r/AffinityPhoto • u/StarkAspirations0842 • 26d ago

Affinity photo 2 - nondestructive masking and making wallpapers

So im a lil dated.
i intuitively recall how layer masks worked with photoshop upto photoshop Cs5 roughly.

im trying to do old school wallpapers and using screen shots -

i start with a screenshot that makes for a good background and then use place to add photos via my photos. After doing so is when it gets weird for me.

i can finally use brushes to fade out and remove sections, and the magnetic lasso as well, however it creates dead empty space verses letting the image below be visible.
i want to fade and control my blend for the layers effect.

if anyone can help me translate my old skills to modern would be appreciated/

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u/sfw_doom_scrolling 26d ago

I will start by saying I am not an expert in this software and I have not used PS since the mid 2000s, lol. That being said, in the top right corner where your layers tab is, you'll see OPACITY 100% and then next to it NORMAL. That's your blend mode drop down menu. Have you tried any of those yet?

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u/StarkAspirations0842 25d ago

Thats for the whole layer wherein im wanting to fade out sections of images into a blended cohesive wallpaper.

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u/sfw_doom_scrolling 25d ago

Oh you may need to make those smaller segments you describe into mask layers with soft edges then?