I can't find Affinity Photo's Frame Tool

[Dani7]

Hello, I'm new to Affinity Photo and I am taking an online class to improve my skills on software such as Affinity Photo. However, my class' instruction video tells us to create a frame, like in order for us to put a picture in it, (screenshots attached) but I cannot for the life of me find the equivalent on AP, because my course is using Photoshop. I am so confused. I am not looking on how to make a picture frame on a photo I uploaded. I'm looking for where is the tool that you make a square/rectangle with an X inside and then can upload photos to! Please please please help me if you know what I'm talking about! I just downloaded AP too, so it shouldn't be that it's out of date. 

[Komatös]

Hi @Dani7

Affinity Publisher is the only programme that has picture frame tools. 

 

[Dani7]

19 minutes ago, Komatös said:

Hi @Dan77

Affinity Publisher is the only programme that has picture frame tools. 

 

Thank you for the information!!

[Komatös]

@Dani7

You are welcome.

In my opinion, picture frames make no sense in a photo/image editing programme. 

In a DTP programme, however, such a picture frame has its justification. As a (picture) placeholder for e.g. catalogues.

[iconoclast]

If it makes sense or not, you should be able to create a frame for example by using a selection, that you can fill on a separate layer on top. Or you could place your image in a document that is bigger than the image and use a separate layer with e.g. a white fill, as a kind of Passepartout or background. Or you could also use the shapes for it, with no fill, but a contour in the width of your choice. It depends a little bit on what you mean with "frame" and which method you prefer.