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Update: Convert edges layer to b/w and add Gaussian Blur (adjust to taste). So sequence is now:
 
Layer/Duplicate layer. Filters/Detect/Detect Edges. Layer/Invert. Layer/New Adjustment Layer/Black & White Layer/New Live Filter Layer/Gaussian Blur (radius 1 or vary to taste) Blend Mode: Colour Burn. Add Curves above it all and pull up midtones. Play with Opacity to vary strength of effect. Worked better in some images. Gaussian Blur reduces cartoon effect and copes with irregular edge detection.

I haven't seen this before, so I figured I would share. This is a simple cartoon like effect. This is similar to the pseudo cell shading tutorial by Affinity, but that's because they used the edge detect tool too. So for what it's worth here we go.
First copy your background layer, CMD-J
Go to Filter, Detect, Detect Edges. Set the blend mode to subtract.
Add the adjustment layer, posterize. Adjust the levels for taste. My example uses 4.
That's it. Now you have a basic cartoon stylized picture. You can use all sorts of additional methods from here. But this seems a good starting point. Hope you find something useful in this. Cheers.

Check which file format your t-shirt fulfliment house takes. Usually, a png of around 2400px x 3000px will do the job.

Hi AD´s,
this is my first T-Shirt Design i did in AD.
What do you think?
 
Cheers
Sebastian

NormanPCN...
 
I tried to recreate this problem and - what do you know? - I imported an empty category too! Long story, short - when I renamed the category to omit characters such as "/" and "&" the macros exported and re-imported without a glitch. Maybe you'll want to try it again.
Luminosity Blend Options for Adjustments.afmacros.zip

About a month ago, I posted a number of macros for creating Luminosity Selections. These macros acted only on Pixel and Image layers, and could be used to create masks, adjustment layers, filters, etc. Today’s macros are a follow-up set, and are created to act on Adjustment Layers and Live Filter Layers.

These macros apply Blend Options to the adjustment and filter layers to produce the same results you would get with traditional luminosity selections and masks. However, these changes can be viewed in real time.

Instructions (see attached pictures):

1) Create an adjustment layer or a live filter layer like you normally would.

2) Apply the effect that the layer provides.

3) Now, click one of the Luminosity Blend Options macros to restrict the adjustment or filter effect to a luminosity range.


Notes:

1) Each macro restricts an Adjustment Layer or a Live Filter Layer based on the luminosity of the underlying composition - that is, the visible pixels in layers below the one being restricted.

2) NO additional channels are created, so files don’t become bloated.

3) Once you apply a macro to an adjustment or filter, you can change the luminosity restriction by choosing a different one, AND you can see the updates in real time. (For instance, if you want to darken an overexposed sky by applying a Levels layer, create the Levels adjustment layer and apply the “Lights 1 for Adjustments & Filters” macro. If you have affected too many of the midtones and darks, select “Lights 2 (or 3, or 4) for Adjustments & Filters” to restrict the adjustment toward lighter and lighter pixels.)

4) There is an additional macro called “Reset Blend Options to Normal” that will undo any changes the other macros have created, and return the Adjustment or Filter layer to its normal function.

Caveats:

5) Do not apply these macros to your baseline photo. They will not have the desired effect. These macros should be applied to Adjustment and Live Filter layers that are situated above the photo they are modifying.

6) As with my previous set of macros, I am one person with one computer. Obviously, I have not tested these macros in every possible situation. Use them if you like them. No guarantees are made.

7) If you like them, they are yours. Consider this to be “pay it forward” software. Enjoy it.
 
* * * *
 
Edit (Dec 7, 2016) - The afmacros zip file below has been replaced with a new file, named differently. This is in response to the post which follows this one. The edited attachment should work better (or, should I say, it should simply work).
 



Luminosity Blend Options for Adjustments.afmacros.zip

Open a photo of a plain white T-shirt and add a Fill layer with the colour that you want. Set the blend mode of the new layer to ‘Multiply’ so that the white areas of the T-shirt become coloured but the greyscale pattern of the wrinkles remains visible. Add the logo art on top.

Hello, I've created some HaldCLUT profiles based on Fuji's film simulations that work great with Affinity Photo's LUT adjustments.
 
Simply create a LUT adjustment, select "Infer LUT" and in the first dialogue pick "Hald CLUT Identity 12.png" and in the second your chosen simulation.  You can then save the adjustment as a profile for quick use in the future.
 

 
You can read more about them here: http://blog.sowerby.me/fuji-film-simulation-profiles/
 
Enjoy!
Fuji XTrans II HaldCLUT.zip

Here are some metal styles (mostly silver and gold textures):
 

   
The compressed styles file:
 
metal-styles.afstyles.zip

I decided to remove old trials and pack anything into a new format
 
Waiting for something like this
 
This is the DAUB Film Grain Macro with rigged parameters and non-destructive approach.
 
Download Here
 
 

 
 
 
To use it just install using Import Macro from Library Studio and click on it.
You'll be prompted with the following sliders:
 
First/Second Grain layer > Allow to manage the size/randomness of your grain
Grain Intensity > The level of micro contrast
Grain Smoothness > Further softness refinements if needed
 
You can also set a blending mode.
 
When you confirm, the filter creates a new layer, that you can further manipulate with Blend Ranges, adding a mask... Etc...
 
