These are all equipped with a pre-built mask, to selectively edit the effect of an adjustment or a live filter. This opens the door for more creativity as adjustments and filter can be limited to specific portions of an image. Adjustments and Live Filters in Affinity Photo iPadĪdjustment and live filter layers work non-destructively in Affinity Photo for iPad. From here, you can use the Opacity slider to adjust the opacity of the mask. This will bring up the Mask Options dialog box. If you want to adjust the opacity of a grey mask, simply double-tap on the mask in the Layers panel. As you paint, the layer will fade into the background. Then, simply paint over the areas you want to hide. Next, select the Paint Brush tool and set your Foreground color to a shade of grey. This will add a white mask to your layer. To create a grey mask, select the layer you want to mask and then tap on the “Add Mask” button at the bottom of the Layers panel. For example, you might use a grey mask to fade an image into the background. Grey masks blend different layers together in a smooth manner. The darker the pixel, the less the layer will show through. The lighter the pixel, the more the layer will show through. It is made of pixels set to various shades of grey. Grey MaskĪ grey mask is a type of layer mask to create a soft transition between two colors. Now that you know the basics of layer masks, let’s review Grey Masks in more detail.
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– We cover live filter layers & how to use them in this tutorial (we’ll be covering them here as well). Adjust the Hardness, Flow, Opacity and Width from the context toolbar.įurthermore, live filter layers as they are equipped with a pre-built mask.The new mask will cover the entire layer, regardless of any existing selections. Tap the “+” button and choose Empty Mask Layer from the pop-up menu.From the Mask menu, tap the “+” button to reveal a pop-up menu.There are two ways to create a mask layer from Layers Studio as follows, Moves insertion point to start of next paragraphĪdd the key to shortcuts that move the insertion point to also select text between the insertion point's start and end positions.Vector Mask How to Create a Mask and How It WorksĪpplying layer masking in Affinity Photo for iPad is easy. Moves insertion point to start of current paragraph Moves insertion point to end of text frame Moves insertion point to start of text frame Moves insertion point one character right They can be changed to standard macOS key combinations in Affinity Photo's Keyboards Shortcuts preferences. Setting brush properties on page (after setting above toggle)įor width: +left-click+drag (left/right) For width: + +left-click+drag (left/right)įor hardness: +left-click+drag (up/down) For hardness: + +left-click+drag (up/down)įor nozzle shape: +left-click+drag (left/right) For nozzle shape: + +left-click+drag (left/right)įor nozzle spacing: +left-click+drag (up/down) For nozzle spacing: + +left-click+drag (up/down)įor nozzle rotation: +left-click+drag (left/right) For nozzle rotation: + +left-click+drag (left/right)īy default, Serif-chosen keyboard shortcuts are used to adjust character spacing, baseline and paragraph leading, move the insertion point within text, and select text. Toggle brush properties (for width, hardness, shape/spacing or rotation):
Paint a brush stroke along a straight line To prevent unwanted toggling between tools, enable Use modifier to cycle tools via the Tools options on the app's Preferences.Ĭhange selected layer content/brush tool's opacityĭecrease/increase brush width with on-screen readoutĭecrease/increase brush hardness with on-screen readout drag corner handle Drag corner handle then hold down right mouse buttonĬancel a sizing, moving, or creating operationġ Nudge distances are customizable via Affinity Photo>Preferences>Toolsġ Nudge distances are customizable via Edit>Preferences>Tools Move with horizontal, vertical or diagonal constraint Modify attribute listed on a panel or dialog Toggle between Crop Tool overlays (Crop Tool enabled)įlip golden spiral overlay (Crop Tool enabled)
(International and selected keyboards only) Set No fill on Stroke/Fill (or Color 1/Color 2) color selectors Set Stroke/Fill (or Color 1/Color 2) color selectors to black and white, respectively Swap Stroke/Fill (or Color 1/Color 2) color selectors Switch between Stroke/Fill (or Color 1/Color 2) color selectors (Color and Swatches panels)
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