drippy cat Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Hi everyone, I've just put three tutorials on YouTube aimed at complete beginners, although slightly more experienced users of Affinity can get something out of the third one. So here they are: https://youtu.be/mYwjdx9FJRA- Affinity Photo Tutorial for Beginners - 101 - don't panic! https://youtu.be/_sbuSNiiZWc- Affinity Photo Tutorial for Beginners - 102 - What is a Layer? https://youtu.be/aWx4X-Nes-s- Affinity Photo Beginners 103 - 5 Essential Photo Editing Steps If they are of some use to you then it's all good. Cheers, Simon Foster EdT3, MendipBlue, axel2078 and 11 others 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solly Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 The information in the tutorials was very helpful to me. Thank you very much for your work--I look forward to the series you mentioned. Quote Solly JFSJ N3MKH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulDean Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Hi, Fabulous information. Keep it up. I've worked with some of your tutorials in the past and was very pleased. Also it was very interesting to put a face with a voice. You don't look anything like I had you pictured in my mind. Again, thanks and I look forward to future tutorials. paul - Oaala, FL ovina1661 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonatoF Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Hi Simon, an excellent start and a big service to new users of Photo and image processing. Obviously a huge challenge to present just enough information without being overwhelming. A few suggestions: In the first video, you must have the "splash" screen (the one with samples to download) turned off, new users might find that confusing because they will see that screen first. Also in first video, a brief mention of the Personas, so in case they accidentally click on another one they will know to go back to the Photo Persona. For color balancing, I think beginners might find the "white balance" adjustment easier than the "colour balance" or "channel mixer", especially using the white balance picker. Or, even easier, the Auto White Balance filter. Not sure which video, but it would be a good idea to include how to save or export the changes. Keep up the good work, and thanks for sharing these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Affinity Jack Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Hi Simon, I'm pleased to see, that the "Affinity Family" is still growing. :) Welcome! Ciao Jack SHAYK3RZ and ovina1661 2 Quote Affinity Jack Video-Tutorials on YouTube in German with English Subtitles Link to my YouTube-Channel: AFFINITY JACK Author in the team of www.affinitytutorials.de, the website all about Affinity Photo & Affinity Designer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MendipBlue Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I've watched them and thought they were a great introduction to the product and an enjoyable watch. I'm looking forward to some more in depth tutorials to follow on from these ones. Elf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drippy cat Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 Thank you to all of you who replied. It is always a pleasure to get positive feedback. DonatoF - very good points and while I've just done the overview video for the Solid Foundations series I think I'll go back & mention the splash screen. So thanks for the suggestion. Yes; it is a large undertaking so at the moment I'm leaning towards the idea of multiple smaller courses that concentrate on specifics. So a foundations course which is what I'm working on at the moment. Then a raw processing course - not everyone uses raw but those that do deserve a fuller explanation. Maybe a toolbox course covering things like artistic effects, high & low key effects & so on. There's also scope for more advanced topics like beauty techniques, restoring old photos using multiple layer masks & so on. Let's face it; there's no shortage of topics with what is already a pretty rich feature set. Breaking things up into smaller courses at a lower price point means people can get what they want rather than having to fork out good money on a course they only need part of. It also means that, with feedback, I can be more responsive to people's needs. ovina1661 and MendipBlue 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNKLN Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Thanks! Nice to have a standard workflow for image processing? Is this the general accepted sequence, by the way, or just your own best practice? Elf 1 Quote Affinity Photo - Affinity Designer - Affinity Publisher | macOS Sonoma (14.2) on 16GB MBP14 2021 with 2.4 versions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drippy cat Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 Hi RNKLN. No; it's not general accepted practice, just a practice I advocate with reasons that work more often than not. For example, setting the dark and light sometimes results in colors being more intense as they get darker, so I prefer to do this before color balance work. In the past when I've advocated this approach I'll also mention when color balancing that it can also change the brightness so going back and tweaking the light and dark might be a good idea. Or that you should rotate before you crop because doing so afterwards will mean you'll just have to crop again and lose more of your picture than you intended. I know that if I suggest a way of doing things there will be another point of view - if nothing else because no one approach fits every photo. But if I'm teaching a course for beginners, one of the worst feelings is to encounter a large program like Affinity Photo with no idea about what to do first. There are other approaches like fixing the biggest problem first, then the next biggest & so on but that's a more advanced approach which I'd suggest further down the learning route. RNKLN and Elf 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsea Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Although watched a lot of tutorials and doing what is done in the video step by step, these video's are very welcome. Some real basic things I now see in your video's.. before often wondering why something went wrong one time, and good another.. This is a wonderful learning way for me. Thank you, seeing out for the next ones:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobNJ Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Thank you! Great info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadD Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Thanks! It's very clear and interestingly presented. Look forward to the more detailed series to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoNewbie Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Very good videos in an easy to understand clear flow for a beginner. Will you be posting here when the Solid Foundations series is ready? To subscribe i would have needed to sign up for a Google account and had no other need to do that, so didnt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drippy cat Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share Posted January 25, 2016 Hi PhotoNewbie. Yes, I'll be posting here, along with anywhere I can think of where Affinity Photo users hang out. But I'll post & update on this thread or start just one more thread with an appropriate title since I don't like it on other forums for other software when people start all manner of new threads to spam their product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeJay Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Used PS LR and now AP this appears to be the best, one can always learn even been doing it for many years, wonder how much of this one I will regularly use, a lot more than the others, simply because of yours and other tutorials, its far to much hard work to read manuals. Found your first three tutorials extremely simple to follow, and now waiting for the next ones Elf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drippy cat Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share Posted January 25, 2016 Thanks GeeJay. Funny things about what you said - over the years I've often been asked what software to get for blah etc. My reply has usually been along the lines of 1. How stable is it? 2. How good are it's core functions? 3. Howt many tutorials are there for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drippy cat Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 Hi, I've just released a preview video for the forthcoming tutorial series that I plan on publishing over at www.udemy.com. It's the first part of the rotating tutorials and here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WvtwM6iLOY&feature=youtu.be . So any comments at all are welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truongle Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 thanks for the videos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drippy cat Posted February 6, 2016 Author Share Posted February 6, 2016 You're welcome truongle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMGD Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 I have a question, is there also something like a measurement tool in Affinity Photo & Designer, like the Ruler tool in PS.??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted February 7, 2016 Staff Share Posted February 7, 2016 Hi JohnMGD, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) No, currently there's no measurement tool in Affinity apps. I would post this in the Feature Requests section. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elf Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 This is really fine work/demonstration...looking forward to your future offerings. ovina1661 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drippy cat Posted February 10, 2016 Author Share Posted February 10, 2016 Merci bien Elf! I'm working on them now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drippy cat Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 Hi; I've just added another taster video here: https://youtu.be/cmCVsquDBVk about creating sepia, selenium and cyanotype effects for your pictures. It will be available until Monday 28th February and then will be added to the upcoming video series to be made available at www.udemy.com. All comments welcomed. Madame 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drippy cat Posted February 22, 2016 Author Share Posted February 22, 2016 Hi everyone, I thought I'd give a quick update on the course progress because I'm getting quite a few people asking when it will be ready. I'm aiming for a mid/late March release, although if it goes beyond that it's because I want to take enough time to get it right. I will make announcements on this forum when it's ready. But thank you very much for your interest; it's very encouraging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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