 0
5. paint in where you need the wet look

 

Thanks - I'll give that a try.

I am not a regular photo editor so Affinity has been adequate for most of my simple projects since leaving Photoshop behind. However, I do remember that useful feature of those handy filters (even Elements has it), so I am surprised that it is not something that Serif has recognised.

Photoshop Elements filters (adobe.com)

[NotMyFault]

5 minutes ago, marble51 said:

Thanks - I'll give that a try.

I am not a regular photo editor so Affinity has been adequate for most of my simple projects since leaving Photoshop behind. However, I do remember that useful feature of those handy filters (even Elements has it), so I am surprised that it is not something that Serif has recognised.

Photoshop Elements filters (adobe.com)

Affinity Photo = Photoshop - 10% functionality +30% innovation + 100% fun - 200% cost per year + 3 month steep learning curve + 45% alcohol helping to clean muscle memory from outdated PS workflows 

and the best user community active in this forum

[marble51]

1 minute ago, NotMyFault said:

Affinity Photo = Photoshop - 10% functionality +30% innovation + 100% fun - 200% cost per year + 3 month steep learning curve + 45% alcohol helping to clean muscle memory from outdated PS workflows 

and the best user community active in this forum

Ahh, clearly I hit a nerve wasn't intended. I'm not criticising Affinity Photo so much as hinting at a possible extra feature for future inclusion. I would never go back to Adobe for anything.

[marble51]

Yeah, same problem I always have with stock images - can't find the free ones. If I put the word "free" in the search I get "royalty free" but not actual free. I'm no professional so paying for stock images is out.

Ah well, maybe Gimp has a way.

[R C-R]

2 hours ago, marble51 said:

Yeah, same problem I always have with stock images - can't find the free ones.

For stock images have you tried using the Stock panel?

[marble51]

16 minutes ago, R C-R said:

For stock images have you tried using the Stock panel?

Ha! Something else that I didn't even know existed. I really should read the manual one day