![]() This will replay the macro and create the dodge and burn layer with a single click. With the layer deleted, click on the Play button in the Macro panel. Now for fun sake delete the Dodge and burn layer from the layers panel so we can test that our macro works as intended. That was easy right? Below you can see the different steps that you did in the above description. With these steps done, you are ready to hit the stop button to end recording. Click on the image with the new pixel layer activated to fill the layer with the neutral gray color.Ĭhange the blending mode of the layer to “overlay”. If you want to follow along with the sample used in this post, you should do the following before you hit the stop button:Ĭreate a new pixel layer, by clicking on the New layer button in the bottom right corner of the Layers panel.ĭouble-click on the layer name and change it to “Dodge and Burn Layer”.Ĭhoose the Flood Fill tool and change the foreground color to R 128, G 128, B 128 (which adds up to a 50% neutral gray color). Everything you do from now on and until you click the stop button will be recorded in the macro. To record macros, switch to the macro panel and then hit the record button. The macro library panel is where you can view all your recorded macros. Next, go to View > Studio > Library to enable the macro library panel. In this panel you have the control button that lets you record, stop and play a macro. This will bring up the macro recorder panel. To enable the panels just go to View > Studio > Macro. If you haven’t used macros before in Affinity Photo, you first need to enable the macro and library panel in your workspace. Enable the Macro and Library Panel in Affinity Photo If you want to build your editing skills in Affinity Photo and use a professional workflow for editing your image, take a look at the Affinity Photo Workflow Video Course. There are many other techniques where you can take shortcuts by creating macros, but in this post, we will record the dodge and burn technique as a macro. ![]() By using Affinity Photo macros, multiple step becomes almost a one-click solution before you are ready to dodge & burn.ĭownload our Free ebook: Quick Start Guide to Affinity Photoīefore being able to use this non-destructive dodge and burn technique, you need to create the layer and do some initial steps, and you need to do this each time you begin working on a new image. However, if you record these steps as a macro, you can skips these steps and instead simply click on the macro.Īffinity Photo will then perform the steps for you, so you can skip to dodge and burning immediately. This allows me to simply hide the dodge and burn layer if I should decide to regret the changes at a later point or I can change the dodge and burn applied at any stage during my post-processing workflow. For instance, when dodging and burning, I use a non-destructive approach which involves creating a layer with 50% gray and using a white or dark brush to dodge and burn the images. ![]() Using macros enables you to skip a lot of the basic steps that you apply to all images of a specific type. ![]() Do you want to automate some of the things you do over and over again in Affinity Photo? Or do you want to be able to apply a specific look with a single click and use this as your starting point? In this Affinity Photo macro tutorial, we will show you how to create your automated macros in Affinity Photo. ![]()
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