Photo Healing tool

[LitlBear]

When I correct the sky in landscapes, I always have a "glow" around the trees. In photoshop, it was very easy to correct by choosing the healing tool with darken mode. It will let me sample the sky to match, then stroke across the glow. I will replace the glow, but where the image is darker, it will ignore the trees, blending the sky into the smallest opening. Can I duplicate this in AP?

Edited June 9, 2022 by LitlBear
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[Lee D]

Have you tried creating a new pixel layer above your source and setting it's mode to Darken. Then select the Healing tool is Affinity Photo, setting the dropdown to Current Layer and Below on the Context Toolbar. Like PS you then hold option and click to define a source area.

[Lisbon]

Hi  @LitlBear

Regarding the image you provided, does it show the glow problem you mentioned or does it include your attempt to fix the problem?
I ask this because there are areas where it looks like a hard brush has been used.

[NotMyFault]

I would recommend to look into changing the overall workflow, to avoid creating such issues instead of healing them.

Affinity has multiple ways to create selections, masks, or use color / lightness as mask (blend ranges, channels panel, curves). You will probably achieve better results with less effort.

i assume you want to intensify the blue sky ?
Could you upload an unedited file, and a result you achieved with PS? We might find a workflow fully utilizing Affinity’s tools and functions.

[LitlBear]

On 6/9/2022 at 3:48 PM, LitlBear said:

When I correct the sky in landscapes, I always have a "glow" around the trees. In photoshop, it was very easy to correct by choosing the healing tool with darken mode. It will let me sample the sky to match, then stroke across the glow. I will replace the glow, but where the image is darker, it will ignore the trees, blending the sky into the smallest opening. Can I duplicate this in AP?

I created this to illustrate my problem. It is about 1200% enlargement of an image. I want to be able to sample the darker sky, then use the healing brush to replace the light area without replacing the leaves or tree. In photoshop, it is an easy function, and I want to know if I can do it in AP? I am not looking for another way to do it.

[iconoclast]

5 minutes ago, LitlBear said:

I created this to illustrate my problem. It is about 1200% enlargement of an image. I want to be able to sample the darker sky, then use the healing brush to replace the light area without replacing the leaves or tree. In photoshop, it is an easy function, and I want to know if I can do it in AP? I am not looking for another way to do it.

You should not demand that AfPhoto does everything the same way as Photoshop does, but for a much lower price. Affinity is independent innovative software that offers its own solutions. It's not only a copy of Photoshop. By the way, there may also be copyrights that prevent competitors of Adobe from copying their features 1:1.

Maybe it could be a solution to create a selection of your tree, invert it and use the Healing Brush outside the edges of the selection to adapt the darker sky closer to the edges.

[RichardMH]

22 hours ago, Lee D said:

Have you tried creating a new pixel layer above your source and setting it's mode to Darken. Then select the Healing tool is Affinity Photo, setting the dropdown to Current Layer and Below on the Context Toolbar. Like PS you then hold option and click to define a source area.

Have you actually tried to do that in AP?

[LitlBear]

On 6/10/2022 at 7:28 AM, Lee D said:

Have you tried creating a new pixel layer above your source and setting it's mode to Darken. Then select the Healing tool is Affinity Photo, setting the dropdown to Current Layer and Below on the Context Toolbar. Like PS you then hold option and click to define a source area.

Yes, I did try that. still leaves discoloration around some areas. It was after that when I came here for help. I'm sorry my question was interpreted as a demand for special accommodations. I only wanted to know if I could accomplish what I thought was a very simple action.