hack501b Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Does Affinity have a cut out programme similar to Photoshop (Elements) which allows for cutting around parts of an image following all the contours - either magnetic or manual? This is different, of course, to the crop tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted October 25, 2016 Staff Share Posted October 25, 2016 Hi hack501b, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) There will be magnetic & polygonal selection modes in the Free Hand Selection Tool in Affinity Photo 1.5. You may also try to use the Selection Brush Tool and then the Refine selection dialog (pressing the Refine... button in the context toolbar) for more complicated selections. Here's a video tutorial covering cutting out selections and another covering refining selections. For additional video covering this and other subjects please check the In-house Affinity Photo Video Tutorials thread. Schubi63 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hack501b Posted October 26, 2016 Author Share Posted October 26, 2016 Many thanks. That explains everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hack501b Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 I can`t find the Selection Brush Tool. The normal brush tool is there but not one for selection to use in cut outs. Can you point me in the right directionm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted October 29, 2016 Staff Share Posted October 29, 2016 Hi hack501b, The Selection Brush Tool is the fifth counting from the top of the toolbar (on the left). The new magnetic & polygonal selection modes are now available in Photo Beta 7 (Free hand Selection Tool). Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hack501b Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 I have the Vector Brush Tool in that position which is why I am asking the question. Is there some way of bringing up other modes (as in Photoshop). If so I can`t find a way of bringing it up. It looks like a good thing to have access to so I would like to try it out. Sorry if am missing something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted October 29, 2016 Staff Share Posted October 29, 2016 I believe you are using Affinity Designer, not Affinity Photo. They are different programs. The toolbar on the screenshot below is from Affinity Photo with the Selection Brush Tool selected. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hack501b Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 Sorry. I obviously got the wrong impression thinking it was an Affinity programme. Although having said that why not have it in Affinity? That would make it more competive with Photoshop Elements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madame Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Affinity has to programs. Affinity Designer and Affinity Photo. Affinity Photo is the program you want if you want to replace Photoshop Elements. (It's far to powerful than Elements, people are using it instead of Photoshop). Affinity Designer is the program you want if you are into web-design and digital painting and drawing. If you are on a PC, you can't buy Affinity Photo yet. Quote - Affinity Photo 2.3.0 - Affinity Designer 2.3.0 -Affinity Publisher 2.3.0 MacBook Pro 16 GB MacOS Sonoma 14.1.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 If you are on a PC, you can't buy Affinity Photo yet. If you are on a PC, you can't buy either app yet ;) but Affinity Designer is available as a (free) beta version. The Pixel Persona in Designer has a Selection Brush Tool. :) Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted October 30, 2016 Staff Share Posted October 30, 2016 Hi hack501b, You are using an Affinity software, probably Affinity Designer Beta running on Windows. As Alfred pointed out there's also a Selection Brush Tool in the Pixel Persona (menu File ▸ Personas ▸ Pixel) in Affinity Designer although this program is not directly comparable to Photoshop Elements. Affinity Photo which is our image editing program is the closest equivalent to Photoshop Elements. Affinity Designer is intended to be used for graphic/Web/UI design and illustration/painting. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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