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Hi everyone,
I created this Torus-Eye mandala in Affinity Designer. It is really a labor of love, but I am satisfied with the result.

There are genuinely no plans for us to remove the availability of our apps to purchase as a perpetual licence. I will say it is possible in the future there may be an optional way to have them via a Canva subscription plan (which could also include other integrations with Canva / cloud services which you would not get with the perpetual version). But it’s very early days and there isn't a firm plan on that.
I honestly think you'll all be pleased with the outcome of this. With the additional financial backing we have no pressure at all to release a V3 anytime soon, so can be 100% focused on ploughing all our efforts into free V2 updates for the foreseeable future - and we've got some great updates in the works. 
Realise this announcement has come as a surprise and I understand the feeling of uncertainty which is brings, but I do think it's all very positive for the company and our customers. 

Love 'em! Great work, Jonopen.

Another video!
When I lived on the Isle of Wight, we could hardly move without falling over a Morris Dancer. As a folksinger, I naturally met and made friends with a lot of dancers and musicians there. Some years ago, a lady name Helen Akitt wrote this funny song poking gentle fun at her Morris chums, a parody of the lovely song The Whitsun Dance, and I've been singing it ever since I discovered it. The assets in this still--the grass, trees and flowers--actually came from DrawPlus. I saved them as svg and imported them into AD. The unusual format with decorations down each side is because I made the 'pages' in A3 format with a view to printing them some time; YouTube resizes everything to 16:9, which would leave black bars at the sides.
And now I'm going to have a rest . . .
 

Hi all, I thought I'd give myself a quick project to explore Affinity's Shape tools and make a series of images.
I've made some fish like creatures, but other themes could easily used, like monsters, faces etc. I was thinking this idea could help new users learn about the Shape tools and generally have some creative fun.
When I get a few spare moments, my intention is to further embellish each shape with colours, different fills, backgrounds, text etc
 

Note: the bitmap fill is from The Shizzle Style and Brush Pack (Grizzle 1), the paper texture is from True Grit Texture Supply (Folio-Vellum) and additional line shading is from Artifex Forge's Vintage Engraved Patterns (Pattern 6). Yes, I have splashed out on the Spring Sale offers!  

Absolutely delightful! This grandpap fully appreciates the motivation to recover the youthful feelings of the grandads in the song. 

Another video!
When I lived on the Isle of Wight, we could hardly move without falling over a Morris Dancer. As a folksinger, I naturally met and made friends with a lot of dancers and musicians there. Some years ago, a lady name Helen Akitt wrote this funny song poking gentle fun at her Morris chums, a parody of the lovely song The Whitsun Dance, and I've been singing it ever since I discovered it. The assets in this still--the grass, trees and flowers--actually came from DrawPlus. I saved them as svg and imported them into AD. The unusual format with decorations down each side is because I made the 'pages' in A3 format with a view to printing them some time; YouTube resizes everything to 16:9, which would leave black bars at the sides.
And now I'm going to have a rest . . .
 

Another video!
When I lived on the Isle of Wight, we could hardly move without falling over a Morris Dancer. As a folksinger, I naturally met and made friends with a lot of dancers and musicians there. Some years ago, a lady name Helen Akitt wrote this funny song poking gentle fun at her Morris chums, a parody of the lovely song The Whitsun Dance, and I've been singing it ever since I discovered it. The assets in this still--the grass, trees and flowers--actually came from DrawPlus. I saved them as svg and imported them into AD. The unusual format with decorations down each side is because I made the 'pages' in A3 format with a view to printing them some time; YouTube resizes everything to 16:9, which would leave black bars at the sides.
And now I'm going to have a rest . . .
 

Another video!
When I lived on the Isle of Wight, we could hardly move without falling over a Morris Dancer. As a folksinger, I naturally met and made friends with a lot of dancers and musicians there. Some years ago, a lady name Helen Akitt wrote this funny song poking gentle fun at her Morris chums, a parody of the lovely song The Whitsun Dance, and I've been singing it ever since I discovered it. The assets in this still--the grass, trees and flowers--actually came from DrawPlus. I saved them as svg and imported them into AD. The unusual format with decorations down each side is because I made the 'pages' in A3 format with a view to printing them some time; YouTube resizes everything to 16:9, which would leave black bars at the sides.
And now I'm going to have a rest . . .
 

Another video!
When I lived on the Isle of Wight, we could hardly move without falling over a Morris Dancer. As a folksinger, I naturally met and made friends with a lot of dancers and musicians there. Some years ago, a lady name Helen Akitt wrote this funny song poking gentle fun at her Morris chums, a parody of the lovely song The Whitsun Dance, and I've been singing it ever since I discovered it. The assets in this still--the grass, trees and flowers--actually came from DrawPlus. I saved them as svg and imported them into AD. The unusual format with decorations down each side is because I made the 'pages' in A3 format with a view to printing them some time; YouTube resizes everything to 16:9, which would leave black bars at the sides.
And now I'm going to have a rest . . .
 

