I'm quite stunned, actually! What a brilliant alternative or supporting method to already powerful set of features for making and refining selections. Thank you so much for making these tutorials! Keep'em coming!
Not only am I amazed at the technique (I'm new to the program) but the provider is clear in his directions, completely showing where each step is and not moving the mouse cursor so rapidly that it can't be followed. Well done. The only suggestion I would put forward is to change the color of the cursor to ensure it can be easily followed, but I didn't have any problems w/ it this video. Looking forward to seeing his other videos.
Hi, both images in this demo are pixel layers not image layers, just some feedback - would be helpful if you point that out, thanks for the handy tutorials.
Does not work for me. I am guessing this is because in my picture the background has 2 colors, one darker and the other lighter than the model's hair. No matter how I manipulate the live luminosity mask , no actual masking is accomplished. Maybe this only works for clear cut cases of light hair / dark background and vice versa?
Yes luminosity mask only works for clear distinction in brightness. In some cases perhaps refine selection or channels will work better. I'm coming out with one on channels soon.
AF 2.5.2 Great video, but when I right click on the mask icon, I don't get any pop-up at all? I have to go to the menu item Layer > New Compound Mask Layer. Is this a recent change to AF, or am I doing something wrong? Tks.
Are you using the mac version? I believe the windows version supports right click to get the pop up, while mac supports click to get the pop up. Both should have a popup without needing to go to the menu. Have to make that clearer in the next video. Thanks for the feedback.
When you are painting white on the mask, why is it only adding white where the pixels is not empty? When I do the same, my brush is painting outside just as well ruining all my masking in the luminosity mask.
@@takebetterphotos8132 At approximately 5.15 in the video you are painting white on the second mask, but still, you are not affecting the totally masked pixels from the luminosity masked pixels. When I do the same, I get the background demasked... I see that you in the second sample makes a selection to avoid this.
@@takebetterphotos8132 Yes, i'm getting the same result/problem. When i start painting with a white brush onto the empty mask (which is inside the compound mask and above the luminosity mask, it starts bringing back the original background of the original image (which the luminosity mask just got rid of). The white brush on the empty mask is not only painting over the results of the luminosity mask (like it looks like it's doing in your video) - making it full opacity...it's painting over the full original image again. Does that make sense? I've watched (and followed) the video a few times...what am i missing?
@@takebetterphotos8132 I get the same thing..when I paint on the empty mask layer to fill in the transparency, it is over-painting past the subject and bringing the background back. How are you telling it to limit the white brush to only be on the subject? I'm aware I could select the subject and paint within the selection as you do in the second example, but in the first, you don't do that...How is it limited to just the subject?
This is tutorial is nothing short of brilliant.
Very kind of you thanks!
i watch this so many times I'm doing photo stuff you can't imagine. such a blessing from you.
Glad it was helpful! It was a popular video for sure.
I'm quite stunned, actually! What a brilliant alternative or supporting method to already powerful set of features for making and refining selections. Thank you so much for making these tutorials! Keep'em coming!
Thanks for the positive review! there will be more on this soon
I wonder if the company even realized the potential of this method?
Not only am I amazed at the technique (I'm new to the program) but the provider is clear in his directions, completely showing where each step is and not moving the mouse cursor so rapidly that it can't be followed. Well done. The only suggestion I would put forward is to change the color of the cursor to ensure it can be easily followed, but I didn't have any problems w/ it this video. Looking forward to seeing his other videos.
Thanks for the feedback much appreciated. Always looking to improve.
Nicely demonstrated
Thanks!
Thanks for explaining luminosity masks on affinity
My pleasure 😊 Thanks for the tip!
Thank you for another method of creating an exact mask. I put that tutorial in bookmarks. ✅
Wonderful to hear that. Been testing this for quite a while
Brilliant! I didn't know of this method of fine-tuning a difficult selection. Thank you for this...
You're very welcome!
This is really really good! Thank You for showing us this method! Great job!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks, great teaching style, easy to follow without being too complex.
thanks for the thumbs up!
Really smart! Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Great video.
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks! Very clear demonstration for a powerful technique.
Glad it was helpful!
Very helpful. Thank you.
You're welcome!
This is so much help. Thank you.
You're very welcome!
Excellent, thanks a lot!!
You are welcome!
Hi, both images in this demo are pixel layers not image layers, just some feedback - would be helpful if you point that out, thanks for the handy tutorials.
Thanks for the tip!
Does not work for me. I am guessing this is because in my picture the background has 2 colors, one darker and the other lighter than the model's hair. No matter how I manipulate the live luminosity mask , no actual masking is accomplished. Maybe this only works for clear cut cases of light hair / dark background and vice versa?
Yes luminosity mask only works for clear distinction in brightness. In some cases perhaps refine selection or channels will work better. I'm coming out with one on channels soon.
AF 2.5.2 Great video, but when I right click on the mask icon, I don't get any pop-up at all? I have to go to the menu item Layer > New Compound Mask Layer. Is this a recent change to AF, or am I doing something wrong? Tks.
Are you using the mac version? I believe the windows version supports right click to get the pop up, while mac supports click to get the pop up. Both should have a popup without needing to go to the menu. Have to make that clearer in the next video. Thanks for the feedback.
Try Option + clicking on the mask icon.
thanks for the helpful feedback. I suspect affinity change the behavior of the mask icon to option + click in the latest version at least on my mac
When you are painting white on the mask, why is it only adding white where the pixels is not empty? When I do the same, my brush is painting outside just as well ruining all my masking in the luminosity mask.
Not sure what you mean by painting outside, but I am painting on a separate empty mask not on the luminosity mask itself.
@@takebetterphotos8132 At approximately 5.15 in the video you are painting white on the second mask, but still, you are not affecting the totally masked pixels from the luminosity masked pixels. When I do the same, I get the background demasked... I see that you in the second sample makes a selection to avoid this.
@@takebetterphotos8132 Yes, i'm getting the same result/problem. When i start painting with a white brush onto the empty mask (which is inside the compound mask and above the luminosity mask, it starts bringing back the original background of the original image (which the luminosity mask just got rid of). The white brush on the empty mask is not only painting over the results of the luminosity mask (like it looks like it's doing in your video) - making it full opacity...it's painting over the full original image again. Does that make sense? I've watched (and followed) the video a few times...what am i missing?
@@takebetterphotos8132 I get the same thing..when I paint on the empty mask layer to fill in the transparency, it is over-painting past the subject and bringing the background back. How are you telling it to limit the white brush to only be on the subject? I'm aware I could select the subject and paint within the selection as you do in the second example, but in the first, you don't do that...How is it limited to just the subject?
I loaded two images in Affinity Photo 2 so they are in two separate layers. When I right click on the Mask Icon, nothing happens.
Sorry for delayed reply to your question. Seems affinity changed the behaviour again. Try al or option clicking instead.
You picked easy pictures, contrast was like 2 colors, hair and background, easy to make separation.
Actually I had trouble with Affinity's refine brush getting a precise enough mask with these photos. That's why this alternative solution.
SUPER Helpful! Thank You!
glad its helpful
❤❤❤ nice support me 😮