affinity designer Cut paper style image

[Kasper-V]

For no particular reason (except for keeping myself occupied and out of trouble) a picture of the China garden at Biddulph Grange.

Made in AD (and a little bit of APh) to look like it's cut paper and card. Based on some rather poor photos took in 2012. I must go back (when it's not raining this time). The original was made at 5x4 to fit A2 paper.

I'm pleased with the way the lettering came out. A nice bold font (Andre Heavy), with a Layer fx Bevel/Emboss Inner and Fill opacity set to zero.

[Ren De]

Thanks Kasper-V, I learn so much every time I open this forum! Great work!

[Alfred]

Lovely work, Steve! What did you need to (or choose to) do in Photo rather than Designer?

[Kasper-V]

2 hours ago, Alfred said:

What did you need to (or choose to) do in Photo rather than Designer?

Thanks Alfred! Well, I set up the original file in Photo, making the matte with a couple of shapes and a texture over the fill colour. (It's slightly bigger than the canvas so the Bevel/Emboss layer fx is mainly visible on the cut-out, not the edges.) The letters came at the end just before I added the fish, which I drew in Photo. Once I had the front and my guide photo in place I switched to Designer for the fiddly hand-drawn shapes. The Chinese fence and bridge I made up from symbols -- it took me two or three tries to get the colours and shading just as I wanted them.