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Wow! Blue birds (Indigo Buntings) and blue butterflies! You're so lucky, Ldina! 😃 Beautiful work... Del

Yes, that's the one... Yes, I guess 'a bluebird on my shoulder' gives it away. Ha-ha! Go, Uncle Remus! 😀 I LOVED this movie too growing up in the South (of London Ha-ha!)... I am so glad you like the brushes. Yes, all the brushes I create for Affinity Photo will be free. There are so many more, but I have been going through them selecting only the best ones to upload, and trying to delete all the old, less interesting ones. Del

Thanks, Ldina. This is absolutely beautiful. I'm so glad you like my free 'Nature' brushes. I'm fascinated to see what you (and other Affinity Photo users) create while using them. I'm looking closely into your image now and thinking 'Has that plant been made using one of my brushes? Has that?' It's quite funny. I love to see other creative people's work. And to be able to create brushes that you/they might find useful is a great joy to me. And it's wonderful that you share not only your work (which is beautiful), but also a little background of your work process and the name of the bird (Indigo Bunting). I wonder if that isvthe bird in the Disney film 'Song of the South'. It's a wonderful film. One of my favourites.... I can't wait to see other work created by you. And to hear more of what you think of my brushes as you delve deeper into them. He-he! And there are quite a few... And to think that someone in America is using them makes me really happy... One of my favourite brushes is a Tree creating brush in the new brush pack I am creating, which I made quite by accident (below...no.1 and 2). It's such a joy to use... Other favourites (in the DEL_Nature 2024 Trees Branches Leaves brush pack), are: Roots & Rocks brush. There are loads of images of rocks, old branches, tree bark and grass laid down when you paint with it. I find it great for creating rocky outcropping when I am photobashing/matte painting.. But if there is any one of the images that you don't like, just create a duplicate of the brushe, delete that image (or images) in the Brush Texture box and you have a unique 'Nature' brush more suited to your needs... Branches, Twigs, Leaves brushes for painting branches with thin, medium and thick foliage. Branches, Tendrils, Yellow Leaves. I love this brush! For painting overhanging branches or just creating treetops by simply resizing the brush... Leaves 05 Green. Again, this brush creates great dense foliage with just a few brush strokes. Another of my favourites... Leaves 02. I use this to fill in areas that I want denser. I might add an Adjustment layer to it to make it darker... Moss on Trees brush. I use this to dab moss onto tree branches, tree trunks and old stone walls. Same with some of the lichen brushes to paint lichen... Check them out... 😀 And I am busy working on other brush packs... see screengrabs of the brush strokes below. They'll all be free. I'll upload them when they're ready. Some Nature, some additional Byzantium brushes... Thank you for sharing your work, Ldina... 😀 PS. You're so lucky to see such a beautiful bird where you live... Del

Hi, I just thought I'd upload this fun piece that I created using my free 'Byzantium' Brushes of Gold for Affinity Photo, which you can download below. They're great fun to use... 😀 Justinian I, was Emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 527 to 565. During his reign he began the ambitious renovatio imperii, or restoration of the Empire. His accomplishments were in military affairs, the law and the arts. He was known as the 'Sleepless Emperor' or the 'Emperor who Never Sleeps'. A little bit of history of Justinian I and the Byzantine Empire. DelN

Wow! It looks geat, Ldina... I like your use of the tiles...And the antennae look realistic... I am so glad you like the brushes... l😃 Remember, that you can duplicate and save another version of any of the brushes and remove some of the images or images in the sub-brushes that I have used to create you own unique brush... Keep posting your beautiful illustration work. I love to see it... Del

How about 'a droplet of water fell on the Tiger's tongue'? (from above) DelN

Maybe there is... It was the middle of the day and the Tiger was lazing in the sunshine. A thousand eyes were on him, but one eye in particular watched him more closely than the others. The eye of Ice Cream Man. He knew that the Tiger was hot and he timed his arrival with the hottest part of the day. The Tiger looked up as The Ice Cream Man stepped out from behind the Bird of Paradise plant holding a cool, colourful ice lolly - a Rocket. The Tiger's favourite! The Tiger looked up. The Ice Cream Man gave the ice lolly a little shake and a droplet of fruity water fell onto the Tiger's tongue. 'Is that for me?' asked the Tiger. 'Only if you can bend the stem of this tall, tall and beautiful plant so that I might pluck the flower,' replied the Ice Cream Man. And so the Tiger reached up and pulled the stem of the Bird of Paradise plant down so that the Ice Cream Man could pluck the flower. He handed the Tiger the ice lolly and plucked the flower, which he was going to present to his wife, Ice Cream Woman. He smiled as he walked off with the flower. But the Tiger was enjoying licking the Rocket ice lolly so much that he did not even notice the Ice Cream Man's departure. Would that do for the story? 😀 DelN

Wow! They look great... 'Tiger, Sun and Bird of Paradise' sounds like a book title... 😀 DelN

Looking forward to seeing what it looks like. 😃 Meanwhile, the 'Rocket' ice lolly and the 'Zoom' ice lolly of the 1970s. Very retro... Lady Penelope likes them... 😄 DelN

Interesting way you've discovered to achieve a very fluid look to the shapes, uuxxaa. They remind me of ice lollies...😛 And the typeface you've chosen is beautiful. I've not seen it before. It really compliments your designs. Have you thought about applying the effects to the typeface? Just a thought... 🙂 DelN

That's the most realistic illustration of a bird I have ever seen. Beautiful work, Ldina. Exquisite... DelN

Hi Marie-Louise, That's great! I love the texture on the toadstool cup! Its exquisite. Love your imagination... I want to see more 😀 DelN

Beautiful photo, Richard. The tree colours are amazing. I like your description of the spider. Very Stephen King... DelN

I used my free 'Nature' brushes for Affinity Photo to create the scene; the mists, textures, rocks and plants were just painted in and manipulated to create a misty desert scene. Then the horses showed up... I painted the green lichen on the rocks (left) with my 'DEL Nature 2024 Pt10 Moss' and 'DEL Nature 2024 Pt11_Lichen' brush categories. I used some of the brushes in 'DEL Nature 2024 Pt1 Shrubs & Plants' to paint in the plants, the 'DEL Nature 2024 Pt2 Rocks' to add the rocks, and one or two of the brushes to paint textures over the ground area, the sand and over the mountains, and even in the mist to give it a bit of texture. Sorry, I can't remember which brushes I used for this... DelN

Wow! Sansnom. Your work is so varied in style and exquisitely executed. I love so many of them. I even know several of the albums you've recreated so perfectly; 'Harvest' by Neil Young, being my favourite. I love Neil Young... I hope you are offering (or selling) your work as an illustrator to record companies. If these are album covers that you have recreated, your own work - from your own imagination - must be incredible. I love the 'No comment!… Just for fun!…' T-shirts... Great fun... Young people learning Affinity Photo and Designer who are interested in Graphic Design and Illustration need to see your work on the Affinity Forum. It will inspire them... Check out the 'Writers and Artists Yearbook'... DelN