Everything you need to know about Masking in Affinity Photo
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- Masks in Affinity Photo allow you to selectively hide or reveal parts of an image, giving you greater control over the visibility of certain elements. With masks, you can make precise adjustments, apply filters, and create complex compositions with ease. Affinity Photo provides a variety of mask types and tools, making it a versatile and powerful software for photo editing and graphic design.
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I understand the concept of painting with white or black to reveal or conceal, and the transparency slider to control the intensity of the effect - would picking a percentage of gray (instead of pure white or black) also work like a transparency effect? Thanks!
picking a percentage of grey should also work! I just tried a test and it's working for me! thanks for watching and leaving a comment!
Masking can be tricky. I have a simple problem but it will not work. I have to rectangles laying direct over each other. The inner one is a little bid smaller than the other one. Now I like to cut out the inner one to get a kind of frame. The inner part should be transparent. Only the frame should be there to place a photo there, like in a scrapbook. Can you explain why I can not cut out the inner part?
Hey,
If I understand correctly, when you apply a mask to the inner rectangle - you want to 'hide it' so you can place a photo inside but keep the shape as a frame. Correct?
If you apply a mask to the inner rectangle and paint in black it will hide that rectangle but expose the larger rectangle below.
Here is what I would do instead:
Drag out your rectangle's to correct size, then simply take your photo in the layers panel and drop it 'on top' of the inner rectangle in the layers panel. This will clip it inside the shape and you can then adjust the photo to size.
Watch this to see a visual th-cam.com/video/nGieohMvVyk/w-d-xo.html
Let me know if I understood.
@@bydesignmethod Thank you very much. I will check out as mentioned.
'Does not care about Affinity Photo' LOL!!!
To only use a mask for the effect w/the plane, and it came out the way it did... DAMN! That was #BadAss
Sometimes it just works out!
By far the best explanation of masks I've seen among a dozen or so I've watched this evening. Enjoyable rather than hard work, too. Many thanks! Subscribed.
Wow, thank you! I really appreciate that David. I'm so glad it was helpful.
Yes absolutely agree, Design Method has a way of teaching this sorcery that is so appreciated, such a relief
Cracking video. I'm struggling with masks and this is a good foundation to work from. Thanks👍
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching Steve!
On my 300x300 pixel photos I need to place them with a rectangle round corners frame with the image inside the frame show the picture. My problem is getting rid of the corners outside the rounded rectangle to match the background of the website. This is how I am learning Masking. Question can I use section tools With masking to help ? Great Help !
Hey Zazoomatt, I'm not sure I understand the question. You are trying to clip a picture inside a rectangle round frame? try this out video about clipping and let me know if it helps --> th-cam.com/video/1xbV3Kzs4dc/w-d-xo.html
All of this makes sense. No magic just logic. First time!!! Thanks. I have subscribed.
So glad you enjoyed it! thank you Iya for watching and becoming a subscriber, it really means a lot to me!
You explain everything in easy to understand terms. I am learning so much. Thank you!
Thanks so much Mark! I'm glad it's coming across well, that's my hope. Thank you so much for watching and taking time from your day to leave me a comment. I really appreciate that.
I do not get the menu from the mask button, even when clicking 'command' at the same time. Is there a step I am missing?
Hey if you're on a mac try OPTION and click on the button, if you're on the PC try right-click.
Let me know!
00:53 I have to Right click in order to get the multiple choices
Yes, thank you for adding that!
Since the video Affinity has made a change, window users must now right-click and mac users might command click.
I liked it better before!
Really well done instruction !! New subscriber ...
Thank you so much Andy, I really appreciate it!
Thanks.
You're so welcome as always! thank you!
Thank you!
You're so welcome! thank you so much for watching and taking a moment of your own time to leave me a comment. I always appreciate it!
Using a mask picture to explain masks was not the best idea imho
Honest question, what would you suggest?
Excellent video. Affinity is daunting for beginners but this explains masks fantastically. Another new subscriber gained 😊
Welcome aboard Neilo! Thank you so much for watching, taking some of your time to drop a comment and of course for subscribing!
@@bydesignmethod Let’s get you to 1000 subs!
@@neilo2323 Let's go!!!!
I was really challenged by graphics software programmes, they didn't sync with how I think and so I resisted learning them properly for years, DesignMethod is decoding things beautifully and it's way more fun to learn, thank you!
I’m just dropping by to tell you I’m really enjoying your method of teaching. I’ve got you on auto watch and have learnt quite a bit with every video 🎉
Thank you very much Tiffany! I'm so glad you find them helpful, that's my goal. I've never taught anything before so you words mean a lot!
So helpful
Glad you think so! Thank you again.
Hi, Newby to affinity with a question regarding Masking. When i put a mask on the top layer image and remove part of the image with my paint brush (black), then try to paint back what I want (white), it does not work! this is so frustrating as I have followed step by step tutorial after tutorial and still can't get the masking process correct..advice please.
Hey,
Just want to confirm - you take an image, you then add a mask.
you use the paintbrush to paint portions while using black, when you flip back to white to 'repaint' portions back in - it doesn't work?
What version of Affinity are you using?
Affinity Photo 2 - Version 2.0.4. If you're using version one you'll only see the 'MASK' option - you won't see 'empty mask' and the others listed in this video. Let me know!
@@bydesignmethod I suspected. Thanks for replying. Your videos are great.
This was the best tutorial i ever watched. He explain it in such detail til it all makes sense now. Thank You
I love to hear it Deeman! I'm glad this helped and thank you very much for watching and leaving me a comment, makes me very happy!
Awesome share! 👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks King! I appreciate ya!
Dedication crashing a plane for this video! 😂
You were right best masking video I’ve seen!
Thank you so much!
Being a newbie to photo editing I’m always confused with masks till now. Thanks for the clear and simple tutorial which was really easy to understand. Subscribed .. just started using affinity tools and can’t wait to watch rest of your videos :)
Thank you so much for that wonderful comment!
I agree masks at first seem very confusing so I'm so glad you found it helpful.
You're gonna love Affinity, thanks for the sub - truly appreciated!
Thank you for this great tutuorial, for people who English isn't their first language, your video is really easy to follow, had watched so many other great great tutorials, some of their choice of words are a little bit advanced for people like me to follow, and sometime they have forgotten to indicate whether they are right clicking or left clicking. Thanks for the upload.
Thank you so much! I'm glad you found it helpful. I hope to reach as many people as possible.
Truly appreciate you leaving a comment!
Finally understanding what I can do with the gradient tool
No limits!
Brilliant explanations. Best ive seen. Thank you. I just need to try get my head around the working order and placement of masks and layers.
Awesome, I'm so glad it helped - it took me awhile to understand it myself. Keep playing around and you'll get it. Thanks for leaving a comment!
Really awesome tutorial for us new Affinity users!
I hope it helped! thank you so much for watching!
Thank you for your videos they are are all easy to follow I learn something every time
Glad you like them and you're very welcome!
Thanks for another great lesson
Glad you liked it Bill!
Merci.
You're very welcome Henri!