I was going to say that I am fairly new to the Affinity Suite but thinking back, I guess that I started in 2019. I have used all three extensively since I found them. I am another one who moved away from Adobe after many years, which I started when it was creative suite 3 and I upgraded and subscribed all the way along.
I use Affinity just for fun now, since I have retired, but I still find much joy in being creative. I typically use Affinity to create images and whatnot for use in my 3D projects, as image wraps, and the like. I'll share two projects that share some assets.
The first is my sardine can. I created this after I spent time drawing a clip art fish as a challenge to myself. I did borrow two assets from Pixaby - the tomatoes and the sailing ship.
The second is my three fishes pub sign, also created in Affinity Designer.
I sure am glad that I happened across the Affinity products.
BTW, I am just posting to share my work and sort of introduce myself. I am not looking for critiques.

Another one! You may know the old cowboy song, The Streets of Laredo, and you may even know of some other parodies, notably by the Smothers Brothers. This one is possibly older than the SBs'; writers' details in thevideo titles. All made in AD and Serif MoviePlus.
(I came across this version on the Mudcat Cafe (https://mudcat.org/), a great source of serious and humorous songs, and a great forum too.)
 
 

I began the illustrations for this in AD V1, but it went on the back burner for ages. I recently finished them -- all in V2 -- and yesterday I put the video together.
Billy Bennett was a very popular 'comic turn' on the Variety stage in the 1920s and 1930. He specialised in songs an monologues, includng parodies of well-known 'straight' monologues.
 

There’s also Allan Sherman’s parody, The Streets of Miami.
As @Solly observed, Steve, your video is hilarious.

That was absolutely hilarious! In elementary school we had music class that taught elementary music theory and 'classic' US folk songs (though many of those were British in origin). One song that particularly stuck in my mind because of its sad melody and haunting theme is "The Streets of Laredo." I will now add your most delightful version to my memory of the greatest cowboy songs and never be sad about those Laredo streets again. Well done, Sir!

Another one! You may know the old cowboy song, The Streets of Laredo, and you may even know of some other parodies, notably by the Smothers Brothers. This one is possibly older than the SBs'; writers' details in thevideo titles. All made in AD and Serif MoviePlus.
(I came across this version on the Mudcat Cafe (https://mudcat.org/), a great source of serious and humorous songs, and a great forum too.)
 
 

Another one! You may know the old cowboy song, The Streets of Laredo, and you may even know of some other parodies, notably by the Smothers Brothers. This one is possibly older than the SBs'; writers' details in thevideo titles. All made in AD and Serif MoviePlus.
(I came across this version on the Mudcat Cafe (https://mudcat.org/), a great source of serious and humorous songs, and a great forum too.)
 
 

Another one! You may know the old cowboy song, The Streets of Laredo, and you may even know of some other parodies, notably by the Smothers Brothers. This one is possibly older than the SBs'; writers' details in thevideo titles. All made in AD and Serif MoviePlus.
(I came across this version on the Mudcat Cafe (https://mudcat.org/), a great source of serious and humorous songs, and a great forum too.)
 
 

Another one! You may know the old cowboy song, The Streets of Laredo, and you may even know of some other parodies, notably by the Smothers Brothers. This one is possibly older than the SBs'; writers' details in thevideo titles. All made in AD and Serif MoviePlus.
(I came across this version on the Mudcat Cafe (https://mudcat.org/), a great source of serious and humorous songs, and a great forum too.)
 
 

Another one! You may know the old cowboy song, The Streets of Laredo, and you may even know of some other parodies, notably by the Smothers Brothers. This one is possibly older than the SBs'; writers' details in thevideo titles. All made in AD and Serif MoviePlus.
(I came across this version on the Mudcat Cafe (https://mudcat.org/), a great source of serious and humorous songs, and a great forum too.)
 
 

I began the illustrations for this in AD V1, but it went on the back burner for ages. I recently finished them -- all in V2 -- and yesterday I put the video together.
Billy Bennett was a very popular 'comic turn' on the Variety stage in the 1920s and 1930. He specialised in songs an monologues, includng parodies of well-known 'straight' monologues.
 

I began the illustrations for this in AD V1, but it went on the back burner for ages. I recently finished them -- all in V2 -- and yesterday I put the video together.
Billy Bennett was a very popular 'comic turn' on the Variety stage in the 1920s and 1930. He specialised in songs an monologues, includng parodies of well-known 'straight' monologues.
 

I began the illustrations for this in AD V1, but it went on the back burner for ages. I recently finished them -- all in V2 -- and yesterday I put the video together.
Billy Bennett was a very popular 'comic turn' on the Variety stage in the 1920s and 1930. He specialised in songs an monologues, includng parodies of well-known 'straight' monologues.
 

I could have called this Many hands (and feet) make light work. We're all getting browned off with Artificial Intelligence stealing copyright works. I thought it was time I made a stand and made my own AI image. In this case, it probably means Astonishing Inaccuracies.