citroenDS Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 I'm testing AP on the free trial period at the moment, and have no experience with Photoshop. Could you tell me: 1. How do I use the adjustment layers to modify only selected parts of an image? 2. How do I use Affinity to isolate a portrait on a black background? I use Nik plugins extensively, and have used ON1 software solely for isolating portraits - but I feel that with Affinity I have a lot to learn, and I would like to get to grips with these basics during the trial period. Thanks in advance for any help. Please do keep it practical + simple! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilbot Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Best place to start is the Tutorial section. Lots of videos to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted June 2, 2016 Staff Share Posted June 2, 2016 Hi citroenDS: Welcome to Affinity Forums :) 1. Take a look at this video tutorial to learn how to use adjustments's built-in masks. 2. Regarding the second, here's a few tutorials that may help: - Making Selections - Refining Selections Overall checking all videos from the Selections and Masking section listed here will help you to get a better understanding how selections/masking work in Affinity Photo. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citroenDS Posted June 3, 2016 Author Share Posted June 3, 2016 Thanks for those links, MEB - they were very helpful. I still can't work out how to isolate a portrait on a black background. In the screenshot above, the 'Refine Selection' preview window shows a rough edit that appears to be doing what I want. But when I try to export it, I get the (original) portrait on white. Can you see where I'm going wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted June 3, 2016 Staff Share Posted June 3, 2016 In the Refine Selection dialog change the Output dropdown (on the bottom) to Mask or New layer with mask (if you want the result in a new layer), then click Apply. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citroenDS Posted June 3, 2016 Author Share Posted June 3, 2016 fantastic - I should have seen it myself, but I'm still learning - thanks a lot MEB! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted June 3, 2016 Staff Share Posted June 3, 2016 You're welcome ^_^ Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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