Best way to replicate Photoshop Mixer Brush

[eithiszo5675]

Hi,

I spent several hours last night trying to use Affinity for semi-high end retouching after hitting a brick wall using the paint mixer brush.

Then I found this thread and spent several hours more trying every different instruction contained within this thread. I dont think the people offering advice fully understand the needs of a retoucher.

In my opinion, there is no Affinity alternative to the Adobe Mixer Brush Tool when used for the last stages of high-end retouching (the bit that other filters arent so good at).

The adobe brush acts like a clone of colour and texture, and with good brush technique, smooths out those last difficult to remove imperfections; Affinity does not, no matter how the settings are configured. The nearest option is to use the clone stamp tool, which is more complicated and time consuming to use and with inferior results.

Might it be possible to improve the pain mixer brush to follow the Adobe mixer brush tool to allow Affinity to excel for retouching?

Other than that, I dont regret purchasing Affinity, it is a great product, and I am delighted with it. But it's a shame I can't do the whole level of retouching I would like.

 

Edited August 6, 2021 by eithiszo5675

[DM1]

8 hours ago, eithiszo5675 said:

The adobe brush acts like a clone of colour and texture, and with good brush technique, smooths out those last difficult to remove imperfections

Are there any good video tutorials showing this technique being used to retouch in PS?

[eithiszo5675]

can you delete my post? I didnt realise I was reading and posting in the ipad section and have made a mistake with my conclusions, sorry.

Edited August 6, 2021 by eithiszo5675

[Julia04]

has anything changed since the beginning of this thread?

[HOOman]

On 8/23/2021 at 4:20 PM, Julia04 said:

has anything changed since the beginning of this thread?

that depends on what you're looking for, the thread changed direction a couple of times from what I could tell, from no brush auto cleaning to Affinity Photo lacking a paint mixer brush that mimics a clone brush but with a static source, I wouldn't mind knowing how that is done in Photoshop myself, it would make infinite number of fun brushes for digital painting.

the auto cleaning part is addressed by one of the earlier posters towards the end of page 1, but not the clone brush with static source, unfortunately.

[SpaceBound]

you dont use the mixer for high end retoucing of the skin. you use dodge and burn for any micro adjustments along with global dodge and burn.