pjtmac Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Hi Everyone. I'm new to Afinnity but, so far, after watching the tutorials, am very impressed by the product. I often find myself shooting birds in thick forest regions. The branches can absolutely kill the shot (attached - "Before" is a Limpkin shot at Corkscrew Sanctuary in Naples, Florida). I used both the Clone and Inpainting brush tools to remove the branches with the result shown below ("After"). I'm not happy with the smudging and discolouration that resulted. Should I be trying a different approach to removing these pesky branches? There must be a better way given the obvious power of this editing tool. Thanks all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Rostron Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Givven the circumstances, I think that the tools have done an excellent job! John Quote Windows 10, Affinity Photo 1.10.5 Designer 1.10.5 and Publisher 1.10.5 (mainly Photo), now ex-Adobe CC CPU: AMD A6-3670. RAM: 16 GB DDR3 @ 666MHz, Graphics: 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 My attempt with the clone tool Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchshader Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 12 minutes ago, firstdefence said: My attempt with the clone tool Looks like the bird lost a leg Quote intel core i5, 16GB 128Gb ssd win10 Pro Huion new 1060plus. philips 272p 2560x1440px on intel HD2500 onboard graphics Razer Tartarus Chroma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toltec Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Likewise with the clone tool It could still be improved, it all depends on how much time you are willing to spend on it. Quote Windows PCs. Photo and Designer, latest non-beta versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Likewise with the clone tool - I also found his beak Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 50 minutes ago, dutchshader said: Looks like the bird lost a leg It be a Pirate Limpkin MEB, Alfred and dutchshader 3 Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toltec Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 1 hour ago, dutchshader said: Looks like the bird lost a leg Well, perhaps that's where the Limp in Limpkin comes from ? firstdefence, Alfred and MEB 3 Quote Windows PCs. Photo and Designer, latest non-beta versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjtmac Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 Everyone, I've enjoyed the replies, especially the ones about pirates and limpy limpkins. It seems that I simply need to refine my skills with the Clone tool. Lets just say that once I get a leg up, I'll be on my way to fixing these problem areas. Thanks guys. I learned something and had a good laugh too. Paul MEB, Alfred and R C-R 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchshader Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Put on some limp bizkit while working Alfred 1 Quote intel core i5, 16GB 128Gb ssd win10 Pro Huion new 1060plus. philips 272p 2560x1440px on intel HD2500 onboard graphics Razer Tartarus Chroma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom McDonald Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Late comment, but did you try the inpainting tool? Worth a try. All the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 42 minutes ago, Tom McDonald said: Late comment, but did you try the inpainting tool? Worth a try. All the best. That's what he started out with Tom. Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanSG Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 10 hours ago, Tom McDonald said: Late comment, but did you try the inpainting tool? Worth a try. All the best. Judging by the postings here it's not a patch on the clone tool! Quote AP, AD & APub user, running Win10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 14 hours ago, IanSG said: Judging by the postings here it's not a patch on the clone tool! lol! I hope that was a pun intended lol but inpainting works well you just have to pick the right subject for the tool. With the birds repeat patterning the clone tool works well, but with a big blob of green the inpaint tool will struggle. Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjtmac Posted March 8, 2018 Author Share Posted March 8, 2018 Thanks. I'm not familiar with that but I'll investigate. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom McDonald Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Hi all, Apologies for suggesting the in painting tool when you had first tried it. Teach me to try and speed read late at night. Cheers Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 11 minutes ago, Tom McDonald said: Hi all, Apologies for suggesting the in painting tool when you had first tried it. Teach me to try and speed read late at night. Cheers Tom Coffee intravenously and matchsticks for the eyelids. Like This Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanSG Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 On 08/03/2018 at 6:30 PM, firstdefence said: lol! I hope that was a pun intended It was! Quote AP, AD & APub user, running Win10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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