Gnobelix

I will observe this problem, because I do a lot with recolor.
If there are similar problems, I will report
Remains to hoping, it was a user error.

Hello Rick,
I can, your problem does not really understand
I suspect, that you a layer have inadvertently changed or accidentally deleted.
I can not imagine anything else.
I have in your picture, a new adjustment level added, and there are no problems with the processing.
Best Regards
Gnobelix
 
 
Red Coloring Issue-2.afphoto

It will be in the 1.6.2 beta, as soon as 1.6.1 ships.

Hey, the new Shadows & Highlights in the latest Mac Beta is already highly discussed in the social media and the feedback is very positive!
Especially the new shadows recovery works absolutely great now and get a fantastic review. Well, the highlights recovery is better now as well, but still potential for improvements.
 
Can't await to check it out on my Windows machine....

I am looking forward to the new patch
 

Click here to download the latest beta
 
Status: Customer Beta
Purpose: Stability
Requirements: A valid product key, issued when Affinity Photo was purchased.

As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that you may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. 

We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post here and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback.

If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum.

Fixes
Fixed unable to adjust custom wet edges spline  Fixed parallel batch build failing to start (possibly also fixed random high CPU usage)  Fixed layer drag indicator in wrong position when moving layer below nested stack  Added missing Outlier option from Stack Options  Fixed Fill and Stroke swatch on context toolbar not matching applied colour in CMYK  Fixed Shape Fill cannot be changed easily if set to None before drawing  Fixed PDF export rastering vector objects in odd cases

We'll soon be testing out a new Shadows and Highlights algorithm in Develop (1.6.2). We are still looking at Develop, it's just that's one of the most complicated areas of the program, so changes are slower to implement.

Im near always happy with AP and AD. The Workflow is great, the programms are stable for hours of work per day and I made many artworks and prints for my clients this year with it.
I think you all affinity guys make and made a great job with it.

But, sorry to bother again, is the RAW Development Persona still on your to do list? Or is it the hated little child in AP? There are no changes within the last Betas for editing or loading RAW Files and other important functions like preset management, highlight and shadow recovery and many more. Im looking forward to finally see some steps there in the next Betas. 

Thank you!
With the test of version 1.6.1.91, i was not finished.
I am looking forward to testing the new beta release.
Best Regards
Gnobelix

Just another drawing similar to the Don Quixote drawing that I posted recently but it is much simpler. This is a drawing that I had done probably not long after Designer was released and I forgot that I'd done it. I used this picture as my first real project to get myself used to using Designer. I am a big fan of Albrecht Dürer and I hope that you enjoy it. I've included the outlines as well. 
 
Hokusai

Utpal,
Welcome to the Serif Affinity Forums.
Not to worry, if you email affinity@serif.com telling them/us what software you have (Photo or Designer or both) and on what platform (Mac or Windows) then we can organise the content for you, even after the offer is over as long as we are notified now. Link to this post in your email if you like

I've been posting on the forum here since Designer was released in 2014 but I've never posted anything of my own in the "Share your work". I'm always impressed by what others post and it inspired me to post something of my own. I chose this picture because it was so complex and it was overwhelming the amount of objects that I had to draw but I used it as a test to see how far Designer has come and I have to say that it has come a long ways since it was first released. Designer never quit or locked up on me and it performed beyond my expectations, especially on a project with so many boolean operations. I took an image that was done originally by the amazingly talented Gustave Doré and redid it completely in vectors using Designer. I did everything "by hand" as they say, I didn't use any kind of vectorizer as I feel that the results are never good enough. I also did the whole thing with a mouse, no Wacom. Somethings had to be created from scratch as the original was damaged in places so there are actually many differences between my version and the original but I think I've been able to maintain the spirit of the original. I've included some screenshots of the outlines to give you an idea of how many different objects there are. I'd like to give a giant "Thanks!" to MattP and the other developers for all their hard work. I'm especially thankful to them for adding a "Hide/Show All" command into Designer. It helped me greatly with this picture and I look forward to seeing what they will think of next.
 
Thanks for letting me share.
Hokusai

Here's a novel way of lightening an image.
Start with your image. Here's my wife, making a cup of tea.

Duplicate the image. Invert the top layer.

