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You’re welcome brother! Happy you enjoyed it!

¡Muchos gracias! I’m happy to hear you could understand!

Thank you very much! This video actually came about when I was teaching my mom how to use affinity, and realized it’s important to sometimes take the approach that not everyone has previous experience with photo editing. I’m really glad to hear you found it helpful.

Yeah, it’s definitely more than a little bit more expensive. That’s actually one of the main reasons why I used the original for so long. And not everyone needs the small upgrades the pro offers over the original. So I think the Intuos will be more than enough for most users.

Thank you! You’re very welcome!

Thank you! I’m glad to hear that! Yeah. I guess now you can just use AI or something, but I personally like doing it myself.

​@@brgphotography Does affinity have built-in generated ai features like photoshops? I am a newbie affinity photo user.

@user-gn7ed1pl9m currently it doesn’t.

@@brgphotography I actually searched for it myself, just in case I might miss anything. Thank you for the reply.

Awesome! Glad I was able to help!

Already got in contact. Thank you!

Yes and no. Remember, the mask is applied to the gradient layer only (the top most layer.) So the black part of the mask is hiding the gradient layer. It’s hiding the gradient layer because the mask is applied to that gradient layer ONLY. And white is revealing. Meaning it’s showing the gradient layer where the mask is white. And because the gradient layer is being hidden, it is showing us the layer that is below. So don’t think of black as revealing. Think of black as hiding the layer it’s attached to. And, IF you have something below that layer you’re going to be able to see it. You can test this out in affinity photo. Open up a new document, and create a new fill layer. Under layer-> new fill layer. You can fill the layer with any color. Now add a mask. The mask will be white by default. Now, with the mask selected, take a black paint brush and start painting black in the mask. You will see that the black is now hiding your fill layer where you painted. And since it’s hiding that fill layer, you can see what is below. If you have nothing below, it will just be white. Or it will be that white and gray checkerboard if you had transparent background selected when you made the new file. So, in a sense you are correct. By painting black, you are hiding the layer the mask is attached to. Thus, by consequence, revealing the layer that’s below.

So in a sense you are correct. But it’s more about how you think about it. Yes, by painting black in the mask, you are hiding the layer, but you are “revealing“ the layer that happens to be below. But I think you’re going to confuse yourself if you think about it like that. You need to think about it as black is hiding the layer that the mask is attached to. And, by consequence of the layer being hidden, it becomes transparent. So, if you have some thing below the layer that the mask is attached to, you will be able to see it. If you don’t have anything under there, it will just be blank. Trust me, I know it can be really confusing. And it took me a while for it to click in my head. I guess one way you could think about it is, “black reveals what’s on the layer below, because you are hiding what’s on the layer with the mask.“ Not sure if that helps, or makes things more confusing 😅

@@brgphotography Many many thks for the reply. Yep it's a bit paradoxical but I guess when you use it enough times it just becomes the norm, but getting into it initially is rather confusing but time heals and I guess it just becomes the norm. Thks again.

@joeking5211 no problem! I know that because it was confusing for me in the beginning, I wanted to make sure you understood it. Because I know it took me time to wrap my head around it. But like you said, the more you do it, it will become second nature, and it will start to make more sense. Glad I could help!

Now THAT is something to think about! 🤔

Sorry to hear you’re having trouble. It should be that once you have the layer selected, and you don’t have any current selections, you should be able to paint on the layer no problem. 🤔

Sorry you’re having trouble. Though you should be able to just select the layer and start paining. Just make sure the layer is visible. Don’t accidentally click the little circle or box on the far right (depending on if you’re using version 1 or 2.) That little box hides the layer, so you won’t be able to see it.

That’s a shame about Nikon files. I’m also a Nikon shooter, but use Capture One for my RAW processing. Just because I need to be able to review hundreds of photos quickly, make global changes, rate them etc… Then I export them as a jpeg to work on them in Affinity Photo. Thank you very much! I really appreciate it!

You’re very welcome! I have a few other videos in this beginner series, and plan to make more!

