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The instructional videos I try and use stat with one layer open market (pixel).

 

My open layer after developing is marked Background (pixel)

 

Why the difference and is that why I cannot get the 'quick mask' method to work?

 

As usual a simple answer and if poss. instruction would be invaluable.

 

Thank you     Sharkey

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Not to bother.

 

Merge visible gives me a usable layer.

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Both are Pixel layers, so no difference. Just the name. If you click on the layer name, you can call it what you want.

 

When you select Quick Mask, did you select a paintbrush, with white paint ? Affinity wont select a paintbrush by default when you launch Quick Mask.

 

 

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Just stupid! Me that is.

 

How do I select a white brush?

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All I want to do is blur the background!!

 

How hard does it have to be!?

 

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I've added Gauzian Blur to my selected background. I looks OK enough to use. At least the mans face is not recognisable.

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9 minutes ago, Sharkey said:

Just stupid! Me that is.

 

How do I select a white brush?

Select the paint brush and click on white in Colours or Swatches.

 

 

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OK.

But not can paint on red layer.

Has no affect.

 

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28 minutes ago, Sharkey said:

I've added Gauzian Blur to my selected background. I looks OK enough to use. At least the mans face is not recognisable.

You can select the area you want, invert the selection to blur the rest but  a very good way to blur is the Depth of Field filter. Layer > New Live Filter >  Depth of Field FilterblurDOF.jpg.5172005bd41309a60fa4011e6d80b711.jpg

 

You can set the position the blur starts from (by dragging on the handles) the radius of the unblurred part the amount of blur etc. You dont have to go through all that selection and masking stuff and you get a nice smooth blur.

Original

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Blurred version, subtle but you can blast it if you want

deerblurred.jpg.e609943e12a1a3adc8ceb64c184976c5.jpg

 

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Thank you for that - I will use your suggestion in future.

 

In this case I was looking to isolate the subject quite clearly from the back ground rather than affect some field depth.

 

This was the outcome.

 

I had chosen my widest aperture but the people in the background remained annoyingly clear. Without f1.8 telephoto (£) it is something I will need to do in the future quite often hence the need for a quick, simple method.

 

Regards.      Sharkey

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28 minutes ago, Sharkey said:

OK.

But not can paint on red layer.

Has no affect.

 

 

1 click on Quick Mask

mask1.jpg.a43bd35ddc88761d693ab37c02395904.jpg

2. Select brush

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3 Choose white

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4 Paint on mask.

mask4.jpg.18e1d89768501776d84c86c9a98d8e0a.jpg

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1-3 good, but nothing on 4.

 

Which brush tool are you selecting?

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Select the image using the selection brush

select.png.db6e620fccaf4eb95460b704b08f373c.png

Refine the edges using Refine

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3 Apply as much Gaussian blur as you want.

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There is a good video on refining edges if you search for 

 

Affinity Photo - Refining Selections

 

 

 

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10 minutes ago, Sharkey said:

1-3 good, but nothing on 4.

 

Which brush tool are you selecting?

The standard paint brush (shortcut "B") shown in Step 2 

 

It sounds like you have something set you shouldn't. Can you try and post a screengrab ?

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Yup. That is what I did in the end.

 

 

Just now, toltec said:

The standard paint brush (shortcut "B") shown in Step 2 

 

It sounds like you have something set you shouldn't. Can you try and post a screengrab ?

 

OK.

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You have the blur brush selected and 0% hardness set.

 

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Select the Brush tool

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and make sure all the brush settings are 100%

 

Edited because i put the wrong brush in, sorry.

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When the red overlay is visible I select the paint tool with all settings at 100% and colour on white - see screen grab. However the brush has no affect on the image or red overlay.

Unfortunately the screen grab does not show where the cursor is 5974b224aedf2_ScreenShot2017-07-23at15_26.15(2).thumb.png.a325c0f1a1e8fa5952d6b6539c5822fd.png

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Brilliant!!!!!

 

Now I paint the area I want to blur and then??

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I'll give it a go.

 

Will that still work with 'camera blur'?

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Just tried and all is still not well:(

 

I have the selected area ants marching correctly. Go to live layer+gauzian but the slider ha no affect 

 

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Are you 100% sure you have the right layer selected ?

 

This is what you should see. Marching ants from border to flower (background selected}

gauss.jpg.6f60bc6e3848193cde5fde38c4eded11.jpg

lots of blur

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