Now change the blend mode of this to Negation. The result is all white.
Then switch to the bottom layer and add a curves adjustment. Pull right up the left hand node, then grab the middle and start pulling it down.

The picture starts to lighten. Stop when it suits you.

The effect is quite pleasing, without losing contrast or blowing out whites.

Hello Pierre Hurtubise,
maybe will help the two tutorial´s from James Ritson onward.
here the link tutorial-1 and tutorial-2
 
have a nice weekend
Gnobelix
 
 

Hi Mark, '90 is really looking good on my system. I used it earlier to output artwork, photos and a catalog for a customer. All worked flawlessly. Thank you!
All Nik, Topaz, Corel Particle Shop plugins are working too.

I can confirm that FilterForge 6 works perfectly now.

Hello all,
my first impressions of the new beta are positive
following hardware and filters works without problems
Huion Graphic Tablet
NIK filter collection
Topaz Remask Filter
these program functions, also without problems
Qick Mask
mask layer
Images are inserted correctly
Great job from the team, the program gets better with every update.
I will continue testing.
Best Regards
Gnobelix

Hello all,
my first impressions of the new beta are positive
following hardware and filters works without problems
Huion Graphic Tablet
NIK filter collection
Topaz Remask Filter
these program functions, also without problems
Qick Mask
mask layer
Images are inserted correctly
Great job from the team, the program gets better with every update.
I will continue testing.
Best Regards
Gnobelix

great to see, how fast you are working now. Thank you.

And I thought you all went to sleep Mode after the Release ... Thanks for proving I was wrong

Imagenomic Noiseware doesn't crash AP anymore. 

so fast,  the new Beta, great.
Thanks to the team.
the weekend is reserved for the new beta.
 

I am looking forward to the new patch
 

If've created some calendar templates, assets (DE, EN, ES, FR) and a document color palette to create calendars for 2018.
 
Content of the zip archive:
▾ Assets
   ◻︎ Kalender-2018-DE-AT-CH-EN-ES-FR.afassets
▾ Color palette ◻︎ Farbpalette | Color palette | paleta de colores | palette de couleurs.afpalette
▾ DE
   ◻︎ DE_Kalender-DIN-A2-Hochformat.afdesign
   ◻︎ DE_Kalender-DIN-A2-Querformat.afdesign
   ◻︎ DE_Kalender-DIN-A3-Hochformat.afdesign
   ◻︎ DE_Kalender-DIN-A3-Querformat.afdesign
   ◻︎ DE_Kalender-DIN-A4-Hochformat.afdesign
   ◻︎ DE_Kalender-DIN-A4-Querformat.afdesign
▾ EN
   ◻︎ EN_Kalender-DIN-A2-Landscape.afdesign (Endformat W x H: 594 mm x 420 mm)
   ◻︎ EN_Kalender-DIN-A2-Portrait.afdesign (Endformat W x H: 420 mm x 594 mm)
   ◻︎ EN_Kalender-DIN-A3-Landscape.afdesign (Endformat W x H: 420 mm x 297 mm)
   ◻︎ EN_Kalender-DIN-A3-Portrait.afdesign (Endformat W x H: 297 mm x 420 mm)
   ◻︎ EN_Kalender-DIN-A4-Landscape.afdesign (Endformat W x H: 297 mm x 210 mm)
   ◻︎ EN_Kalender-DIN-A4-Portrait.afdesign (Endformat W x H: 210 mm x 297 mm)
◻︎ Kalendarium-DE-AT-CH-EN-ES-FR.afdesign
◻︎ Kalendarium-DE-AT-CH-EN-ES-FR.pdf
 
All afdesign files have a bleed of 3 mm and use the color profile ISO Coated v2 300% (ECI). Please contact your printing house before ordering and check the bleeds and color profile.
 
You will find an instruction (GERMAN) on my YouTube channel:
 
 
 
Hopefully these freebies are useful for you. Feel free to like and share...
 
Keep on drawin'
 
Norbert
 

I have made 10 free tone mapping presets. I have not seen any tone mapping presets for affinity photo so I made some for anybody who might want them. Of course they will not all work with every photo like all presets but I hope someone finds them useful : ) To upload them just click on the zip. file, then in the tone mapping persona on the presets menu; click "Import Presets", Enjoy! 
Thanks! 
Hanan Edwards Presets.zip