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Masks for Beginners : Tutorial for Affinity Photo


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3 hours ago, tzvi20 said:

@TrentL

I need to put someone into photo but behind other people what is the process for that?

Yes, you could create a mask for the person in the back and paint black on the areas occupied by the people in the front. My incredibly rough 30-second example is below. You could also duplicate the layer with the people, create a mask for the people in the front, and apply it to the top layer of people. Then you could freely move any object between the people layer and the background layer. 

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23 hours ago, tzvi20 said:

hi @TrentL

I was trying to get the bride into the space next to the groom but having trouble. I was trying to learn the technique of how to do it. Below is my super quick and dirty example. Tip: you can temporarily make the bride's transparency 50% so you can more easily see through her and determine which parts to mask out. 

wedding photo.afphoto 3.21 MB · 2 downloads

Yeah, you could add a mask for the bride and then paint solid black onto the mask where the people in the front are.

You could also do some tweaking of the lighting (maybe set the white point of the bride), but that is another issue. 

 

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Hi @TrentL Do you mind doing a screen recording of the process?

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I got it.  Thanks. do you mind deleting this file as it is really somewhat private? Thanks.

New hardware

dell inspiron 3030 i5 14400/16GB DDR5/UHD 730 graphics

Acer KB202 27in 1080p monitor

Affinity Photo 1.10.6

Affinity photo 2 2.5.3 Affinity Designer 2 2.5.3 Affinity Publisher 2 2.5.3 on Windows 11 Pro version 24H2

Beta builds as they come out.

canon 80d| sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC MACRO OS HSM | Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di LD | Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM Autofocus APS-C Lens, Black

 

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15 minutes ago, TrentL said:

I don't know how to embed a video in a post

Make sure it's an *.mp4 container so that an uploaded file plays directly in a post.

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2 minutes ago, tzvi20 said:

it is really somewhat private

You should share files via private messages then.

MacBookAir 15": MacOS Ventura > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // MacBookPro 15" mid-2012: MacOS El Capitan > Affinity v1 / MacOS Catalina > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // iPad 8th: iPadOS 16 > Affinity v2

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I hid the post pretty much right after I uploaded it to hide from people. It was only available for a very short time.

New hardware

dell inspiron 3030 i5 14400/16GB DDR5/UHD 730 graphics

Acer KB202 27in 1080p monitor

Affinity Photo 1.10.6

Affinity photo 2 2.5.3 Affinity Designer 2 2.5.3 Affinity Publisher 2 2.5.3 on Windows 11 Pro version 24H2

Beta builds as they come out.

canon 80d| sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC MACRO OS HSM | Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di LD | Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM Autofocus APS-C Lens, Black

 

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