Do colour filters exist like on photoshop?

[ryan.fitzgerald]

Hi there! Im new to affinity photo and was wondering if this kind of effect is achievable in Affinity Photo?

Thanks

 

[firstdefence]

Yes You can use the recolour filter, the lens filter in Affinity is more of a tinter than a dramatic change of colour. In the recolour filter just ramp up the saturation slider to 100% and drop the lightness slider to about -50 to get a comparable look.

[GarryP]

Welcome to the forums @ryan.fitzgerald

I haven’t watched the video but the result shown in the ‘title screen’ looks like it can be achievable with a Recolour Adjustment – see attached image.

[firstdefence]

You can also get some cool looks using a Fill Layer and layer blend modes. To get a similar look to the video you can.

1. Create a fill layer: Layer > New Fill Layer
2. Change the fill layer to red using the colour panel.
3. Change the blend mode to Colour Burn.

[GarryP]

Using the Colour Burn Blend Mode doesn’t seem to affect the sky in the same way as the given example when I try it (depending on the shade of colour).

But the Linear Burn Blend Mode does, and it also works with a filled Rectangle instead of a Fill Layer (though either can be used).

(I’m working with a screen-grab from the video ‘title screen’ so that could make a difference.)

[firstdefence]

On 6/9/2024 at 8:45 AM, GarryP said:

Using the Colour Burn Blend Mode doesn’t seem to affect the sky in the same way as the given example when I try it (depending on the shade of colour).

But the Linear Burn Blend Mode does, and it also works with a filled Rectangle instead of a Fill Layer (though either can be used).

(I’m working with a screen-grab from the video ‘title screen’ so that could make a difference.)

Hi @GarryP you are right, the sky does appear to change dependant upon the colour selected, linear burn is a good option, although, even linear burn changes the colour a bit compared to the sand. I suppose it's to be expected really but it's least noticeable when using red, green and blue (RGB).

I think the recolour filter is the way to go and add a levels adjustment to get it looking punchy.

Image is here: https://unsplash.com/photos/black-and-gray-sports-bike-on-brown-sand-TEVOY_VIMbM

[BlueLiner]

Another method you might want to try is to add a black & white adjustment and gradient map adjustment. It gives a good deal of control by simply changing the black and white filter settings. Play around with the B&W adjustment tweaking CYAN, RED, and YELLOW in particular. You can really bring out the texture of the sand or sky.