Tricky Sky Replacement Made Easy With Non-Destructive Methods

Selecting skies can be very tricky, for example through a bare tree which has light edges and unsharp to twigs. Here's a way to handle this in a non-destructive way such that all controls are still 'live' and can be adjusted even after the edit is complete.
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[@colemyst]

Thank you this is a great help. It's so simple when you know how.

[@gregboyce360]

Oh how I've struggled with tree branch masks ... until now. Thankyou for this gift.

[@JohnCollins-iy1pw]

I do find to isolate the sky from the tree,is to use channels.Once the right greyscale layer has been identified giving the correct contrast ,the flood select tool can be used.This method goes all the way back to the legacy tutorials made in 2015,a method I still use today when dealing with tricky tree isolation.

[@tomaswilde5481]

So useful and interesting! Thank you very much and late Christmas greetings from Bogota, Colombia.

[@davidhodson5086]

I am using Affinity Two version 2.3.0 on a Mac. When I right click the mask icon in the Layers panel, I do not get a dropdown menu to select the type of mask. (I can select different masks in the Layers menu across the top). How do I turn on the drop down menu in the Layers panel?. Thanks very much for showing this selection method. Dave

[@paulfredfield]

Me either! I wonder if it is even possible. My right mouse click is active so it's not that.

[@user-ui2wi6sw9f]

⌥ + left click on mac,

[@charleslinehan202]

Had the same problem but on the Affinity forum I was told I couldn’t use the drop-down meno in (my) V1 - so I’m surprised that it’s also not working on V2...