Again on Live lighting filter

[levanthai1]

I think that working on the light/s can be an extremely powerful tool in affinity photo. I read on the on line help "About lighting" that: "...different light source types can be used in combination, each being independently configured and positioned using on-screen handles."

Well in my experience that is not true and very unfortunate: when I add or copy a second or third light and try to modify it also the previous light/s modify. Only the colour seems to be really independent. In one word the lights are not independent. I understand that being interconnected has its own fuctiion for the lights but there should be an option to make them really indipendent from each other or am I missing something?

Edited September 20, 2018 by levanthai1

[Callum]

Hi Levanthai1,

Welcome to the forums

Are you changing the light drop down when you create new light? The lights should change independently. 

If possible could you provide a video of this behaviour?

Thanks

C

 

[AlainP]

You are probably changing "Ambient light color", this affects all lights. For individual changes, select the light you want to modify and then change the "Color" which is between "Type" and "Distance".

[firstdefence]

The shape of the lights are independent and the colours can be different but everything else is tied in, specular, specular colour, diffuse, shininess, texture, ambience, ambient colour, blend modes and opacity are all tied in to every light.