Master Selections in Affinity Photo

Use rectangular and elliptical marquee tools to create precise circle and square selections, start from center for perfect shapes, and apply masks to reveal or hide areas.

Enter quick mask mode with Q, refine a circular edge, then use the move tool and apply a mask for a precise cutout.

Learn how to use affinity shape tools to create precise selections and masks, including rectangle and heart shapes, loading selections, and placing photos inside shapes.

Apply soft edges to selections in affinity photo by using feathering, gaussian blur, and masking, then refine with paint brushes and shape-based approaches.

Combine three photos into a blank document, create circular frames with the ellipse tool, place photos as child layers, and add a background fill and outlines.

Master the flood select tool to isolate color regions, such as the sky or background. Refine with tolerance and contiguous options, then combine selections and apply curves or hsl edits.

Paint a selection with the selection brush, using add or subtract mode and alt shortcuts, then brighten the selection with a curves adjustment while keeping soft edges.

Master Affinity Photo's object selection tool, powered by on-device machine learning, to select whole or parts of objects, adjust with curves or recolor, and refine with multi-part settings.

Combine object selection with the selection brush to craft precise selections in Affinity Photo, starting with the object selection tool and cleaning up gaps for a clean, focused subject.

Refine selections in Affinity Photo using the Refine Selection dialog to sharpen edges, especially hair, with matte edges and smart foreground/background brushes, plus preview and output options.

Learn to create precise selections with the paintbrush, refine edges with mask painting, and apply color changes using HSL and brightness with curves, including techniques for minimizing fringing.

Explore a practice project that demonstrates quick and imperfect background removal in Affinity Photo, using object selection, curves adjustment, and masks; learn when precision matters and how to refine edges.

Master how to refine selections in Affinity Photo by adjusting edges with the refine tool, smoothing hair and sweater edges, using masks, and building separate layers for precise masking.

Refine the mask with a new fill layer and soft brush to refine edges, remove stray fabric, and sharpen corners; address hair fringing from background bleed.

Learn defringing techniques to clean hair edges by painting on a new pixel layer, using the clone brush with sampling, and adjusting fill and gradient tools to remove white halos.

Explore defringe techniques for hair edges by using the color blend mode, and compare this fast method with the clone brush approach to remove pink fringing around selections.

Learn to remove white fringing with the flood select tool, masking, and a black fill layer, then fix remaining fringe by painting on a new pixel layer.

Master curves to fix fringing around selections with the object selection tool, refine edges, mask, and brightness to brighten edges and hair tips on a white background.

Remove the yellow background with flood select and masking, then apply an HSL adjustment to fix the yellow color cast and refine skin tones and edges.

Apply HSL adjustments to change the dress color. Use the object selection tool and mask to refine edges and desaturate yellow fringing for a natural look.

Shrink selections to remove blue fringing in Affinity Photo using flood select with contiguous off, add to selection, adjust tolerance, and invert masks, then feather and smooth edges.

Select the subject with the object selection tool, refine the edges around hair and eyelashes, and apply a mask before adding a white background.

Defringe hair edges by sampling hair color with alt-click, painting on a new pixel layer with the color blend mode, and using hsl adjustments to reduce yellow.

Enhance lighting with a curves adjustment, selectively brighten the subject with a brush, then warm skin tones using an HSL tweak and organize layers for a clean before/after.

Master the pen tool in Affinity Photo using polygon mode to trace selections, convert paths to selections, refine with rubber band mode, invert masks, and replace artwork inside the frame.

Master smart mode in affinity photo by tracing with pen tool, using rubberband mode to place points at direction changes, then convert the trace into a selection with a mask.

Softening the mask, we blur only the edges created with the pen tool using Gaussian blur, adjusting the radius and placing the blur as a child layer to the mask.

Combine selection tools with the pen tool to precisely isolate a person, including hard-edged shoes, refine edges with masking, and soften edges using a targeted Gaussian blur.

Select the subject with the object selection tool, refine hair edges, apply a mask, and add a white background, preparing to refine the mask with the pen tool.

Improve the mask by tracing the jacket edge with the pen tool in smart mode, refine with black/white paint and Gaussian blur for a softer, cleaner edge.

Master defringing by removing color reflections from the shirt and jacket with object selection, HSL adjustments, and precise clone brush masking.

Brighten the subject with curves and layered brightness, painting selectively to preserve the background. Then adjust white balance to reduce orange and set up future shadow work.

Learn to select a subject in Affinity Photo using the object selection tool and pen tool, then mask, refine edges with Gaussian blur, and paint on the mask for cleanup.

Brighten the gingerbread man on a white background using curves adjustments and edge brightening. Refine with masks, gaussian blur, and an hsl adjustment to restore color and lighting.

Master creating natural shadows in Affinity Photo by organizing layers, applying an outer shadow, and refining with painted darkness and gaussian blur for a grounded subject.

Create an orange background by adjusting the fill layer hue, then use the pen tool in polygon mode and the node tool to shape, with brown shadows around gingerbread man.

Learn to select the subject and shadow with the object selection brush, refine the mask. Experiment with background colors while preparing to recreate the shadow.

Duplicate the fill layer, load the woman's selection to create a shadow mask; refine the shadow by painting on the mask, then adjust opacity and multiply blend mode.

Refine the hair by duplicating and flipping the left side, then using a mask and brush to paint in realistic detail, improving shadow areas and preparing for advanced hair selections.