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Thanks, Ronniemcbride.
For the (usual) non believers, thinking this is just liquify and making it look like a painting..here's the step by step.
Have fun !

Hi davidfelts,
Welcome to Affinity Forums :)
Affinity Designer/Photo does support PSD layers (text layers, vector layer, adjustments etc). However not all features are supported (PSD is a proprietary/poorly documented format). Currently we don't support PSD Smart Objects for example - they are imported as rasterised layers (flattened). Without seeing your file its difficult to tell you why some layers are being imported as pixel layers (rasterised), but if those are files were bought in a digital store it may eventually be because they contain PSD Smart Objects.

Hi mintcar,
Welcome to Affinity Forums :)
You can achieve a similar result with embedded documents in Affinity apps. Just drag an Affinity Designer/Photo file over an open document to embed it. You can transform, apply adjustment's, effects etc to the embedded document while keeping its contents intact. To edit the embedded document, double-click it on canvas or select it in the Layers panel and click Edit Document in the context toolbar (with the Move Tool selected) to open it in a new document tab. Edit it to your hearts content then close the embedded document tab. All changes will be reflected in the original document.

Hello Fellow Affinity users! :)
 
I am a long time graphics artist, cartoonist, and caricaturist.  ( 25 years )
I have been using Serif products for many years now.  I work on Apple Mac computers and iPad pro.
 
I have to say the the AFFINITY line of products are a trend setter and I believe it will revolutionize the photo and graphics world.  Especially with Adobe forcing people into monthly payments.
 
I currently use Affinity Designer and Affinity Photo for MAC and iPad Pro.
 
I am happy to say that I have been Adobe FREE for 2 years now and I am not even looking back.
 
I am very honored to be part of this wonderful community.  Everyone in the forums are very helpful, talented, and fun!
 
Best Regards,
Bill

Hello Fellow Affinity users! :)
 
I am a long time graphics artist, cartoonist, and caricaturist.  ( 25 years )
I have been using Serif products for many years now.  I work on Apple Mac computers and iPad pro.
 
I have to say the the AFFINITY line of products are a trend setter and I believe it will revolutionize the photo and graphics world.  Especially with Adobe forcing people into monthly payments.
 
I currently use Affinity Designer and Affinity Photo for MAC and iPad Pro.
 
I am happy to say that I have been Adobe FREE for 2 years now and I am not even looking back.
 
I am very honored to be part of this wonderful community.  Everyone in the forums are very helpful, talented, and fun!
 
Best Regards,
Bill

Status: Beta Release
Purpose: New features, fixes
Requirements: Purchased Affinity Photo
Mac App Store: Not Submitted
Download: Here
 
This is the first beta of a substantial change to our codebase and as much as we have tried to ensure the quality of the code, it should be considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing. In addition it is definitely worth noting that files created in Affinity 1.6 may not open in 1.5 so always make a copy of your important documents before opening them in 1.6 to ensure you do not accidentally overwrite them and are unable to open them in your 1.5 version.
 
To use this beta, simply download the file from the link given above and double-click on the file to open the installer. Follow the instructions to install the beta version. The beta sits alongside the Mac App Store version and will not interfere with it.
 
Fixes/Improvements:
First and foremost, the 1.6 version is mainly about: Light UI! (go to Preferences->User Interface) Improved view pan/zoom performance and new pixel-differencing pixel shader Improved performance with large documents New font chooser dropdown with recents, used fonts and favourites New Glyph browser Stroke stabiliser for all pencil and brush tools Align to key items (first/last selected) Text frame vertical alignment options Fit frame to text (double-click on bottom centre handle). Transform panel uses the rotation centre Scale/shear can now be performed about rotation centre Double-click now resets shape handles and rotate/shear handles Many PDF export improvements including vector export of multi-stop gradients Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements

I have no idea what you mean, Alfred... it's working fine for me? ;)
 

