#Affinity photo content aware fill plus#

We adjusted our brush Hardness to 39% and Opacity to 43%. As you click + drag, the area will be adjusted with new information immediately.Īdjusting the Hardness, Opacity and Flow at the top left will make the blending a bit more smooth. Unlike the Inpainting tool, you won't see any kind of 'red' painting. The point doesn't remain fixed, it moves along with your mouse.Ĭlick and drag your mouse over an area you want changed. Wherever you click with this crosshair activated, your sample point will be placed. Your mouse icon will turn into a crosshair. We will be using the Clone Brush on this layer. This is where your clone sample will come from.Īdd another Pixel layer and change the Source at the top to Layers Beneath.

#Affinity photo content aware fill plus#

The plus sign indicates the sample area or sample point. In the image below you can't see the mouse or circle, but it is there. Your mouse will show as a circle and a little further away will be a little plus sign. Go again to the left side panel and click on the Clone Brush. With the Clone Brush, it will exactly clone the targeted area. You could use the Healing Brush but it can blur details. When you have gone as far as you can with the Inpainting Tool, the next step is the Clone Brush.

Step 3 - Use the Clone Brush Tool to fix artifacts In the image below, most of the object has been removed but there are few areas that need to be fixed. You can also go over an area more than once. The Inpainting Tool is intuitive to a point and if you are not happy, simply undo the action. Keep painting over the area until majority of the object has been removed. It also helps should you need to undo the action but don't want to undo all your work. For some complex objects, it's best to go bit by bit instead of painting over the entire area at once. Next, gradually paint over the area you want removed. Alternatively use your bracket keys,, to increase or decrease the size. You can adjust the brush size top left of the screen next to Width. If a large brush size is used on a small area, it will bring in too much of the surrounding area. For larger objects, such as the basket in our photo, we will use a bigger brush. For objects such as ropes, a smaller brush is better. The brush size has an affect on how the Inpainting Tool works. Step 2 - Adjust brush size and paint over unwanted area Affinity Photo will use the information from the image below while painting. You may need to click the little white arrow for the healing tools to access this tool.Īt the top of the screen, click on the drop menu that says Current and select Current Layer & Below. Next, click on the Inpainting tool on the left side panel. We are adding a new layer so that we can work non-destructively. Open your photo and under the Layers Panel click on Add Pixel Layer. Step 1 - Open photo and select Inpainting Tool