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[Blueprint]

Affinity Photo

Short But Sweet - Issue 2

Autumnal Colouring Using A Rust Texture

A short written tutorial, showing how adding a rust texture to an image can give that image an autumnal look.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ucgltas6pfn5joc/Affinity%20Photo%20-%20Short%20But%20Sweet%20Issue%202%20-%20Autumnal%20Colouring.pdf?dl=0

[Blueprint]

Affinity Photo – Activ8 issue 40 -Ghost and Castle

This is a written tutorial adaptation of a Photoshop video tutorial by Blue Lightning TV. In which I have added a vintage image of a lady and added it to a castle doorway background. Then made the lady look as ghostly as I could and try and stick to the original tutorial as much as possible.

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pb4kqgu40fi15ur/Affinity%20Photo%20-%20issue%2040%20-Ghost%20and%20Castle.pdf?dl=0

[Blueprint]

Activ8 issue 41

Beginners Look At Affinity Photo pt 16

Some More Questions Answered

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zsx0y4io4lo7st7/Affinity%20Photo%20-%20issue%2041%20-%20Beginners%20Guide%20pt%2016%20-%20Some%20More%20%20Questions%20Answered.pdf?dl=0

[Blueprint]

Short But Sweet issue 3

Affinity Photo – A very simple Teal/Orange effect

A written tutorial looking at a way to add a basic Teal and Orange effect using the Split Toning adjustment. Both in the Photo Persona, where you can make a macro and the Develop Persona, where you can make a Preset.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/35dk93gavg5wmb6/Affinity%20Photo%20-%20Short%20But%20Sweet%20issue%203%20-%20Simple%20Teal-Orange%20effect.pdf?dl=0

[pruus]

@Blueprint great, thanks for your tutorials.

[Blueprint]

Affinity Photo – Written Tutorial

Layer Opacity Vs Fill Opacity

https://www.dropbox.com/s/e13vzzcdrh2kq1b/Affinity%20Photo%20-%20Activ8%20issue%2042%20-%20Opacity%20vs%20Fill.pdf?dl=0

[Blueprint]

Make A Black and White Macro from Olivio’s video tutorial

Olivio Sarikas made a video tutorial recently showing 5 different ways to make some black and white images

I am using one of those methods to make a Macro, so it will be easier to remember what to do to get the results like Olivio has shown.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/mb8e6hniupwc034/Affinity%20Photo%20-%20Short%20But%20Sweet%20issue%204%20-%20Make%20Black%20and%20White%20macro%20from%20Olivios%20video.pdf?dl=0

[Blueprint]

Activ8 – Issue 43 – A Written Tutorial

Affinity Software

Answering Some Text Questions

Can you have two different coloured text outlines?

How to get a Glitter Stroke Effect

Can you remove the red squiggly lines under words spelt incorrectly?

How do you stop correct words being highlighted as a miss spelt word?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/84ynm66cnnk0wsk/Affinity%20Photo%20-%20issue%2043%20-%20Answering%20Some%20Text%20Questions.pdf?dl=0

[Blueprint]

Activ8 – Written Tutorial – Issue 44

Affinity Photo – Using Guide Lines to make a Squared Background for an image

This is an adaptation of a magazines Photoshop tutorial. Where I show how to recreate the magazines ‘free giveaway’ background squared images. Then follow their tutorial to add an image to that squared background to create an arty image.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ouip8ncpak7ir3c/Affinity%20Photo%20-%20issue%2044%20-%20Guide%20Lines%20and%20Squared%20Backgrounds.pdf?dl=0

[Blueprint]

Another example of the previous tutorials use.

[Nancy6107]

Hello Carl,

I just discovered your tutorials and "Making Your Own Styles" is just what I was looking for. I wanted to save gradients. Something odd happened when I went to apply them and I thought you might know why.

When I open a blank document and place a photo in it, then click on the gradient style I created, it applies perfectly. But if I open a photo, or drag a photo into the workspace, and click on a style, it doesn't apply. When I go to the default styles and click on one of them, it does apply. I was wondering what it is about the style I created that is different and won't apply to a photo that has been 'opened' as opposed to 'placed'.

I hope you can help. Thank you.

Nancy

[Blueprint]

Hi Nancy,

Not 100% sure why you are having problems with the 'Styles'. The main difference as far as I can see is the Layer types. An image added via the Place command will be an (image) layer and an image opened as a jpg will be a (pixel) layer. In theory though, both layer types should be affected by a Style. If placing an image works best use that method. 

I did try the same thing on the owl image I posted above. The Style I used did affect the 'Placed, Image layer' much more than the 'Opened jpg, Pixel Layer'. But if I rasterised the 'image' layer making it a 'pixel' layer the style I used didn't affect it as much.

So, I have to surmise that Styles don't work too well with pixel layers, they need vector traits to work on, rather than flat pixel layers.