A more recent set of tutorials for 1.7 (and above) is available via affinity.serif.com or from Designer's Welcome screen.
The legacy tutorial set, also available on YouTube, includes:
1. Getting Started
•        Discover Affinity Designer
•        For Beginners
•        For Beginners Too
•        Using the Help System
•        CMYK Setup
•        Designing from a Sketch
•        New from Clipboard
•        Actual Size Zoom
•        Editing PDF Text
•        Using the Grade UI Kit
2. Artboards
•        Artboards: Basics
•        Artboards: Exporting and Printing
•        Artboards: Colour and Opacity
•        Artboards: From Content
•        Artboards: Design Aids
3. Drawing Lines and Shapes
•        Pen Power
•        Shapes
•        Convert to Curves
•        Corner Tool
•        Drawing Perfect Triangles
•        Stylish Strokes: Textured Lines
•        Stylish Strokes: Dashed Lines
4. Colour and Opacity
•        Complex Gradients
•        Adjusting Noise and Opacity in Fills
•        Transparency Tool
•        Changing Colours
•        Blend Modes
•        Colour Picker Tool
•        Colour Palette from Document
•        Colour Palette from Image
•        Pantone Colours
•        Global, Spot and Overprint Colours
•        Quick Opacity Setting
5. Layer control
•        Layers Panel
•        Lock Children
6. Object control
•        Selecting, Finding and Isolating Objects
•        Rotation Point: Overview
•        Rotation Point: Worked Example
•        Vector Scaling Options
7. Symbols and Assets
•        Symbols (1.5)
•        Assets (1.5)
8. Painting
•        Shading Using Raster Brushes
•        Adding Raster Texture
9. Text
•        Artistic, Frame and Shape Text
•        Text on a Path: Overview
•        Text on a Path: Worked Example
•        OpenType Typography
10. Media
•        Using Raster Images in a Composition
•        Film Noir Style Illustration
11. Saving, exporting and sharing
•        Save History
•        Soft Proofing
•        Exporting
•        Exporting: Layers
•        Exporting: Slices
•        Exporting: Continuous
•        Exporting: Automatic Directory/Folder Creation
•        Exporting: Multiple Outputs from a Single Slice
•        Exporting: Transparent and Coloured Backgrounds
•        Exporting User Settings and Keyboard Shortcuts
12. Design Aids
•        Constraints: Overview
•        Constraints: Worked Example for Web Design
•        Snapping and Dynamic Guides •        Snapping: Candidates
•        Snapping: Object Creation
•        Snapping: UI and Web Design
•        View Modes and Split View
•        New View
•        View Points
•        Grids: Icon Design
•        Grids: Floor Plans
•        Isometric Grid Drawings: Part 1 (Single Planes)
•        Isometric Grid Drawings: Part 2 (Multiple Planes)
•        Isometric Grid Drawings: Part 3 (Layers and Compounds)
•        Grids: Coloured Lines
 

DEPRECATED THREAD
The Photo tutorials listed below have been refreshed and moved. Please see this new thread or use the Affinity site Photo Desktop tutorials webpage
 
In support of our fantastic photo editing app, please use this comprehensive and structured set of videos for accelerated learning!
The video tutorials are available on Vimeo and YouTube via these links:
 
Vimeo - http://affin.co/PhotoVids
YouTube - http://affin.co/photoyt

We now have a specific Beginners Series of videos tailored to absolute beginners, with a more manageable pacing and focus on concepts and straightforward procedures. They all include subtitles to aid understanding.

The tutorial set includes:

