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Affinity Software Tutorial - Beginners Guide - Using resources that claim to be just for Photoshop Users
There are many resources on the Internet, that new users of Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer and Affinity Publisher may be put off from checking out and using. Just because the Internet search and other adverts make out, they are ‘Photoshop’ specific.
This is just not the case, there is so much free stuff out there that non-Photoshop users can take advantage of.
This written tutorial looks some of these resources, things like; Overlays, Textures, Brushes, Backgrounds, Fonts, SVG files, Mock-Ups or Templates, Image Files and Presets or LUTs.
I have included, hyper-links to many video tutorials about using these resources. A few by me but most by other people.
Dropbox PDF Download Link
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fdh17v3mydz9i9r/Affinity%20Tutorials%20Vol-010%20-%20Affinity%20-%20Photoshop%20Resources.pdf?dl=0
 
Many folk for whatever reason, seem to have a problem with Dropbox. I am trying out also using Google Docs. First time, so if you get any problems let me know.
Google Doc PDF Download Link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g9Z8wpk__HoT4AjZKVfdkcIsabrJY2j7/view?usp=sharing

Below is my list of written tutorials I have done over the years. The first few were done using early versions of Affinity programs but they should still be ok. Some menus may have changed or tools look different but the basics are the same.
Also most are for Affinity Photo, but some could be done in Designer. Plus the "Beginners Look at Affinity Photo" ones will pretty much be the same in Affinity Designer and Publisher as all 3 programs have same basic functions. 
 
PhotoPlus and Affinity Photo – make a fake Starry Sky background
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3la5z4amc11wcgx/starry-Sky-PhotoPlus_and_Affinity_Photo.pdf?dl=0
 
Affinity Photo – Silk Embroidery Effect
https://www.dropbox.com/s/9h4mpso7i77z1oq/Affinity%20Photo%20-%20Silk%20Embroidery%20Effect.pdf?dl=0
 
Affinity Photo – Silk Embroidery Effect V2
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6usbza25vidgmck/Embroidery%20Tutorial%20v2.pdf?dl=0
 
Affinity Photo – Vintage Cabinet Frames
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bj2dsmwmy0juazk/cabinet-frames.pdf?dl=0
 
Affinity Photo – Fake Evening Sky with Rain and Lightening
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mlcdnducotitp1d/Fake_Evening_-_Lightning_-_Rain_-_Affinity_Photo.pdf?dl=0
 
Affinity Photo - Art Projects
Shows 2 ways to make a blank canvas on an easel have what might be a painted image on it, from a photograph.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8fx18c77t2dnulb/Art-Projects-sept2018.pdf?dl=0
 
Infrared V2 – Affinity Photo 3 ways to make fake Infrared images
I Needed a project to use in the Affinity Publisher beta, so I thought I’d update an old Serif PhotoPlus tutorial to an Affinity Photo tutorial.
It basically shows 3 methods to get Infrared style images.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0c0mgqfrbrdv4q5/Affinity%20Tutorial%20-%20Infrared-v2.pdf?dl=0
 
Affinity Photo – Convert German Video – Film Strip Image in 3 parts
pt 1
https://www.dropbox.com/s/iewleyt95a8qhdk/Photo_Film_Strip_-_German_Tutorial_pt1.pdf?dl=0
pt 2
https://www.dropbox.com/s/2j35gkvxr9emcq6/Photo_Film_Strip_-_German_Tutorial_pt2.pdf?dl=0
pt 3
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6yvxubgne0kqct4/Photo_Film_Strip_-_German_Tutorial_pt3.pdf?dl=0
 
Affinity Photo – False Water and Reflection
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4sm0qqikvp0hs0a/affinity-photo-false_water_and_reflection.pdf?dl=0
 
Affinity Photo – Chinese Painting Styles in 2 parts
pt 1
https://www.dropbox.com/s/uvqn9hf9mo2xwbr/Chinese_Painting_-Pt_01-_affinity-photo.pdf?dl=0
pt 2
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6ovc317ncjjosd0/Chinese_Painting_-Pt_02-_affinity-photo.pdf?dl=0
 
Affinity Photo – Beginners Look at Layer Masks
https://www.dropbox.com/s/c0lsf9e7kdymdyd/A-Photo-%20Beginners%20Look%20At%20Layer%20Masks.pdf?dl=0
 
