Fantail Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Hi everyone! In this file, so far I have been "drawing" the dragon using a layer mask. Now that the actual content is all on the layer mask, I wanted to edit the layer mask in a sort of non-destructive way. I wanted to add flowers and all kinds of patterns to the area outside of the dragon, but wasn't sure how to do that without having them all on the same layer mask. I don't want them on the same layer mask because in case I end up not liking the flowers and stuff, I'd have to retrace the whole outline of the dragon. Then I thought of the great erase blend mode and wanted to use an erase layer to clear out flower patterns in the blue paint but instead it erases the vase under it as well. Is my approach completely wrong? How should I proceed with what I have with as little extra work as possible? Is what I want to do possible in AP or should I make a feature request? vase_mouse_painting.afphoto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Add another mask layer to the blue layer, like this Fantail 1 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...
Fantail Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 @firstdefence Thank you so much! I was so sure I've tried it before and it didn't work... tried it again and it worked perfectly. Feel stupid now, but thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Your welcome, nice dragon work. 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...
Fantail Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 Thanks, glad you like it ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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