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How to apply non-destructive live masking to your images
PART 3 OF 3
The feature-rich Affinity Photo 2 now has a new collection of live masks that enable you to mask layer content based on an image’s luminosity, hue or frequency (colour and tonal range).
We covered the Live Hue Range Mask in part one of this series, so we’ll focus on how the Live Band-pass Mask and the Live Luminosity Range Mask enable you to take more control. For example, when retouching a portrait you can use the Live Unsharp Mask to sharpen the shot. Sharpening works by increasing contrast around edges, such as eyelashes, for more impact. However. sharpening also exaggerates textures, such as skin pores. We’ll show you how to use the new Live Band-pass Mask in conjunction with the live Unsharp Mask to get a balance between sharpening details such as eyes while preventing features such as skin pores from being sharpened. We’ll also use the new Live Luminosity Range Mask to make selective tonal adjustments.