Beginners Series
Opening & Saving -  YouTube / Vimeo Layers - YouTube / Vimeo Adjustments - YouTube / Vimeo Filters - YouTube / Vimeo Exporting - YouTube / Vimeo  
Introduction
Discover Affinity Photo Getting Started Technical Benefits  
Basics
Document Setup Layer Concepts Layers Overview Live Filter Layers Scaling and Transforming Cutting Out Understanding DPI Accessing Help  
Transforming
Document/Image Resizing Canvas Resizing Cropping: Practical Cropping: Aesthetic Straightening Images Cropping: Golden Spiral Cropping: Options Aligning Images  
Selections and Masking
Making Selections Refining Selections Pixel Selections from Layers Quick Masks Mask Layers Exposure Merging Clipping vs Masking Vector Masking Using Adjustment Layers on Masks - YouTube / Vimeo  
Correction
Adjustment Layers Levels Curves Shadows/Highlights Split Toning and Selective Colour LAB Colour Mode Defringing and Chromatic Aberration Live Perspective Haze Removal FFT Denoise Removing Lens Flares Changing Eye Colour Graduated ND Filter Effect Salvaging Underexposed Images Dual Perspective Correction Perspective Skew Correction - YouTube / Vimeo (New: 20th April)  
Retouching
Cloning Inpainting Frequency Separation Liquify: Retouching Vector-Based Retouching Enhancing Landscapes/Architecture Vector Architecture: Worked Example Enhancing Camera Phone Photography Making Images Pop Revealing Sky Detail Bringing Out Water Detail Quick Inpainting Crooked Horizons - YouTube / Vimeo  
RAW Development
Raw: Discover Develop Raw: Developing Images Raw: Overlays Raw: Redeveloping Images Raw: Noise Reduction Maximising Raw Latitude Custom Tone Curve Raw Development Quality 32-bit Raw Development - YouTube / Vimeo Raw Colour Quality Automatic Lens Corrections Raw: Recovering Overexposed Highlights Raw: Exposure Bias  
Getting Creative
Lighting Creative Gradients Creative Black & White Sepia Images Brushes Blend Modes Blend Ranges Liquify Persona Sky Replacement Adding Borders Text: Branding/Watermarking Diffuse Glow Displacement Circular Bokeh Swirling Bokeh Simulating Ambient Occlusion Texturing with Blend Modes Creating Atmosphere Creating Light Beams Vector Lighting Simple Gradients Technicolor Emulation - YouTube / Vimeo Creative Painting Colour toning with shapes Infrared Emulation Radial Blur Regular Tone Mapping Compositing Landscapes Adding Extended Borders Creating Photo Collages Abstract Ideas #01 Abstract Ideas #02 Enhancing Low Light Trails Light Painting Compositing Tone Mapping Portraits HSL Tonal Separation - YouTube / Vimeo Orton Effect - YouTube / Vimeo  
Design Aids
Snapshots Modifiers Designer/Photo Interworking Pixel Accurate Design Placing Documents Useful Keyboard Shortcuts Non Destructive Inpainting and Cloning Layer Creation Behaviour Layer Nesting Exporting 3D LUTs LUTs for Tonal Adjustments View Points Global Cloning Subtle Toning Multiple Colour Formats Scopes Curves Picker Non-Destructive Dodge & Burn Flexible Defringing Edge Detection for Masking Split & Mirror View Batch Processing Clone Sources Pixel Art Resize Direct PSD write-back (round tripping) Freehand Selection Tool Undo History Importing .abr Brushes Undo Brush with Snapshots Quick Toggling Panels - YouTube / Vimeo Light UI - YouTube / Vimeo Brush Stabilisation - YouTube / Vimeo  
Channels
Channels Channels for Alpha Masking Channels: Creating/Storing Selections Editing Single Channels Channels: Greyscale Blending Channel Packing  
Filters
Live Filter Layers (Also in Basics) Apply Image Apply Image: Equations Equations Filter Dust & Scratches Filter Halftone Scanlines Effect Mirror filter Diffuse Glow Filter Defeating Filter Limits  
Panoramas
Panoramas Tricky Panoramas Panorama Distortion Correction  
HDR (High Dynamic Range)
HDR: Merging & Tone Mapping HDR from one exposure - YouTube / Vimeo HDR: Tone Map Presets HDR: Panoramas HDR: Preprocessing HDR: Advanced Editing HDR: Ghosts Removal HDR: 32-bit Editing  
Focus Merging (Focus Stacking)
Focus Merging Focus Merge Retouching Focus Merging Bracketed Exposures  
Live Stacking
Maximum Stacking Big Stopper Effect Light Painting Blending Stacking: Long Exposure Simulation Stacking: Noise Reduction Stacking: Object Removal Stacking: Exposure Merging Stacking: Star Trail Effect  
Live Projections (360 editing, perspective projection)
360 Live Editing - YouTube / Vimeo 360 Advanced Editing 360 Retouching 360 Multiple Views 360 Roll Correction - YouTube / Vimeo Live Perspective Projection  
 OpenEXR/32-bit
OpenEXR Multichannel Import/Export OpenEXR Import Options Editing 32-bit 3D Renders OpenEXR: Using Alpha Channels & Association  
3D Render/Texture Work
Seamless Textures Clone Sources: Texture Creation Enhancing 3D Renders #01 Enhancing 3D Renders #02 Tone Mapping 3D Renders 3D Relighting with Normal Map Passes - YouTube / Vimeo  
Colour Management
OpenColorIO Setup OpenColorIO Adjustment Soft Proofing Printing on Mac Printing on Windows Wide Colour Profiles vs sRGB - YouTube / Vimeo  
Macros
Macros Macros: Equations Macros: Layer Behaviour Batch Processing with Macros  
Finishing Off
Sharpening Selective Sharpening Exporting Export Compression Efficiency  
Plugins
Installing Nik Plugins (macOS) Installing Nik Plugins (Windows) Installing & Using Nik Dfine  
Projects
Nature Portrait Supermoon Product Shot Retouching #01 Nighttime Architecture Workflow - YouTube / Vimeo Portrait Retouching Workflow - YouTube / Vimeo  
Bonus Content
Uplift Epic Skies (1.6 Bonus Content) - YouTube / Vimeo  
Windows Workflow videos
 
