sonata31 Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Hello New to Affinity 2 on MacOS, I have a problem with the "Refine" selection tool I have an image with a subject on a uniform background, so I used the "Flood Select" tool to select the background, then I used "Invert Pixel Selection" in order to select the subject To refine the selection of the subject I then click on "Refine" I paint the unselected parts of the subject in order to add them to the selection, but it doesn't do anything I have the following settings: Preview: Overlay Output: Selection Thanks for your help Louis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komatös Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Hi @sonata31 I would recommend you to use the Selection Brush instead of the Flood Selection Tool. Use a larger brush tip for large contiguous areas and a correspondingly smaller brush size for small filigree areas. It doesn't matter if small areas of the area to be removed are also selected, you can remove them afterwards with Refine. Photo_ZzgLun0oWa.mp4 Quote AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | INTEL Arc A770 LE 16 GB | 32 GB DDR4 3200MHz | Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (22631.3085) AMD A10-9600P | dGPU R7 M340 (2 GB) | 8 GB DDR4 2133 MHz | Windows 10 Home 22H2 (1945.3803) Affinity Suite V 2.3.1 & Beta 2.(latest) Better translations with: https://www.deepl.com/translator Need a system wide color picker? Try Microsoft's (New) Power Toys Need a robust PDF Solution? Have a look at Stirling PDF There's nothing you get used to faster than working slowly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonata31 Posted April 24, 2023 Author Share Posted April 24, 2023 Hello First thank you for your answer I tried with "Selection Brush" but I can't do it Here is the image I am using, I would like to select the horse with all its hair Thanks for your help Louis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 You might like to watch the video at the top of this thread:https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/163643-best-way-to-select-hair-and-fur-precisely-in-affinity-photo/ If that’s not what you want, try searching the forums for select hair and see what else you can find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonata31 Posted April 24, 2023 Author Share Posted April 24, 2023 Hello My problem is that whatever the method to make the selection, when I use Refine nothing happens, the selection is not modilfied Thanks for your help Louis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Dan C Posted April 24, 2023 Staff Share Posted April 24, 2023 Welcome to the Affinity Forums @sonata31 48 minutes ago, sonata31 said: My problem is that whatever the method to make the selection, when I use Refine nothing happens, the selection is not modilfied Sorry to hear this - are you able to provide a screen recording showing this issue for me so that we can investigate further? If you're unsure how to take a screen recording, please check out our FAQ linked below - Many thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonata31 Posted April 24, 2023 Author Share Posted April 24, 2023 Hello Dan I will try to see how to make a video capture Thanks for your help Louis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonata31 Posted April 24, 2023 Author Share Posted April 24, 2023 Hello Dan Here is the video capture We can see that the hairs are not selected although I painted them with Refine Thanks for your help Louis Refine_exemple.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Dan C Posted April 24, 2023 Staff Share Posted April 24, 2023 Many thanks for providing that for me! 3 hours ago, sonata31 said: My problem is that whatever the method to make the selection, when I use Refine nothing happens, the selection is not modilfied I'm not seeing the same behaviour in your recording, comparing the selection before refining - To the selection after refining - This shows to me that the Refine Selection tool is adjusting your selection, however with such a large brush and 1 stroke around the image, some of the hair may be missed. You will need to use a smaller brush at a higher zoom level for your image to ensure that more of the hair is included in the selection. You may then need to further adjust the mask using the brush tools, as shown in the above link from GarryP. I hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonata31 Posted April 25, 2023 Author Share Posted April 25, 2023 Hello Dan Thank you for this explanation and thank you again for your help. Louis Dan C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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