Hey there! Thanks for the comment. Yeah, I have changed my approach over the years. Mainly is I don’t use FS much anymore, and usually use dodge & burn now. I started using D&B over FS because I feel like I have more control, and like you mentioned, the way I was doing it in this video if I went back and made changes the the low frequency layer, it is sometimes under my high frequency changes so things don’t match anymore. I still sometimes use FS, but I do it in a different order. I’ll usually do a clean up step where I remove or reduce any “high frequency” type stuff. Pimples, hairs, wrinkles, on skin or clothes, etc. Then I’ll do a FS and correct the bigger stuff on a low frequency layer. Or I’ll use FS for large area with less need “high frequency” corrections, like evening out the tones on legs. I wonder how much my process will change over the next 4 years?! I’m curious, do you use FS in your workflow? I’m already curious how other people’s retouching workflows are.

@@brgphotography Hi! Yes, sometimes i use FS, but on a different way. This process in the video is not a real FS. If i need some change on the high frequency layer, im doing it on the HF-layer itself or group it together with new layers and doing the work there, but definitely without using colors on the new layers like you did in this video. (if i group it with new layers, I always change the group blend mode to linear light) FS is much faster than DB and i don't do much portrait retouching work so FS is not bad for me. Generally I select different parts of the image and doing FS separately. Not necessarily the same amount blur is needed on each parts. I could tell more if i spoke much more fluent English :D but the sad truth is that i'ts really hard to tell you what I'm thinking. :D

@BPetiBP no problem! I could understand you perfectly! I’m curious what kind of photography you do where you use FS like that? Maybe product photography?

Excellent! I’m really happy to hear that! It’s a very powerful tool if used correctly.

Thank you so much for saying that! I’m really happy to hear that you found it helpful!

Wow! Thank you so much for the comment! I’m really happy you found the video so helpful!

Thank you very much! Glad you found it helpful!

Thank you so much for those really kind words! I’m really happy to hear you found the video engaging enough to watch the whole thing. It’s always a balance, trying to find a length that will prevent people from getting bored, but not making it too short that you speed through the important information. And I think especially with new users, sometimes it just takes a little bit of time for some of the information to sink in, so I’m glad to hear that even at almost 40 minutes you were able to watch the whole thing! I really appreciate it!

Thank you very much! It was fun to make.

Thank you very much for your kind words! And that’s a really great way to think about it. A mask, it’s kind of like a special layer on a layer, which lets you choose what part of that layer you want to see, and hide. And I know for me, sometimes visualizing things how they would work in the real world always helps me. Really appreciate your comment!

Thank you very much!

You’re welcome! Glad you enjoyed it.

Thank you very much for the kind words! And I think I’ve definitely already seen a lot of growth since the whole Adobe debacle. So, I guess I can thank adobe for my new subscribers lol. I really appreciate your comment, and it’s comments like this that really motivate me to continue making, and improving my videos. Thank you!

Thank you! Always appreciate your support!

I think once you get used to using a tablet, it’s really hard to go back! Lol. I still use a mouse for my normal computer work, but use a tablet for 100% of my photo retouching work. I do know that some people use a tablet to replace a mouse for normal type computer work. Glad you like it!

Hi there! I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Well, the circle you might be seeing only shows up when I’m recording my screen to make videos. (I think it’s there to make the cursor easy to see when doing screen recording,) but it’s not actually there when I’m usually working. But if you want the curser to be bigger in Windows 10 (across your whole system including Affinity) you can go the settings app (in windows 10) then select Ease of Access, then Cursor and Pointer. There you should be able to adjust the size and color of your cursor to make it easier to see! I hope this helps!

@@brgphotography Thank you for the reply! How nice it would have been if it were in the program.

Yeah. I’ve actually made my cursor bigger in my Mac system settings because it can be hard to see for me sometimes as well.

Hi! You can add an anchor point just by double clicking anywhere in the mesh warp area. You can add as many as you need.

You’re very welcome!

Thank you very much! I’m really happy to hear that!

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. I don’t have too much experience making brochures like that, but I could probably go over a few of the basic concepts in a future video. Thanks for the idea.

When you say jewelry retouching, what kind of retouching are you referring to? Cleaning it up, removing, cloning? I’ve retouched jewelry a bit, but it’s mainly just making it a little bit brighter/sharper. And a few times removing some jewelry.

@@brgphotography cleanliness, brilliance, detail, purifying the color from a good photograph.

