EmmaW

Hey guys......so I was working on my new course...and got the the lesson on making brushes.....sooooo I had to amek some brushes. 
 
I made a set of fog/ smoke brushes in raster and a set of silky smooth stroke brushes for your vector applications. 
 
I have learned so much from the people on the site....I wanted to give back, so here ya go . I am working on new blog post and some new art using them....so I will keep you in the loop 
 
Feedback on them is always appreciated, I love making these sorts of tools 
 
Jeremy , www.7thseasonstudios.com
Stroke brushes -7th season studios .afbrushes
Smoke and fog brushes -7th season studios.afbrushes

Here we go again!
Brushes
Some of the brush sets used are available in the forum
Textured Pencils set
inkPainter Sketcher set
Organic Pattern Set 1
Colours
01-07 inktober 2020 Colours.zip
Base Shapes
The base shapes are in resources under:
Assets:Rock Monster World Plants
Assets:Camouflage I

01 Fish
Using Sketch and Concept brushes
Original:500 x 500mm 300dpi
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03 Bulky
Original:500 x 500mm 300dpi
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02 Wisp
Vector only
Original:500 x 500mm 300dpi
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FROG illustration!, made on affinity designer IPAD!
I love it this one, it was quite fun to work with it 🤣
  This tutorial is available on the Tutorial section Brushes used: MVB Package Download below https://gum.co/MVBpack

I´m quite enjoying creating these bi-planes in Affinity, keeping track of the layers is challenging though.

This Sketch effect.afmacro is my attempt to convert the technique demonstrated in the Affinity Revolution Transform any Photo into a Pencil Drawing (Affinity Photo Tutorial) into a useful Affinity Photo macro. These are the steps I came up with:

Since the first step selects the top layer regardless of its name or type, for best results it should be the only layer in the document & a pixel layer. The macro does not alter this layer so if you don't like the effect you can delete the layers it creates. The two user adjustments adjust the radius of the Gaussian blur & the Black Level of the Levels Adjustment layer. They can be tweaked after the macro is applied in the usual way. Adding some saturation back to the HSL "_desaturate" layer creates a colored pencil effect.
 
A couple of 'before & after' examples of what you can expect:
 
 
Comments, criticisms, & questions welcomed.

I confess that I have always been partial to Watercolor & Ink paintings. I suppose they’re something you can either love or hate. Anyway, I set out to create a method to simulate a Watercolor & Ink treatment on a photograph. I have attached a macro that will do this.

1 - Start with a Pixel layer. In most cases, you can open an image as a Background layer.
2 - Click the “Watercolor & Ink Simulation” macro to generate a nice, somewhat stylized image.
3 - The macro generates 2 groups - one for the base colors (the “watercolor” part) and one for the outlines (the “ink” part).
4 - You can adjust many of the parameters to your taste. Expand the “Outline Group” and the “Color Group” to access the individual layers.

I)    In the “Outline Group,” find the “Thicken Outlines” layer. This is a Levels adjustment. If you move the Black Level slider up or down, the outlines will become more or less prominent.
ii)   In the “Color Group,” there is a layer called “Lighten Colors.” This is also a Levels adjustment. Adjusting the Gamma slider up or down will lighten or darken the base colors.
iii)  In the “Color Group,” there is a layer called “Posterize Colors.” This is a Posterize adjustment, and its default value is 8. If you move this up or down, you can inject greater or fewer colors into the image, changing its effect from more realistic to more cartoon-like.

[As an aside, I am indebted to the Affinity Revolution user for his video tutorial entitled “Turn any Photo into a Pencil Drawing,” which formed the basis for much of the “Outline Group” portion of this effect. Thanks, Ezra!]

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So, here is a before and after version using an image taken at Hearst Castle in California.



And here is another before and after version taken at a very tourist-laden luau in Hawaii.


 
Watercolor and Ink.afmacros.zip

Vector Assets: Rock Monster Kit
Added a little Monster Construction Kit based upon Rock Monster World:
There are 2 complete samples contained in the assets from a current total of 12 
Asset: Rock Monster Kit
...Subcategories
1. Samples
2. Shapes
3. Textures 01
4. Fractures
5. Features
6. Textures 02
....samples as below and .zip file for installation:






Rock_Monster_Kit.zip