AFFINITY PHOTO 2: GET PRECISE HAIR CUTOUTS WITH THE COMPOUND MASK AND LUMINOSITY RANGE LIVE MASK

In this video we show how to use tow of Affinity's Photo 2's powerful tools: the compound mask and luminosity range live mask to solve the difficult problem of creating hair cutouts

[AlecDrow]

This is really really good! Thank You for showing us this method! Great job!

[MOHAMEDHASSAN-fkjv]

This is tutorial is nothing short of brilliant.

[ptysme]

Thanks, great teaching style, easy to follow without being too complex.

[MikeLeski]

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!

[deln]

Brilliant! I didn't know of this method of fine-tuning a difficult selection. Thank you for this...

[earthtaurus]

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.

[jktolford]

Thanks! Very clear demonstration for a powerful technique.

[ryanmcnulty]

Thanks for explaining luminosity masks on affinity

[gandolfred]

Thank you for another method of creating an exact mask. I put that tutorial in bookmarks. ✅

[jogorodaviva]

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?

[gregmckay]

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.

[halltorstein]

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.

[challenger]

You picked easy pictures, contrast was like 2 colors, hair and background, easy to make separation.