If you want to contribute I can share the equations behind this, I'm not as skilled as I would in maths...
I decided to remove them since they seem to frighten users a bit... :)
 
So any feedback to improve it is welcome!  :)

Here's 20 fur and hair brushes. They are fairly simple, but I like them. Enjoy.
Fur & Hair.afbrushes.zip

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
 
 

I am posting a third set of custom Textured brushes for Affinity Designer:
Textured pack 03 Intensity brushes (zip file - big - 30+mb)
 
These are more remakes of custom brushes I created for Expression3 back in 2004-2007. Plus quite a few new custom brushes and variants.
This set is also a continuation of the previous sets posted. Strokes developed with a moderately organic, mostly (un)natural media, water or oil based pigment like art approach in mind. There is a big variety of brush "looks" included. None of these are strict emulations of traditional media effects. Each is a little "digital" in its own way. There are quite a few wash stroke variations in this set and a few wild cards.
There are quite a few additional rugged drawing/wet inking brushes as well.
There are also several brushes with raged, dashed or random textures.
 
Example images of the strokes are attached here.
Hope the user base here finds this third set interesting and useful.

Hi Folks!
 
Here I am with a freebie.
This little project starts from the need to have a tool that mimics ink tension and viscosity.
In order to do this, and make it easy to use in AffinityPhoto I needed macros, and finally these are there!
You need AP 1.5.x in order to make it work!
 
Download the package here
 
 
 
 

How this combo works
 
The technique relies on Adjustment Curves and some special tools designed to keep anything non destructive.
Tools are simple stupid brushes that together with custom ramps deliver a viscosity effect on crossing lines, resulting in a credible feathering effect.
This happens only if used together with the layer stack generated by included macros.
 
To use them import both Macros (from Library Studio) and Tools available in the package, create a new document and click one of the effects (Ink and Wet Ink) form the Library Studio.
AP will create a layer stack composed of the adjustment, a fill layer (needed to make this adjustment work) and a pixel layer which is where you want to paint.
 
These tools are designed to work best for black inking.
If you want you can play with other colours too, just be aware of the clipped results you will obtain.
You can always re-colour your layer with further adjustments.
 
 
Hope you'll enjoy!

Hi folks!
It's time to update this thing... 
The same set, suitable for cartoonists, character designers and comic artists.



Now it is composed of:

4 layout tools
1 standard pencil and 3 layout pencils embedding typical colors like blue, red and green (you don't need to choose it from color picker).
Now with tilt for shading effect!

8 Inkers
G pens, trapezoid shaped and Sumi-e variants!
All these tools are sensitive to pen pressure and tilt.
Hope you'll enjoy it!
Grab it here!
 
PS. The old one is still here
 
 
DAUB_Comics Basic Set.zip

These are all my bookmarks i've collected since i started to use AD. The most of them are free resources, and i'm amazed how good quality resources you can find for free. 
 
Free vectors, photos and PSD Downloads | Freepik
[CG Textures] - Textures for 3D, graphic design and Photoshop!
GraphicBurger | Tasty design resources made with care for each pixel. Have a bite!
Free vector icons - SVG, PSD, PNG, EPS & Icon Font - Thousands of Free Icons
IM Free - Free Design Resources | Free Images, Free Icons
VectorStock | Vector Art, Images, Graphics & Clipart
Subtle Patterns | Free textures for your next web project.
Handpicked free fonts for graphic designers with commercial-use licenses. | Font Squirrel
WhatTheFont! « MyFonts
Free High Resolution Textures - gallery
Palette / dreamscape :: COLOURlovers
The Day's Color
dafont.com
Free Flyer Templates & PSD Party Flyer Design Blog
http://freebiesbug.com

Hi all,
 
It's been a while (don't ask) but I'd thought I'd update this list. There are now 18 tutorials on the channel, more to come. Created to enhance your skills and knowledge of Affinity Photo & Designer and take them to the next level. Don't forget to subscribe to stay up to date.These were created before the 1.5 Beta but you'll still benefit from them. If you would like to see anything in particular just leave a comment below.
 
They are all FREE and always will be, why? Because 1. The apps are so awesome and changed the way I work  2. There is such a great community on here and 3. Matt P is really cool  ;)  (thank you).
 
 
AFFINITY DESIGNER TUTORIALS
 
1. 
 
2. 
 
3. 
 
4. 
 
5. 
 
6. 
 
7. 
 (In this we create something similar to a Google advert) 
8. Preview Affinity Designs on a mobile device
 
9. Organising Assets using Lingo (Created before the 1.5 Beta)
 
 
AFFINITY PHOTO TUTORIALS
 
1. 
 
2. 
 
3. 
 
4. 
 
5. 
 
6. What are Personas?
 
7. How to remove spots and blemishes
 
8. Create a 1-5 star rating system (Cool trick to organise your pics)
 
9. Using Apple Photos with Affinity Photo
 
 
 
Allan

Yes, these values are the very same between these applications.
 
A stroke is composed of N dabs repeated along its length.
 
Flow controls single dab(*) opacity
Opacity controls the whole stroke opacity
 
 
Both can be combined achieving rich media effects
 

 
An analog comparison:
To have a Wash effect use Flow (Translucent) To have a Glaze effect use Opacity (Transparent) Currently AP can control Flow via tablet pressure (Flow Jitter), but not yet Opacity.
PS can control both.
 
 
In AP there is another way to achieve a credible glazing, setting the blending mode to Average.
 
 

 
(*) A dab is basically a brush profile, named nozzle in Affinity

Sorry not for AF but for Photos, take it or leave it. 
https://macphun.com/de/filters-for-photos
 

This is a way to do a little more creative vignette effect.
You get lots of control over how and where you want the effect.
If you've made it on one picture you can simply copy it to other images.
 
Cheers :)
 

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!

Welcome to the forums brknet :)
 
Yea! Use the Selection Brush to select the text and use Border Width and Ramp within the Refine section to get a better selection. Here's one I did earlier :)
 

This is the method I use to get a pencil like drawing appearance in Affinity Photo.

 

This isn't quite there in terms of the same quality of the sample you show, but it might be fun to try:
 
Filters>>Detect Edges
Layer Adjustments>>Invert
Layer Adjustments>>Black and White