In addition to the regular tutorials, we've also got some workflow videos shot on the Windows version of Photo that cover using a variety of features to edit an image to completion. These tend to be released on a more informal basis.
Hadrian's Wall Tiled Building Portrait Retouching Monochromatic Architecture Canary Wharf Banded Demoiselle  
 
Please let us know about areas you think need covering, have problems with, don’t understand, or just tell us if we’re on the right or wrong track. Simply reply to this pinned topic.

Have fun with Affinity Photo!

Best wishes from the Affinity Documentation Team!

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Have changed this to an Epub for 1.5 (Updated Dec 7, 2016 with Gold Master Help File)
 
Here is a link to the Affinity Photo Help File in Epub Format for Version 1.5  (December 7, 2016) - works great in Ibooks. 

Very convenient to have in a portable format - or to use side by side with Affinity Photo on your computer.

    Link: https://app.box.com/s/bjv07ey7ryvqbg16zh4yjazcd65uw85c
 
    Alternate Link:  https://1drv.ms/u/s!AjuKWjfPlktwgfoEGfpoz65qzzsz_A
 
 
Just download it to your ipad and pick "open in IBooks"  or download it to your computer and email it to yourself and then pick "open in iBooks" from your iPad.

Its a spectacular resource on an iPad Pro.  If you have an android tablet, go to Google Play and search for "epub reader"
 

So, I fell in love with Affinity after about an hour of playing with it. I bought it and started bringing my favorite assets over from Photoshop and Illustrator, including some styles I have been using for years on my web projects. I thought perhaps others could use them too, so here they are with a bonus set of sticker styles.
 
Enjoy if they're of interest to you. 
 
UPDATE: New version 2.0! This time the gradients and strokes are tool editable. No more trips to the Effects Panel. This gives better and easier control of the styles.
 
BONUS: By request, 4 atmosphere styles. Included is the AD file with all styles applied for you to play with. Will likely only open in the latest beta. Sorry.
 
BONUS: Dream Metals styles! Aluminum, Gold, and Copper.


 
Find these and more at https://dscape-llc.com/affinity
 
 
 
 
 

Organic Brushes Set 2 [12 packs]
 
Changes
1. 120 Organic Brushes in 12 packs of 10 Brushes
2. Hand-drawn combination Texture Brush Nozzles
3. Adjusted Brush Dynamics to make use of accumulation and flow
4. Re-named Brush Labels in each pack to comply with new set structure
5. Combined into single .zip file
6. Added PDF sample sheets for download
7. Simplified visuals, removing old brush sample images
8. Old versions remain as separate zip files
 
 
Again I hope you have fun with them!
 




 
 
New Format
OB 2 Set 1.pdf
OB Set 2 Packs 1-12.zip
 
 
Old format
Old brush sets with original labelling compiled into single list
 
TB ORGANICS-2 Pack 19.zip
TB ORGANICS-2 Pack 20.zip
TB ORGANICS-2 Pack 21.zip
TB ORGANICS-2 Pack 22.zip
TB ORGANICS-2 Pack 23.zip
TB ORGANICS-2 Pack 24.zip
TB ORGANICS-2 Pack 25.zip
TB ORGANICS-2 Pack 26.zip
TB ORGANICS-2 Pack 27.zip
TB ORGANICS-2 Pack 28.zip
TB ORGANICS-2 Pack 32.zip
TB ORGANICS-2 Pack 33.zip
 
 

Here are a few wood styles:
 
The compressed styles file:
Knock_on_Wood.afstyles.zip

Here are some AD fabric styles:
The compressed styles files:
fabrics_1.afstyles.zip fabrics_2.afstyles.zip

Hey, Akira here.
 
