Lukeman Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I'm learning how to use Photo and am enjoying it as many are. I'm erasing parts of one layer to reveal the layer beneath, and sometimes I see later on I've gone too far, and want to bring some of the first layer back. How do I do this? I know I can use the undo, but then I get rid of any work I've done in the mean time (in this case quite a lot of fiddly stuff I'd rather keep. Or is it gone forever? Much thanks for any help. Greets, Luke henryb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarmenCo Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 I think you should use a mask instead of the eraser tool. Painting black on the mask, you hide the layer above, the effect is the same of erasing, but if you paint white on the mask, then you reveal the layer again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukeman Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 aha. That sounds a better way to do it. Thanks, CarmenCo. I have been using masks, but get a bit confused. will learn more about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarmenCo Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 There is a tutorial about layer masks which could be useful https://player.vimeo.com/video/130972598/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oval Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 The best solution: Try the Undo Brush tool. You can select/use the history snapshots you like and will loose nothing. HTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asha Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 +1 for using masks nondestructively rather than using erase on the painting layer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madame Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Eraser is just for those very rare occasions. Quote - Affinity Photo 2.3.0 - Affinity Designer 2.3.0 -Affinity Publisher 2.3.0 MacBook Pro 16 GB MacOS Sonoma 14.1.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Affinity Jack Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Hi lukenyman, using layer masks are the best method and is also non-destructivly. CarmenCo explained it perfectly. :) White means transparent. Black means hide. When you create a mask, it will be white automatically: transparent, nothing changes With a black brush painting on the mask (not the layer), you hide the content: erase If you erased unwanted areas, change to a white brush to bring them back. Ciao Jack P.S.: I provide tutorials on YouTube. Quote Affinity Jack Video-Tutorials on YouTube in German with English Subtitles Link to my YouTube-Channel: AFFINITY JACK Author in the team of www.affinitytutorials.de, the website all about Affinity Photo & Affinity Designer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukeman Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 Just tried out the masking with great success and satisfaction. Just what I wanted. Using black and white was the revelation. I'll check out the tutorials too. Thanks all for the tips. Luke Madame and Asha 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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