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Multiple local adjustments in photo persona


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On 1/17/2017 at 3:12 PM, MEB said:

Hi citroenDS,

Welcome to Affinity Forums :)

Yes, select the adjustment layer then go to menu Layer ▸ Invert or press ⌘ (cmd) + I to invert the adjustment built-in mask. With the mask inverted you can then paint with white using the Paint Brush Tool to "brush in" the adjustment.

Hi, I am happy brushing in local adjustments using - layer-invert, and white paint. How can I then make multiple adjustments to the same area without have to paint on every layer?

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Hi Rainon,
Welcome to Affinity Forums :)
There's quite a few way to approach this, here's one:
Create a group with all adjustments (no built-in masks used for the adjustments) then place it above the image layer in the Layers panel and apply an (independent) layer mask to the group layer. This way all adjustments inside will be affected by the mask. See sample_file: sample_file.afphoto (the sky is the selected/affected area only).

If you already have created/painted the mask on an existing adjustment, you can either convert it to an independent mask (to use as exemplified above - nested to a group) or simply load it to another adjustment directly. Here's how to perform both actions:

Convert a built-in mask to an independent mask:
- select the adjustments that contains the painted mask in the Layers panel, go to the Channels panel, right click he adjustment's name Alpha channel and select Create Mask Layer. You now have an independent mask in the Layers panel you can nest to the group.

Load(copy) an adjustment mask to another adjustment layer directly:
- select the adjustments that contains the painted mask in the Layers panel, go to the Channels panel, select Create Spare Channel - a new channel is created in the bottom of the Channels panel named Spare channel. Go to the Layers panel and select the adjustment to which you want to copy/load the mask. Go the the Channel panel again, right-click the Spare Channel you created and select Load To <adjustment name> Alpha you have selected in the layers panel. The mask is now applied as a built-in mask to that adjustment.

Here's a few video tutorials you may want to check out about selections/masking:

Selections and Masking

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