Dodge brush not working on "higher" layers...?

[PatrickOfLondon]

Hello,

 

I'm working with Windows beta 1.5.0.39 which seems to me to be a fantastic product-in-the-making -- thanks and well done, Affinity team.

 

I notice that I can use the Dodge brush successfully to lighten areas on the base ("Background (Pixel)") layer.... but after I've added a few more layers onto that, e.g. to adjust perspective or crop or brightness/contrast, using the dodge brush on those layers has no effect.

 

The brush circle is still visible on the screen and its size and properties can be varied as normal.... it's just that applying it on these overlaid layers does nothing.

 

Am I just being thick? I'm rather new and inexperienced in photo editing, so apologies if I'm trying to do something that won't work for reasons which to more experienced people are obvious and valid.

 

[MEB]

Hi PatrickOfLondon,

Welcome to Affinity Forums :)

Sometimes when you add other adjustments, filters etc the original pixel layer may become deselected. In those cases the brushes may not work. Make sure the main pixel layer is highlighted in the Layers panel and try again. Let me know if you still have trouble.

[irasob]

Hi,

 

This is my first post, I would like to first of all say hello.

 

And my question: Is it possible to use the gray layer using brush Dodge & Burn. Normally I use this technique for non-destructive lightening / darkening the image. Am I doing something wrong or just is? 

In your previous message it looks, however, that this is so. Do you plan to change this point?

[irasob]

Sorry for the confusion

I found the cause of the problem.

I used the "New fill layer" instead of "New layer" (pixel) + fill gray.

Now it is working as it should.

[PatrickOfLondon]

 

Hi MEB,

 

I tried (and had already tried) what you suggested but at present it's still looking like a bug to me....?

 

I've attached a screenshots image. The brush remains visible in both cases (but hasn't appeared in the screenshots).

 

BTW the title of this thread should be
"Dodge brush not working on "higher" layers...?"...
I mistyped "ot"... maybe you are able to correct it; I'm afraid I can't find a way of doing so.

[Alfred]

BTW the title of this thread should be

"Dodge brush not working on "higher" layers...?"...

I mistyped "ot"... maybe you are able to correct it; I'm afraid I can't find a way of doing so.

 

If you edit your original post and press the 'Use Full Editor' button at the bottom of the message composition area, you'll find that you can correct the topic title (and change the topic tags, if desired).

[PatrickOfLondon]

Alfred,

 

Many thanks for that useful information -- done.

 

I'm now on the purchased, release, version 1.5.0.45; the dodge brush behaviour is still the same but maybe I'm simply not understanding which layer(s) it should and shouldn't be expected to work on.