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I can't speak for the company but this just my view. You know back in the day people complained about having to pay for for software for their individual OS and then complained that they had to pay twice for upgrades for two different operating systems. Companies like Adobe said hey we got a great answer to solve your problems and your gonna love it! We sell you the license to use the software and you never have pay to own the software and we call it a subscription. Then you can run your software on any computer you want. Well look where that lead us... lol Correct me if I am wrong: Software is still a product that not tangible like hardware but still tangible for the what its code produces. I guess this why they call it a digital product. I am assuming much of the code and functionality of the coding required is still bonded by the agreement of the OS ( as in Operating system - Apple, linux, Microsoft Android, IOS, and etc.) it utilizes to function. The code requirements is different for each OS differs therefore, making the software product actually two different products. The time it takes to code and the physical resources required for each come at a cost and that cost is tied into the value and price point of the product. So, in my opinion and this just my opinion so don't hunt me down to burn me, but it seems to me giving away products that go cross more operating systems would be costly and bad business for a company. I own both mac and PC Platform and if the cost of this application was to expensive I would probably make on a decision on wich OS is most important for me to run this software on. I mean its a debatable topic, but personally I really don't want to go back to a subscription and I only want to pay for the about as much of application functionality as I need. When the IOS version of it hits my IPAD pro I will buy that version too but I wont be buying a version for Another tablet operating system. -Ramble 2 cents completed lol

I am sure i get there by a 7 or 8th try, but i learned lot from this little experiment and now have to move on more to learn and not enough hours to learn it all....sigh

I don't know what to say...but thank you for sharing those words. I leave you with these words that I have on a posted note above my computer workspace. "Talent is natural. Skill is only developed by hours and hours of beating on your craft." ~ Will Smith

It is always the light...that blasted light always gets in the way lol! update :

Sounds tasty :P

All comments are welcome.

This is Top shelf work! Had you not said it was done in AD I would thought it was a 3D Render. You obviously do a lot of 3d work or photography Your eyes are well trained!

Thank You!

Great shot I love the color and tones in this image. Really Great work!!

Thanks guys!

Ok, Last one. I got to get some sleep! I gotta say though Affinity Photo is equally as much fun and addicting as Affinity Designer! I already thinking about how to cancel my plans tomorrow evening to tinker a bit more. lol

Thanks! Yah, I like combining odd themes like this. It is the type of fun stuff i don't get to do every day.

The past few months have been insane I haven't much time for personal work, but I am starting to see some light.... So many fun new features to test!

mm we give that a try. Thanks!

Hmmm, weird I set it to flatten on export, but still the issue remains. We will try again.

Great brush work Mr. Frankentoons!

"I am not up on all the designer lingo, but I do know I have to flatten any transparency in my cover designs before uploading the 300dpi PDF to my book printer. " Was this resolved and if so how? I have a student who has run into this same exact issue. Does anyone have a solution to this? This seems to be an issue with sending amazon Create Space as well. Here is the message that was received from their printer: Our reviewers did find some non-blocking issues with your files. Some of these issues may have been fixed causing alterations to your files. The interior contains transparency which is flattened during our processing and may result in a slight change in appearance. Best regards, The CreateSpace Team Transparencies, or layers, are created in the native file either to create a visual effect or sometimes, unintentionally. When a file is converted to PDF , transparencies do not always flatten as they should. We recommend flattening all transparent objects in the native file before submitting for review Transparencies can cause the file to fail at the printer or cause the file to print with missing content We will attempt to flatten transparencies in the review process and reject if unsuccessful Flattening transparencies in the review process can cause a color shift or a change of appearance in the content of the file Thank You.

Man you guys are production machines! You are rolling out some solid updates at an amazing speed! I applaud your hard work and efforts. I am looking forward to sinking my teeth into your latest version! Cheers!

Sweet! I own a copy on my mac, but I happy to buy one for my PC too! And look at all that cost savings. Cant beat that! Subscriptions can kiss it!

whoa I just got a chill of excitement!

You are very Welcome! Thanks for watching and for your kind words of support!

* First off let me start by saying that I am in no way affiliated or paid by Serif or the creators of Affinity Designer. Your question is a pretty loaded question and that really is dependent upon your skill, knowledge, understanding and experience. I'm reading through the book now and I have not completed the entire book just yet, so take my response with a grain of salt. I think if you have gone through my Lynda course and you have also gone through all the free Affinity video tutorials and the entire help section of the application then you probably know most of what you need to know about the tool. I think the true beauty and benefit of this book is what you learn through the work of the 7 artist who contributed to the book. Being able to read how they approach a execute a a illustration or a design with the tools provided is what really makes this book worthy of the purchase. Being able to see someone else workflow and getting a bit insight into the different approaches is worth it alone. the book is well designed and arranged with solid content and a well balanced layout of information per page.You find plenty of great techniques that go beyond just knowing what the tools are and what they do. The book is titled as being a workbook and should be used in that manner. work along your favorite artist and come away with some better understanding of how to execute an illustration or a design in a particular style but also walk away with a better understanding of how to execute see and manage your own project or illustration. I know a lot about this application and even I am picking up a few tips and techniques from this book. If the book was rubbish I would say so, but I think all the positive stuff you hear thus far is well deserved and I don't think anyone can be unsatisfied with their purchase. if you can afford it then I think it worth having and that my professional and experienced opinion. I hope that answers your question.

This was a great series of work! I really dug the concept on this one too!

Wow this was 2 years ago! I need to get back to more illustration work specially with all the feature advancement that been made.