Activ8 issue 1 – Better Cloning
https://www.dropbox.com/s/a1d283mn7icltzc/ACTIV8-issue1-BetterCloning.pdf?dl=0
 
Activ8 issue 2 – Spheres
https://www.dropbox.com/s/igufcf3unu4z84b/ACTIV8-issue2-spheres.pdf?dl=0
 
Activ8 issue 3 – Affinity Photo - Select Tree - Replace Sky – 2 ways
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lx0ko7f2xjqsg3r/ACTIV8-issue3-replacesky.pdf?dl=0
 
Activ8 issue 4 – Tri-Fold Image
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1iyp59mr3bzjlri/ACTIV8-issue4-TriFold-image.pdf?dl=0
 
Activ8 issue 5 – Emboss With Lighting
https://www.dropbox.com/s/t5r6tiz3c7k7o1s/ACTIV8-issue5-emboss-with-light.pdf?dl=0
 
Activ8 issue 6 – 3D Text
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gif1x6xrtfrp2z8/ACTIV8-issue6-Three-D-Text.pdf?dl=0
 
Activ8 issue 7 -Affinity Photo, Designer and Publisher – A look at Styles
This written tutorial, mainly aimed at beginners of any of the Affinity Software made for PC and Mac. It may work the same on iPad version but I don’t own one so can’t confirm that it will.
It looks at what Styles are, how to make some Gradient Styles and some Styles made from images. Then how to Export and Import your newly made Styles.
After that I do a basic overview of a couple of video tutorials I have made in the past. Using the Mirror Filter and the Equation filter to make new images, to then make Styles from.
Lastly, another overview of a recent video tutorial, which looks at using the Vector Crop Tool in Affinity Designer to grab sections of an image to then make Styles from.
The end of this PDF tutorial has interactive links to all the video tutorials and links to the downloads of all the Styles I have made in these video and written tutorials.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/82szaatnflaw8fk/ACTIV8-issue7-Styles.pdf?dl=0
 
Activ8 issue 8 – Affinity Photo – Make Sketch Image With Just The Channel Mixer
A while ago I made an Affinity Photo video tutorial about making a sketch image just using the Channel Mixer adjustment. I thought I’d up-date it slightly in this written tutorial, which can be done in Affinity Photo, Designer or Publisher.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6etmt3am6ljprwn/ACTIV8-issue7-ChannelMixer-Sketch.pdf?dl=0
 
Activ8 issue 8a – Affinity Software – 4 Creative yet simple ways to use Blend Modes
This is a written tutorial update of a video tutorial I did in Feb 2018.
They are fairly basic edits and will work best with an image that has a white background. So, I will use one I got from Pixabay, as are the other images used. Links to the video and image are in the written tutorial.
The video was done in Affinity Photo but this will be done in Affinity Designer but I see no reason why it can’t also be done in Publisher.
 https://www.dropbox.com/s/sluebvjl86nuk8e/ACTIV8-issue8-Four-Uses-for-Blend-Modes.pdf?dl=0
 
Activ8 issue 9 – A Beginners Look At Affinity Photo part 1
Looking at opening images and saving your edits. Plus, file formats also a look at the Layers Panel and Colour selection
 
Although tutorial is for Affinity Photo all will work pretty much the same in Affinity Designer
And Publisher
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7ztaxn4siom7evd/ACTIV8-issue9-Beginners%20Look%20at%20Affinity%20Photo%20pt01.pdf?dl=0
 
Activ8 issue 10 – A Beginners Look At Affinity Photo part 2
Looking at opening and setting up a new document other than an image. The Brush Tool and changing the Brush Tips. Then looking at the different types of Pixel and Vector layers you can make. Layer Masks and their use. Plus, a quick look at Text and Shape layers and the Glyph Browser.
As with part 1, most (if not all) of the information in this tutorial will work just as well in Affinity Designer and Publisher as all 3 programs are so similar.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kourodnfojwq26l/ACTIV8-issue10-Beginners%20Look%20at%20Affinity%20Photo-pt02.pdf?dl=0

Thank you for your hard work

Free Brushes for Affinity Photo.
Frost and Ice
The Fog
Particle
Under Water
Snowflakes
Bokeh
Broken Glass
Sky and Cloud
Glitter
Galaxy
Explosion
Light Effects 1
Light Effects 2
I'm looking for free glass styles, colored and clear. Does anyone have any? wish you a nice day.
Brushpack.zip

color palette for free for everything you want to do with it. have a nice day.