I guess some Styles will work the same on both types of layers. But in truth I really don't know the answer. Sorry

On 12/30/2020 at 7:50 PM, Nancy6107 said:

Hello Carl,

I just discovered your tutorials and "Making Your Own Styles" is just what I was looking for. I wanted to save gradients. Something odd happened when I went to apply them and I thought you might know why.

When I open a blank document and place a photo in it, then click on the gradient style I created, it applies perfectly. But if I open a photo, or drag a photo into the workspace, and click on a style, it doesn't apply. When I go to the default styles and click on one of them, it does apply. I was wondering what it is about the style I created that is different and won't apply to a photo that has been 'opened' as opposed to 'placed'.

I hope you can help. Thank you.

Nancy

 

[Nancy6107]

Thank you for responding. I've been playing around with some of the other styles and filters that you mention in the tutorial and have learned a lot. Affinity Photo is a great program and there is always some new technique to learn.

Nancy

[Blueprint]

Short But Sweet - Issue 05

Affinity Photo

Make A Different Black and White Macro

 

A different way to make a Black and White image Macro.

From the one shown in issue 4

https://www.dropbox.com/s/nakflr2h7jhm30d/Affinity%20Photo%20-%20Short%20But%20Sweet%20issue%205%20-%20Make%20A%20Different%20BnW%20Macro.pdf?dl=0

[Blueprint]

Depth Of Field Filter

A quick look at the Depth of Field filter in Affinity Photo.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/n7jmepytbzfllxm/Affinity%20Photo%20-%20issue%2045%20-%20Beginners%20Guide%2017%20-%20A%20look%20at%20the%20Depth%20of%20Field%20filter.pdf?dl=0

[Blueprint]

Beginners Look At How Affinity Designer and Affinity Photo - Select and Cut Out Objects

A quick look at how in Affinity Designer you can use Photo’s selection tools to, select an object cut it out and replace its background.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dvda1h1fu6trewe/Affinity%20Designer%20-%20issue%2046%20-%20Beginners%20Guide%20-%20Select%20and%20Cutout.pdf?dl=0

[AlWinRgbg]

One of the best threads in the whole forum.

 

Thank you guys soooo much! And please keep up that really great work of yours.

[Amateur Blazonry]

Are there any equivalent written not video (total newbie NO vector experience) for designer like these?

Edited March 18, 2021 by Amateur Blazonry
added written

[Blueprint]

I am sure there must be some out there, but I don't do Designer one's as I am not that good with that program. That said, many topics do overlap or can be done in Designer or Publisher.

[Blueprint]

Affinity Photo – Written Tutorial

Activ8 - Issue 47

Looking Through A Fake Wet Window

https://www.dropbox.com/s/cw3i8nqzalso8jg/Affinity%20Photo%20-%20Looking%20Through%20A%20Fake%20Wet%20Window%E2%80%A9.pdf?dl=0

[RussC]

Thanks for these. I look forward to learning from your work.

[Blueprint]

Short But Sweet – Issue 6

A Written Tutorial For Affinity Photo

Adding Gradient With A Mask

Rather than trying to add a gradient to a mask, which you may have trouble editing later if its needed. It is better to add a mask to the gradient on a Fill Layer. Allowing you alter the gradient as many times as you feel like it is needed.

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/l96px7ekkkx2fj9/Affinity%20Photo%20-%20Short%20But%20Sweet%20issue%206%20-%20Adding%20A%20Gradient%20With%20A%20Mask.pdf?dl=0

[Blueprint]

Short But Sweet Issue 7

Affinity Photo

Adding A Simple Orton Style Effect

A simplified description of the Orton Effect, is that it adds a brighter, sunnier and slightly blurred effect to an image (mainly Landscape images). This written tutorial shows a simplified Orton type effect, that you can add to your images.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/srzbhzxagn14yrg/Affinity%20Photo%20-%20Short%20But%20Sweet%20issue%207%20-%20An%20Easy%20Orton%20Effect.pdf?dl=0

[Blueprint]

Affinity Photo Written Tutorial

Short But Sweet Issue 8

Mute Colours Around Your Focal Point

This is an adaptation of a Photoshop tutorial. In which I try an bring out the focal point of the picture, by muting down the colours around it.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/rgz702e2j1umdtw/Affinity%20Photo%20-%20Short%20But%20Sweet%20Issue%208%20-%20Mute%20Colours%20around%20your%20focal%20point.pdf?dl=0

[Blueprint]

Re Previous Post.........

⁠I can see that the Vignette is a bit aggressive but its done to my tastes.

The tutorial is mainly about how to do something, not how far you have to take those adjustments. The idea isn't mine, I just passed on the info from a Photoshop tutorial. How subtle or aggressive you take the adjustments is up to your tastes, what you want to finish with and your start image.