rondawoolgar Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I am trying to duplicate a PS tutorial and I am a bit stuck . Tutorial says : duplicate the Background layer, and change the blend mode of the duplicate layer to Screen to make the whole image brighter. Then, add a black layer mask to hide this brighter version I cannot work out how to add a black layer mask . Can you help ? Ronda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Leigh Posted March 11, 2016 Staff Share Posted March 11, 2016 Try selecting your Mask Layer and going to Layer > Invert :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterkaosa Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Hello Rondawoolgar, as you mentioned you're doing a ps tutorial. As for your example, not everything can be transferred to Affinity Photo exactly. Adobe's layer masks f.e. handle a little different from masks in Photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Affinity Jack Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Hi rondawoolgar, when you click the mask icon, the mask is usually white. That means transparent. Nothing changes to the layer. If the mask is black, all is hidden under the mask. So, there are different possibilities to fill the mask with black. At first activate the mask (not the layer): - "cmd & I": for invert. That will be the fastest way - "layer - invert" - paint bucket tool, select black, fill with black Now all is hidden under the mask. To reveal areas, paint with a white mask on the mask. Ciao Jack Peterkaosa 1 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...
rondawoolgar Posted March 12, 2016 Author Share Posted March 12, 2016 Thank you very much Affinity Jack Problem solved ! Ronda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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