Skin Color.afpalette

I can imagine that it is complex but, could you look into a way to import PS styles  and actions in Designer/Photo for future releases.
I am certain that I am not the only one who would appreciate it.
Thank you
 
Urthwild

Made with Affinity Photo on Windows and iPad.

Thank you

Thank you x

Thought I'd give you a glimpse of some of the features that will be coming in 1.7.
 
Please note - this thread is only for discussing the features detailed here.  Postings related to other feature requests should be posted on their own thread (else they will get deleted from this thread).
 
We have spent considerable time overhauling the internals of some of our main tools.  It's been a labour of love, but it's going to open up greater possibilities for our core tool set.
 
The core tools are:
- Move tool
- Pen tool
- Node tool
- Shape creation tools
- Text tools
- Fill and Transparency tools
- Place Image tool
- Vector Crop tool
 
So, what improvements can be expected?
 
- Advanced grid editing on spread (move the grid origin and edit it's axis with a handy new widget, with full snapping of course)
- Guides can be created and moved in all the core tools, plus a toggle to turn guide editing off
- Move the artboard ruler origin (with editing toggle)
- Create objects and shapes into an arbitrary grid
- Rotate and flip objects in grid planes (great for people working in isometric), plus an option to rotate shapes in plane using the Move tool
- The Move tool will now allow you to cycle though selection boxes, including regular boxes and grid plane aligned boxes
- Snapping performance improvements
 

All made Affinity.
Me on my computer, Affinity Designer Workbook next to me, on my laptop.
 
+ I love creating the backside with the mirror function in Designer!
 

You don't say what colour/s look yellowish and pale?
Check the colour profile?
 RGB and CMYK just aren't the same thing so trying to get CMYK to look like RGB is not doable. You can get a close approximation but because RGB is based on light and hence much brighter, CMYK will always be a more muted representation. CMYK is based on pigment.

Hi Stephane,
 
Here are the possibilities:
 
(01)How to start an a new project or file in Affinity Photo with Transparent Background?:
You can create a new document in Affinity Photo,using the menu path:
        File > New
              [OR]
        'Ctrl' + 'N'
When the dialog shows up,check the 'Transparent Background' checkbox in the 'color' area of the 'New Document' dialog box,which is not checked by default.
 
(02)How to set a transparent background,in case you have forgotten to set Transparency when creating a new document in Affinity Photo?
In case you have forgotten to set the transparency checkbox when creating a new document,you can still set it by going to the menu path:
           Document > Transparent Background
 
(03)How to Export a logo in Affinity Photo to a .png file with Transparency:
In case you have created a logo in affinity photo, provided that you have already have removed the background color[using the 'flood select tool'[w] or other selection options]. If the background is transparent you will see white and grey boxes. You can now export .png file with transparency either using :
 
File > Export... [OR] 'Ctrl' + 'Alt' + 'Shift' + 'S' and choosing .png
 
[OR] second method would be using the 'Export Persona' Persona[its at the end with 3 circles]. Once you are in this persona,to the right side you will find Panels for 'Layers' and 'Slices'. All Logos or Graphics that are created in modules like for example 'Layers','Groups' etc are already provided as slices in the export panel,based on their dimensions(length,width),but you can create a custom slice by using the 'Slice Tool'(shortcut 'S' in export persona) to define your own area of slice.
 
Once slices are there,you can select each slice,in this case your logo image,and click the play like button(a Triangle button that collapses or expands slices) at the left side to reveal the export options that you can select. Click the '+' button to add multiple images,here you will choose the 'PNG' option from the dropdown. now click the 'export' button for each image to export one image format at a time manually,or you can click the 'Export Slices' which indicates the no of slices selected and export all the image formats in one go. 
 
In case you want to export the .png file when ever you make any changes to the layer,you can check the 'Continuous' option to let Affinity photo automatically export the .png file for you in background,when ever you save the document.
 
I hope you find these useful.
 
Thanks