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Man with dog on the sea.
This abstract picture was created only from several textures, except the silhouette is from an AI image and was converted to black.
Everything was edited with Affinity Photo 2.5.7.
 

@Alfred, your right. The picture is not abstract enough. Its more a painterly Composite. I have learned some about layer and masking during making of this picture.
Glad that you liked it.
 
 
 

Man with dog on the sea.
This abstract picture was created only from several textures, except the silhouette is from an AI image and was converted to black.
Everything was edited with Affinity Photo 2.5.7.
 

The textures are a giveaway from serif, d.wüstenhagen textures.

Even without the man and the dog, I wouldn’t call the picture abstract (because the sky, the sea and the shore are all clearly representational). However, I love the textures you’ve used, and the result is beautiful.

Man with dog on the sea.
This abstract picture was created only from several textures, except the silhouette is from an AI image and was converted to black.
Everything was edited with Affinity Photo 2.5.7.
 

I have become so accustomed to sharpening with Vivid Layer and Gaussian Blur that I rarely use any other method.
https://youtu.be/efJ-j3cnO-c
So I create a macro to make my life a little easier. The radius for the blur filter should be at 1-2 px in my experience.

VividSharpen.afmacro

I wish you a beautiful advent season.
background from pixabay, candles from adobe stock, snowflakes from @v_kyr assets.

I wish you a beautiful advent season.
background from pixabay, candles from adobe stock, snowflakes from @v_kyr assets.

Advent, Adwent ein Lichtlein brennt. Erst Eins, dann Zwei, dann Drei und Vier. Aber wenn das 5. Lichtlein brennt, hast Du die Weihnachtszeit verpennt!
Advent, Advent a little light is burning. First one, then two, then three and four. But if the fifth light is on, you've missed the Christmas season! Sorry friends, but It rhymes in German.

I wish you a beautiful advent season.
background from pixabay, candles from adobe stock, snowflakes from @v_kyr assets.

Being decidedly artistically impaired, but with too much time on my hands this Thanksgiving Day (USA) here is a wish, well in advance, for everybody at Affinity and on the Forums. ☺️   "It is the thought that counts," they say.

Zoom Blur in Live Filter for Affinity Photo would be a great addition!!
In order to support further none destructive workflow.
Thank you.

Here's a list of the bugs which have been fixed in the beta build 2.6.0.2950
(fixes since the initial beta 2.6.0.2900)
Please reply in this forum to comment on any fixes which are in this list (in particular to let us know if you notice that something we say is fixed isn't!) To report any new bugs please do that against the relevant new feature post, or if the bug is unrelated to new functionality, report it in this "Other New bugs & issues" forum.
Changes/Bugs affecting all platforms
Improvements to the usage & performance data we collect in order to better understand which features are used the most. Export to PDF fails if using High Quality preset without embed ICC profile ticked AF-5175 Selecting XMP tags are not adding items to the reading order.  [AF-5142] Bugs affecting Desktop (Windows and macOS)
Publisher Quits When Adding an Empty Book Chapter [AF-5178] Text objects in compounds should be removed from the reading order  [AF-5163] Nested Anchor Hierarchy for Book Chapters is Flattened When the Export Window is Invoked or the File Reopened [AF-5134] Exporting a Book to PDF Only Includes Bookmarks for the First Chapter [AF-5131] Crash when opening up existing afbook and relinking chapters due to TOC    Using 'Mark as Decoration' in the tags panel on an image with custom tags will still include it in the Reading Order  [AF-5129] Setting a tag source to an XMP field will not automatically include that item in the Reading Order [AF-5128] Publisher 2 Beta Crashes After Prompt for Missing Resources [AF-5122] Develop Persona- NIKKOR Z 70-180mm f/2.8 correction identified incorrectly in the Lens panel (unsupported lens)  [AF-4990] Develop Persona- Sony 1.4 35mm GM correction not auto detected in the Lens panel [AF-4988] Develop Persona- Sony FE 24mm F1.4 GM correction not auto detected in the Lens panel [AF-4997] QR Code: Invalid URL icon overlaps the Visit target URL button [AF-3150] Develop Persona- Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG HSM Lens profile not identified in the lens panel   [AF-2140] Lens correction not identifying Canon RF 50mm f1.8 STM lens but Tamron AF 80-210mm instead.   [AF-1843] Bugs affecting Windows
Reading Order Panel: Crash when dragging article name text [AF-5173] Wet Edges checkbox is no longer a grey block   Go To Anchor doesn't centre the anchor on multi page spreads  Reading Order items are deselected after toggling Exclude  [AF-5140] Toggling non selected Reading Order Exclude option will toggle selected item [AF-5139] Bugs affecting macOS
Tagged PDF fails Acrobat Pro's accessibility checks Reading Order Panel: Dragging the Articles can rename them all! [AF-5174] Toggling non selected Reading Order Exclude option will toggle selected item [AF-5152] Double Clicking Go to Anchor fails to Go to the Selected Anchor on macOS [AF-5135]     Bugs affecting iPad
Reading Order items are deselected after toggling Exclude  [AF-5140] Toggling non selected Reading Order Exclude option will toggle selected item [AF-5153]

Some more textures and patterns created in Affinity Photo using Pattern Layers and my 'Byzantium' Gold Brushes.
DelN
 
 
 
 







 

Byzantium Antiques 02
 

Made with Affinity Photo 2.5.6 from various stock photos and my own stuff

Inspiring!

Made with Affinity Photo 2.5.6 from various stock photos and my own stuff

Made with Affinity Photo 2.5.6 from various stock photos and my own stuff

What he said! 👍

Made with Affinity Photo 2.5.6 from various stock photos and my own stuff

More please... 😀

Made with Affinity Photo 2.5.6 from various stock photos and my own stuff