May I present you my first brush set (pack?) for Affinity Photo. 
I've spent time to make them feel great for Apple Pencil, both directly on iPad Pro and via Astropad for desktop.
Each brush named accordingly to it's behaviour, and they are fun to use!
 
Will update the set as time goes on, so we are not stopping here.
 
Hope you enjoy them!
 
superquick video on importing brushes:
https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=yRYT3O4XacE
 
download link:
https://gumroad.com/products/BDpLP/

 
A quick demo of all brushes used in one project:
 

Status: Beta
Purpose: Stability & Critical fixes
Requirements: Purchased Affinity Designer
Mac App Store: Not Submitted
Download: 1.5.2 Beta 4 Here
 
This beta is intended to fix any critical issues found in the current App Store version and should be considered to be more stable than the App Store product.
 
To use this beta, simply download the file from the link given above and double-click on the file to open the installer. Follow the instructions to install the beta version. The beta sits alongside the Mac App Store version and will not interfere with it.
 
Fixes:
Enabled 32bit documents and associated studio UI (including OCIO) Resizing documents should scale guides and slices as appropriate so they appear to be in the correct location Fix for Mountain Lion in the new Export Persona (panels disappear completely and the app becomes unstable) EPS export improvements with thin lines and mitre joins Fixes for Text Styles (editing 'No Style' and clicking in certain areas of the style preview) OpenType tweaks Print speed improvements Fix for being able to measure between siblings inside groups and containers, also being able to measure immediate children of a container and between selected object and its ancestors. When space is tight, the measurements now appear out-of-line rather than scaling too small to be usable. Improved error reporting when opening PSD files Fix for PDF import of Japanese fonts Shortcut for soft-return is now shift+return Fix for issues seen when bleeds are unequal on different sides Fix for issues seen when trying to output selected areas to PDF and accidentally generating multi-page PDFs Automatic slice rectangle calculations should not include the layer effect inflation from the parents Improved output-path validation for Export Persona Added 32bit PSD export Added EXR/HDR export Initial support for new Touch Bar on MacBook Pro Added Polygonal and Magnetic lasso selection modes Fix for Fonts list jiggling around at times when moving up/down in the list Fix for copying groups within Symbols causing 'the beginning of the end' Had a baby daughter so wasn't around much Miscellaneous other fixes and improvements

Not every feature can be implemented at the same time. You can be certain that this is not an omission “by design” but just due to time constraints and a limited amount of staff to implement features; i. e. auto trace will come eventually, don’t give up on AD yet.

Yes
 
 
 
I would guess that it would be similar to how current betas for AP and AD are handled but we will see.

Hi Marco,
 
This issue is happening because the top right node on both L shapes is actually 2 nodes on top of each other if you switch to the node tool [A] and then click the top right node and press the delete key it will delete the node which should solve this issue :) Please note you will need to do this for both letters!
 
Hope this helps
 
C

Hi bodich,
You may want to uncheck View ▸ View Mode ▸ Clip to Canvas so you can see the difference, before applying those steps. Basically we are adding a rectangle to be used as a clipping mask so disabling Affinity Designer Clip to Canvas will let you see the effect of the rectangle being used as a clipping mask, otherwise seems you haven't done anything.
1. draw a rectangle (square in this case) with the same size as the canvas with both Fill and Stroke set to None.
2. then select and drag the five first groups - click the first on top in the Layers panel then press ⇧ (shift) and click on the fifth - over the rectangle layer you just created (not over its thumbnail but over the area on the right to clip them)
3. export to EPS as usual
The rectangle you have created will be converted to a clipping path when opened in Illustrator.

And the Lord saith: Thou shall atone for thine sins by releasing another beta soon. And 1.5 beta. And, like, ehm..., Publisher... ;) (seriously, I have been waiting for that one for ages and had to buy both Designer and Photo just to endure the pain... Addictions can be funny - turns out I am addicted to something I have never seen or imbibed yet. :rolleyes: )

Greetings,
How do I sign up for the Affinity Publisher Beta MAC beta testing?
 
Best Regards,
Bill