Optikz Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Hi, I really like affinity photo, I find it easier to us then photoshop but there are a few things I can'tseem to figure out. I am learning different techniques for editing black and white photos. It seems via youtube that in photoshop multiple gradients can be added to one mask. If I try to us the gradient tool on a mask on a selection that I have made in affinity I can only us 1 gradient. So if I wanted to have a gradient masking out an adjustment at the bottom and at the top I can't seem to do this, it just resets to the gradient that I just put down and I lose the previous one. If this makes sense to anyone, is there a way to add multiple gradients to 1 mask? cheers, Jason evtonic3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barninga Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 hello, i have successfully combined two masks for the same layer. you could try these steps: 1) select the layer you want to mask 2) add a mask 3) apply a gradient to the mask 4) select the layer again 5) add another mask 6) apply to this new mask the reverse gradient the two gradient should work together. i also tried this workaround: 1) create a pixel layer 2) fill it with a gradient 3) create a new pixel layer 4) fill it with the reverse gradient 5) change the blend mode of the second layer to darken 6) menu: layer -> merge down 7) menu: layer -> rasterise to mask you obtain a layer that can be used as a mask, and it contains the combination of the two gradients evtonic3 1 Quote take care, stefano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optikz Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 Great! Thank you, I will give these a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barninga Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Optikz, i just discovered that AP and AD allow to create complex gradients by adding stop points - select the gradient tool, select the gradient type, click on the gradient icon and than click on the insert / copy / delete buttons to add and remove stop points. for each stop, you can set colour, relative position and ramps. the multiple masks method i suggested still works and can be a way to achieve even more complex goals, but working with stop points greatly simplifies tasks like creating gradients that have a reversing or waving shade, even multiple. take a look at this tutorial - it's about designer, but photo works the same under this aspect. https://vimeo.com/124806608 jphthierry 1 Quote take care, stefano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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