MaryLou Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 I was following a tutorial for using a Quick Mask to change the eye color on an owl. I followed the exact steps as given below.: 1. Open the big eyed owl photo2. Toggle the mask on (mask overlay selected on dropdown menu)3. Set the Hardness to zero4. Select the Paint Brush tool from the toolbarNext I attempt to "paint" over the eyes on the red overlay but nothing happens. I do not get the "preview" that the tutorial mentions either. I get a cursor that's a round circle with a cross in the middle.The strange thing is, it worked the first time I tried it. Went back to do the tutorial again to reinforce what I learned but I was never able to get it to work again. I have tried at least 20+ times and nothing I do will let me paint over the mask. Some said the fill color must be white so I tried that. I tried black, and I tried other colors. I am attaching a screen capture to show my settings. I'm sure it's something I've clicked on but I don't know what. Windows 10 Home Affinity Designer 1.6.4.104 Affinity Photo 1.6.4.104 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted November 21, 2016 Staff Share Posted November 21, 2016 Hi MaryLou Check if you have Protect Alpha enabled in the context toolbar, if so uncheck it. And yes, you need to have white selected to paint (select) when working with the Quick Mask. Black will do the opposite. They work the same as on a regular mask. A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryLou Posted November 21, 2016 Author Share Posted November 21, 2016 Thank you!!! That was it!! I don't recall checking it but obviously, I did. I've never used masks before when working on a photo so I don't quite understand it all but I really want to learn. I love the Affinity line and the great support! Thanks again!!! Windows 10 Home Affinity Designer 1.6.4.104 Affinity Photo 1.6.4.104 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted November 21, 2016 Staff Share Posted November 21, 2016 I'm glad i could help. You're welcome MaryLou ^_^ A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wumpabill Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Thank you MEB for helping Marylou, I am on her forum ,I am the mod for teaching the Affinity Photo, it is a great program,love it. I put up the video tutorials from affinity video list, so we all can learn. SrPx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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