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| The Monochrome Masking Method
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 SummaryWhile there are excellent selection and masking methods in Affinity Photo, sometimes it is more convenient or more powerful to start with a pixel layer and build the monochrome image that will become a mask. Here's just a few of the ways you can do this. VideoClick image to watch on YouTube: DetailPublication Date: 17-Nov-21 Duration: 7:50 The basic principle is to create a monochrome layer and then use the Channels tab to turn this into a saved mask in a Spare Channel. You can do a normal selection using Edit/Fill to make the selected area white and Edit/Matte to fill in transparent pixels with black. You can also use the many different ways of turning the image into monochrome and then using this as a powerful way of masking. See alsoAffinity Photo Tutorials on Masking Affinity Photo Tutorials on Selection Affinity Photo Tutorials on Monochrome (Black and White) 
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