Like PixelMator Photo How can I Only Make changes to the Highlights, Shadows and Midtones of the Main Subject in Affinity Photo ?

[augustya]

I wanted to know just like in PixelMator Photo they have come out with a Functionality of Selective Texture & Clarity where you can make changes to the Shadows, HIghlights and Mid-Tones of the main subject of a photo, the same way How can I only have the Highlights and Shadows of only the face of a subject in Affinity Photo ? And not the entire image globally ?

is this Possible in Affinity Photo ?

[firstdefence]

Which version of Affinity Photo are you using, V1 or V2?

You could make luminosity masks and make them selective.

In V2

In V1 you would need to manually make the luminosity masks.

 

[NotMyFault]

Or use blend range in V1 or V2.

https://affinity.help/photo2/English.lproj/pages/Layers/layerBlendRanges.html

[augustya]

5 minutes ago, firstdefence said:

Which version of Affinity Photo are you using, V1 or V2?

You could make luminosity masks and make them selective.

In V2

In V1 you would need to manually make the luminosity masks.

 

I am using Version 1 of Affinity Photo. So Luminosity Masks are only available in Version 1 ?

[firstdefence]

7 minutes ago, augustya said:

So Luminosity Masks are only available in Version 1 ?

Yes, the Live Luminosity Masks are only in Version 2, you also have hue masks, compound masks and band-pass masks.

https://affinity.help/photo2/English.lproj/pages/LiveMasks/liveLayerMasks.html

[h_d]

If you're also asking about automatic subject detection, which I believe is available in Pixelmator Pro (not sure about Pixelmator Photo, the iOS app), then as far as I'm aware there's no equivalent in Affinity Photo.

[augustya]

28 minutes ago, h_d said:

If you're also asking about automatic subject detection, which I believe is available in Pixelmator Pro (not sure about Pixelmator Photo, the iOS app), then as far as I'm aware there's no equivalent in Affinity Photo.

Yes I am talking exactly about this feature. You are correct.

[augustya]

43 minutes ago, NotMyFault said:

Or use blend range in V1 or V2.

https://affinity.help/photo2/English.lproj/pages/Layers/layerBlendRanges.html

But if I want to use Blend Range and If I make changes to the Node/Slider will it automatically make changes to the Face ? I believe it make changes globally on the entire image isnt it ?

[h_d]

2 minutes ago, augustya said:

I believe it make changes globally on the entire image isnt it ?

You can use the manual selection tools in Affinity Photo 1 or 2 (for example the Selection Brush tool) and then apply adjustments to the selection.

 

 

The selection automatically becomes a mask when you apply the adjustment.

[augustya]

10 minutes ago, h_d said:

You can use the manual selection tools in Affinity Photo 1 or 2 (for example the Selection Brush tool) and then apply adjustments to the selection.

 

 

The selection automatically becomes a mask when you apply the adjustment.

I was thinking on the same lines, maybe make a selection of the area and apply adjustments, So to change Shadows and Highlights is Blend Range a perfect way or is there any other way ?

[h_d]

You could try the Shadows and Highlights adjustment...

 

But it's a bit of a blunt instrument - blend ranges are probably more subtle.

[augustya]

1 hour ago, firstdefence said:

Which version of Affinity Photo are you using, V1 or V2?

You could make luminosity masks and make them selective.

In V2

In V1 you would need to manually make the luminosity masks.

 

This Video was a Toll on the Head. Very Complicated to Understand from the Spare Channels that he keeps making.

[h_d]

2 minutes ago, augustya said:

This Video was a Toll on the Head.

😄 +1

[firstdefence]

2 hours ago, augustya said:

This Video was a Toll on the Head. Very Complicated to Understand from the Spare Channels that he keeps making.

I think he has made or macros can be made, but, v2 has the tools you need with luminosity masks.