Unwanted Tripod Shadow in the Fame? Try this Simple Fix

[@kenalexander8714]

Very useful suggestion for removing those shadows Robin.

[@RobinWhalley]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you.

[@donunicycle]

Sadly, I’ve never paid attention that there is an inpainting brush. Amazing what I can learn in your short videos. Thanks Robin.

[@RobinWhalley]

Happy to help. Thank you.

[@mauriziopalladino2514]

Grazie!!!Video sempre molto belli e spiegati molto bene..Complimenti!!!!

[@RobinWhalley]

Grazie mille. È sempre bello essere apprezzati.

[@philipzwick]

Nicely done and explained. I have found the Inpainting tool in Affinity to be much better than the Erase tools in other software.

[@RobinWhalley]

Thanks. Yes, I agree and think the Inpainting tool is a little under rated.

[@JohnCollins-iy1pw]

Two points Robin,1. I am using a Danish keyboard (EX-PAT) so the square bracket does not work easily, however the ALT+CTRL AND both mouse buttons does when increasing or decreasing the brush size does.2. What is the difference in your workflow to using the in-painting brush tool as against using free hand selection and in-painting from the edit menu?Just to finish I really like your instructions please keep them coming.

[@RobinWhalley]

I'm pleased you like the videos. Thank you. As for the keyboard, yes there will be different variations around the world, but I can only share the ones I know. Thanks for adding this in case someone else has the same setup. Regarding the use of the Inpainting brush, there is no difference in the end result with the method you mention. Personally, I prefer the Inpainting brush as I feel I have more control over the results and the precision. It's like most things in Affinity Photo, I could achieve the same result in multiple ways, so I pick the one that I find easiest. I should add that I also use a graphics tablet which means I have additional control over brush tools with things like pressure sensitivity.

[@marzman7]

Why does the inpainting tool not seem to work as well in the develop module?

[@RobinWhalley]

I don't know but then I never use it in the Develop Persona. Any changes you make there become "backed in" to the image. I find it's better to make changes like this on layers in the Photo Persona.

[@yourrecommend525]

Sir how do you come across such methods? Is it buy hit and trial or working with developers directly🤔

[@RobinWhalley]

22 years of photo editing experience is the easy answer. I know what the tools do and so I come up with ideas of situations where they will be useful.

[@kbqvist]

Is there a case for trying a 'lightening' blend mode for the repair layer, or will that just create more mess?

[@RobinWhalley]

I have seen people make shadow repairs by lightening the area. Personally I've never managed to make what I consider a realistic repair. If the shadow area was large and complex then I might attempt it but only if I didn't have an alternative. I've always found it best to try to minimise the shadow/try to position it in an area that allows for an easy repair. It's then easy to use the Inpainting brush.

[@kbqvist]

@@RobinWhalley Thanks Robin, I should probably have been clearer with my question. What I had in mind was to do as you suggest in the video, except using a 'lightening' blend mode on the repair layer, rather than normal blend mode.

[@RobinWhalley]

@@kbqvist Ah, I see. Thanks. I'm still not sure it would work as well because I would expect to have problems matching either the colour or the luminance of the surrounding areas. Give it a try on another image though and let me know if you think it works better.

[@rainytuesdaynight5099]

doesnt work at all

[@RobinWhalley]

If yu can see anything happening then you are missing a step out. My best guess without seeing you work is that you haven't set the Inpainting Brush option in the toolbar to sample "All layers". It defaults to "Current Layer" which has no impact when you try to use it on the new empty layer. I explain this fairly early in the video.