JokerMartini Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Well this shouldn't be the case but I've been messing with a simple layer mask for 30 minutes now and still haven't been able to successfully mask a simple layer. This clearly is more complicated than it needs to be. What I'm trying to do. I have 2 images in separate layers. How can I use the black/white image as a mask on the other image? I've tried a dozen of things neither which worked. I tried selecting the layer i want to mask, adding a mask to it, then control clicking the mask and clicking paste, but it pastes the mask from the clipboard into a new layer, not into the mask. Secondly i tried dragging the black and white image onto the image until the blue vertical bar appears but this doesn't do anything. Why is this so complicated to do something so simple....very frustrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted March 14, 2017 Staff Share Posted March 14, 2017 Hi JokerMartini, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) Select the black and white layer then go to menu Layer ▸ Rasterise to Mask. A black and white layer can't be used directly as a mask without being "converted" first. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JokerMartini Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 Hi JokerMartini, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) Select the black and white layer then go to menu Layer ▸ Rasterise to Mask. A black and white layer can't be used directly as a mask without being "converted" first. Life save!!! Thank you Very much. I was going crazy trying to solve this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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