@@brgphotography cleanliness, brilliance, detail, purifying the color from a good photograph.

Sounds like a good idea. I’ve done a few shots in the past with jewelry so I’ll have to go back and check my process. But would make for a good video. Thanks for the recommendation!

You’re welcome! Glad you found it helpful!

Yeah. It’s kind of uncommon in photo editing apps, but it’s used all the time in video editing, especially when color grading. So it’s nice that affinity photo has one because I find it super useful!

You’re very welcome! I’m happy to hear you’re enjoying them!

Thank you so much! Yeah, I could definitely see it being useful with bird photography. Especially for removing distracting elements like leaves, small branches, or bugs, etc…

Thank you very much! If you are referring to my custom macros, I do! You can check them in this video where I have a link to download them! Try out my Affinity Photo retouching macros ua-cam.com/video/FCNWu8FIhfE/v-deo.html Also, if you want to see how I make the macros you can check out this video. ua-cam.com/video/uoft3mMH-LU/v-deo.htmlsi=EkbCuNP8s5fMiPSI

@@brgphotography awesome, thank you! I’ll definitely check it out

I think maybe this comment was posted twice, and I responded on the other comment. 👍🏼

Well, I think if you just need basic functionality like drawing on screen, making diagrams, then the Wacom Intuos would more than suffice. Both tablets do the exact same thing, and I used the basic Wacom Intuos for years before upgrading to the pro. The main differences are the Pro has more buttons that you can customize, a heavier weighted pen, and I believe more pressure sensitivity levels (something that I never noticed, nor made any difference in my work.) So it you really just need something to make diagrams for a class, the Wacom Intuos will work just fine I believe. And I believe there is a Bluetooth version of it as well.

That’s really interesting! I have shot film before in the past, but never developed my own film. Things have changed so fast!!

Thank you very much! 😀

Thank you for the comment. Yeah, that was kind of the idea. Trying to give the perspective of someone who is not really familiar with the retouching process. And it’s kind of interesting to see it from the models perspective. I’m glad you enjoyed it. I hope to make a few more like this, with different models.

@@brgphotography I've only recently seen a couple of your videos & will be coming back for more. More w/ models & using different models & using different models is a good idea, as long as they're game. Hopefully they will enjoy being involved in the process. Perhaps give them ideas as models.

@jktolford8272 yes! They definitely have to be ok with having all their tiny little “flaws” pointed out. Haha! But hopefully I’ll be able to find some more willing candidates.

Thank you very much! I’m glad you found it useful! You’re the first person who commented about the crown removal. Thanks for watching till that part of the video! It does take a little time, but just using some of the basic tools, you can pretty much remove anything.

@@brgphotography Maybe other people just like crowns?

@jktolford8272 haha! Maybe! 😂

Thank you very much! I’m really glad to hear that! It makes me happy to hear that I can help someone understand it a lot better!

Thank you very much! Hope it helped!

Glad you found it useful. Were you able to get it to work? Anything I can help clear up?

@@brgphotography Well, I think maybe I was trying to use Mask in the wrong way. I have an image with a black background. I wanted to make it a white background so the image, a logo, stands out better. Maybe that's not the right situation for using Masking?

@bikedad57 Right. That situation does really require a mask. The most flexible option would be to first have one fill layer. (layer->new fill layer) This will creative a new layer that is just one solid color. Then you can change that color at anytime by making sure you have the move tool selected (the little arrow) then changing the color in the color pallet. This will change the color of the fill layer. Then you could have just your logo on a new layer above that fill layer. Then you could change the background layer color to any color to see how different colors look. Is your logo and black background on separate layers, or the same layer?

@@brgphotography they are on the same layer, which is why I'm having such trouble, I guess. I'll try the fill layer method you suggest tomorrow and let you know how I do.

@bikedad57 let me know how it works. Once you get used to working with layers, it’s a really good habit to put different elements on different layers, so you can always go back and make changes to each individual element. It’s not impossible, but it takes a little more work to change the white background to black if it’s all on the same layer. Of course, it depends on the complexity of your logo.

Yeah. They all kind of do similar things, but they do them in different ways so you get varied results. Glad you liked the video!

Thank you very much. I’m really happy to hear that!