billtils Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Encouraged by the recently posted set of new videos on the AP Vimeo channel, I decided to try some new tricks. First up was Quick Mask. I was happy with using the selection tool but this looked worth a go. It doesn't work. Toggling QM brought up the red overlay, but the painting step doe not work. Hovering the brush does not give a preview and painting does nothing. "Edit selection as a layer" is active. Found the answer: you have to select White as the paint colour. This is not specified in the video - time for an edit!!! Rohan 1 Retina iMac (4K display, 1TB SSD, 16GB RAM) OS X 10.11.6 Capture One 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff James Ritson Posted July 1, 2015 Staff Share Posted July 1, 2015 Hi there, looks like you got a sneak preview of the release videos! Sorry about that, looks like Vimeo displays videos in a channel even when they're set to private. We've removed them for now. Thank you for the feedback, the brush colour was already set to white when I recorded the quick masking, probably from a previous session. I will correct this for release. We'll be launching with a comprehensive set of videos for Photo, and there are more coming for post release. Requests welcome! Product Expert (Affinity Photo) & Product Expert Team Leader @JamesR_Affinity for tutorial sneak peeks and more Official Affinity Photo tutorials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billtils Posted July 1, 2015 Author Share Posted July 1, 2015 Thanks James. Sounds good! Retina iMac (4K display, 1TB SSD, 16GB RAM) OS X 10.11.6 Capture One 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kearn Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I think well-done videos can be especially effective in showing how to use Photo. The best examples I've seen of effective teaching videos are for Capture One Pro 8, on Youtube. Well written and well produced. Easy and clear. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDMRz3ssFQH6eHHX5Pw2Lf0DO8UB5siyH My requests for videos: selection: comprehensive, using all selection tools, Quick Mask, refine edge, relation of selections to vector shapes masking: comprehensive, including Spare Channels, manipulating masks in layer view, color: comprehensive, including picking color, creating swatches, assigning color to objects Thanks for your efforts and your atttention, Kearney ssq 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterbak Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I also tried to figure out what it was i did wrong. Then i found this thread and read about selecting white as color. I still get stuck after adding a layer. I see the blinking lines around the object i 'painted', and after that add a new adjustment layer -> HSL adjustment. Then a window pops up where i can adjust the HSL. But nothing happens at the parts i 'painted' earlier.... :huh: newbie on Affinity Photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted July 9, 2015 Staff Share Posted July 9, 2015 Hi peterbakker, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) Here's video tutorial about quick masks that may help you understand how they work. For more information you can also check Affinity's Photo help ▹ Selections ▹ Edit selection as layer using Quick Mask mode. Let me know if you still have trouble. A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterbak Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) Thank you @MEB It was exactly that video tutorial i was trying to reproduce in one photo. I just tried the same tut in another photo and then id did work for me. So i did overlook something or did something wrong... Sometimes i still have troubles getting a filter working after making a selection. I think i have to try more often :) Thanks for your tip about the Help menu section - i didn't even look that one up yet B) (also i see now i'm in beta section of the forum, but i'm working with the bought version from the Mac App Store) Edited July 9, 2015 by peterbakker newbie on Affinity Photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted July 9, 2015 Staff Share Posted July 9, 2015 No problem @peterbakker! Glad to know you've sorted it out :P A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickfoy Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 This is very bizarre I came here looking for the correct answer to this problem but no one answered it. I have followed the EXACT instruction on the vimeo tut but still I can not get the mask. Is there anyone who will address this in detail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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