Bri-Toon Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Hello everyone, I made a series of video tutorials on Affinity Designer. I wanted to wait until I had at least 8 before making a topic on it. Now it's time to show what I put together. These tutorials require some background knowledge in the program. They are not so much meant to teach you how to use it, but they are to teach you a certain way of using the tools. I wanted to have each of these videos be nice and short but informative. I hope you get something from them. pioneer, DuctTape, tmatason and 4 others 7 Quote The website is still a work in progress. The "Comics" and "Shop" sections are not yet ready. Feel free to connect with me and let me know what you like or what can be improved. You can contact me here, on my contact page, YouTube channel, or Twitter account. Thanks and have a great day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peaches Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Hi there, These are good but too fast to see what you're doing easily and there is no speech, to tell you either. Could you zoom in or else put on screen what tools you are using as it is hard to see. Thanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri-Toon Posted November 14, 2017 Author Share Posted November 14, 2017 34 minutes ago, peaches said: Hi there, These are good but too fast to see what you're doing easily and there is no speech, to tell you either. Could you zoom in or else put on screen what tools you are using as it is hard to see. Thanks... Thank you for your feedback, and sure thing. In these videos, I was trying to keep them within a certain length and not to provide anything other than what was being covered in each, but someone else thought the same. So I know for future reference, which parts do you feel went too fast and needed more explanation? Quote The website is still a work in progress. The "Comics" and "Shop" sections are not yet ready. Feel free to connect with me and let me know what you like or what can be improved. You can contact me here, on my contact page, YouTube channel, or Twitter account. Thanks and have a great day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madame Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Hi. Thanks for the videos. You show good points regarding strokes and fill. I think I can learn a lot from them! When you use text instead of sound, I get confused when I need to read the text and you are showing what to do in the same time. The text appears and disappears before I know it's there. (I'm looking at what you do). I would like that the text is separated from the "doing". Then I can pause and read it in my own pace. A few times it appears on you desktop (?) I like that. I think the video would be better if you work in full screen, not so much "clutter". I hope you that this as a positive, friendly feedback. I'm looking forward to more tutorials. I haven't seen all of them yet, so I will see the rest tonight and tomorrow. Bri-Toon 1 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...
carl123 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 They are also too fast for me but if you access the settings option on the videos you can change the speed to 25% which makes them a bit easier to follow Madame 1 Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri-Toon Posted November 15, 2017 Author Share Posted November 15, 2017 I appreciate everyone's feedback, and I respect the honest criticism. Now I know what to improve. For tutorial 9, I will be sure to slow things down and be more explanatory. I guess it's like taking a new job. The trainer who has been there for a while does not realize how much needs to be covered because he or she is so use to the system. It's no problem at all. Would people still prefer a text tutorial, or a verbal one? MaryLou 1 Quote The website is still a work in progress. The "Comics" and "Shop" sections are not yet ready. Feel free to connect with me and let me know what you like or what can be improved. You can contact me here, on my contact page, YouTube channel, or Twitter account. Thanks and have a great day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzin Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Thank You for your helpful video's. Really appreciated, you covered things I could not find elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri-Toon Posted November 20, 2017 Author Share Posted November 20, 2017 I'm glad it helps. I'll be making more. Quote The website is still a work in progress. The "Comics" and "Shop" sections are not yet ready. Feel free to connect with me and let me know what you like or what can be improved. You can contact me here, on my contact page, YouTube channel, or Twitter account. Thanks and have a great day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SherylC Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 I think these are brilliant videos and explained very well, thank you Bri-Toon. I look forward to seeing more from you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryLou Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 On 11/15/2017 at 7:49 AM, Bri-Toon said: I appreciate everyone's feedback, and I respect the honest criticism. Now I know what to improve. For tutorial 9, I will be sure to slow things down and be more explanatory. I guess it's like taking a new job. The trainer who has been there for a while does not realize how much needs to be covered because he or she is so use to the system. It's no problem at all. Would people still prefer a text tutorial, or a verbal one? Myself, I prefer written tutorials. I can go back and re-read what I don't understand and do it again until I do. With videos, I spend far too much time backing up the video because I either didn't see how the author did something or there is no voice to tell me, and then there are people who have a heavy accent which makes it a bit difficult to understand. The written word takes care of all those problems. There's one video tut writer (don't recall his name) but he has an accent and tends to lower his voice when saying the last 3-4 words. So, I have to back it up again, usually several times, so I can figure it out. I have not tried these tutorials yet but will give them a shot. I only replied because you did ask what people prefer. Bri-Toon 1 Quote Windows 10 Home Affinity Designer 1.6.4.104 Affinity Photo 1.6.4.104 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grethe Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 I could not follow all the way. It is very, very fast and for foreigners it will be much better with a written tutorial. Otherwise it looks informative. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 I totally agree with MaryLou. I am not a native speaker, so I have a problem with video. Written text with images is somewhat more laborious, but it has easier updates and edits. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri-Toon Posted November 22, 2017 Author Share Posted November 22, 2017 Quote I only replied because you did ask what people prefer. And I appreciate it. I recently started a new job, so I haven't had a lot of time to make more videos, but I decided on something. I will have two video playlists. This one here for tips and tricks will stay as non-verbal and have subtitles, but next in the series, the screen will pause as the subtitles are shown so people have time to read them. In the second playlist which will be "Easy Affinity Guide," each video will be longer, and I will be speaking giving a general overview of everything. That way, when people watch the second series, the first might make a bit more sense since I did move very fast without realizing. Quote The website is still a work in progress. The "Comics" and "Shop" sections are not yet ready. Feel free to connect with me and let me know what you like or what can be improved. You can contact me here, on my contact page, YouTube channel, or Twitter account. Thanks and have a great day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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