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I’m planning to put together some 25 texts of differing lengths and MS-Word layouts into one book. I intend to include a table of contents, an index, foot- or endnotes and cross references, and to apply a coherent set of text styles to the whole book. I’m not sure how I should go about such a project (e.g., using the Books feature or not) and would love to hear your suggestions. Once I know how to get going and what to aim for, I’ll be consulting MikeTO’s "Expert Guide to Affinity Publisher" and some other tuts for more detailed directions.

For printing booklets and such yourself, it's important to use good imposition software. Montax Imposer is free for paper sizes up to A4, allowing you to print A5 booklets.

This capability is available in the latest beta version:

If you tried Affinity Photo with the dark user interface you might want to try the light one. In my experience it increases legibility. Go to Edit/Settings/User Interface. There you can find also some other options to suit your preferences.

I'm not exactly sure what the issue is and what you need but I didn't have a problem removing the blue background. LAMAR SAFETY ORIENTATION STICKER (2).afdesign

Fascinating! Thanks, Trent, learned a lot!

Or contact them directly with a request to debug your file: https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/contact/

I think he refers to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%26H_Photo

Good to know, @IAMRENSI, but I'd better wait for next year's Black Friday. Happy Holidays and thanks for your tutorials!

@IAMRENSI Nice brushes, IAMRENSI! Missed the Black Friday sale. Any Xmas sale planned?

Yes, thorough and super clear!

I would say it's a bug. Blue shouldn't turn into green when the opacity is adjusted. If doing the same thing with a yellow stroke (not outline), the behavior is as expected when changing the opacity.

Very nice effect, smaldell! Thanks!

You're the best, Trent! Thank you for these practical and enlightening tutorials!

I also notice a lag in APh brushes that I don't see in, e.g., Xara Designer Pro. Funny thing is, I don't see this lag in Affinity Designer neither in the vector nor pixel persona.

This YouTube tutorial might help you create a wintery effect. In addition to thomaso's brush above, these brushes for drawing fallen/laying snow might be just what you need to turn your picture into a perfect Xmas scene.

I really appreciate your tutorials, Trent! They're snappy, yet packed with lots of information and tips.

Thank you for this wonderful resource, Mike!

Thanks so much! Very useful.

You contradict yourself, Wim. the OP actually asks for something new, not for a fix.

I would be nice if Affinity Photo, next to filter plugins, could also handle automation plugins, allowing plugins such as Topaz Photo AI to send back enlarged photos.

Perhaps the measurement numbers could be a bit larger, improving readability.

Great video again. Thanks. One thing, though, the perspective of the 'walkway' text looks a bit off compared to the 'stop' text. The latter seems to lie a bit flatter while the former seems to point more upwards. Might be the font and its size....

In addition to the blur effect, the Erase Brush Tool might come in handy in creating the desired feather effect.

Perhaps I misunderstand your remark as you only have to download the lens flare PNGs, drag & drop them in APh and adjust the position and blend mode & options.