R C-R Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 This Sketch effect.afmacro is my attempt to convert the technique demonstrated in the Affinity Revolution Transform any Photo into a Pencil Drawing (Affinity Photo Tutorial) into a useful Affinity Photo macro. These are the steps I came up with: Since the first step selects the top layer regardless of its name or type, for best results it should be the only layer in the document & a pixel layer. The macro does not alter this layer so if you don't like the effect you can delete the layers it creates. The two user adjustments adjust the radius of the Gaussian blur & the Black Level of the Levels Adjustment layer. They can be tweaked after the macro is applied in the usual way. Adding some saturation back to the HSL "_desaturate" layer creates a colored pencil effect. A couple of 'before & after' examples of what you can expect: Comments, criticisms, & questions welcomed. Paul Mudditt, Rarity6197, carl123 and 16 others 15 4 Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.5.3 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 All 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pioneer Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Just installed and tried, very impressed R C-R. Thank you very much for sharing. Cheers John Quote AMD Ryzen 7 5800 X. Nvidia GeForce RTX3060 64Gb Ram Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2.5.3 for Windows • Windows 11 (23H2 build 22631 4037) Home Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2.5.3 for iPad Pro 10.5 • iPad OS 17.6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share Posted March 12, 2018 I am glad you like it but thanks really should go to Affinity Revolution for the video -- all I did was adapt what I saw in it to a macro. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.5.3 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 All 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grethe Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 (edited) Thank you for sharing. I'm going to try it now. Edited March 12, 2018 by Grethe R C-R 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Thank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartRc Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 nice! Grethe 1 Quote Affinity Version 1 (10.6) Affinity Version 2.5.2 All (Designer | Photo | Publisher) Beta; 2.5 5.2613 OS:Windows 10 Pro 22H2 OS Build 19045.4412+ Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.19056.1000.0 Rig:AMD FX 8350 and AMD Radeon (R9 380 Series) Settings Version 21.04.01 Radeon Settings Version 2020 20.1.03) + Wacom Intuous 4M with driver 6.3.41-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM1 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Hi, I am having a problem getting Affinity Photo (iPad) to recognise this macro file. Any suggestions? Quote M1 IPad Air 10.9/256GB lpadOS 17.1.1 Apple Pencil (2nd gen). Affinity Photo 1.10.5 Affinity Design 1.10.5 Affinity Publisher 2, Affinity Designer 2, Affinity Photo 2 and betas. Official Online iPad Help documents (multi-lingual) here: https://affinity.https://affinity.help/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 29 minutes ago, DM1 said: Hi, I am having a problem getting Affinity Photo (iPad) to recognise this macro file. Any suggestions? It’s greyed out when I try to import it ‘as is’. If I rename it from *.macro to *.macros it becomes available for import and it seems to import correctly, but I can’t find it in the Macro studio. I think it may need to be exported via the Library panel rather than the Macro panel in the desktop version to make it available for use in the iPad version. DM1 1 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 I don't know if all desktop macros can be used with the iPad version but you can try this Sketch.afmacros version, which was exported from the Library panel & see if it works. Andy05 and Alfred 1 1 Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.5.3 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 All 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 8 minutes ago, R C-R said: I don't know if all desktop macros can be used with the iPad version but you can try this Sketch.afmacros version, which was exported from the Library panel & see if it works. That did the trick. Many thanks! R C-R 1 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
affwin Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Hi R C-R, great macro, gives very nice drawings. Thank you for sharing.Greetings Dieter Quote Germany, Affinity Photo WIN 1.7 , LR6, WIN10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1nf0t3ch Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 I downloaded your macro but the format is not recognised: Sketch effect.afmacro. I would appreciate any help. Regards, Ros Sketch effect.afmacro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted June 5, 2018 Staff Share Posted June 5, 2018 Hi 1nf0t3ch, Welcome to Affinity Forums Since this is an afmacro file (without an "S" at the end) - which contains the steps of a single macro - you have to import it from the Macro panel (not the Library which is used to import a set of macros - an .afmacros file). So go to menu View ▸ Studio ▸ Macro to enable this panel, click the Import icon on the top right of the panel and select the .afmacro file. To add it to the Library for later re-use click the second icon on the group on the right on the Macro panel. 1nf0t3ch and Pariah73 2 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1nf0t3ch Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 (edited) On 6/5/2018 at 5:12 PM, MEB said: Hi 1nf0t3ch, Welcome to Affinity Forums Since this is an afmacro file (without an "S" at the end) - which contains the steps of a single macro - you have to import it from the Macro panel (not the Library which is used to import a set of macros - an .afmacros file). So go to menu View ▸ Studio ▸ Macro to enable this panel, click the Import icon on the top right of the panel and select the .afmacro file. To add it to the Library for later re-use click the second icon on the group on the right on the Macro panel. Thank you so much. I will try this out! It worked very well! Thank you again! Regards, Ros Edited June 15, 2018 by 1nf0t3ch Update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Thank you RCR. This is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah73 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 On 3/12/2018 at 7:20 AM, R C-R said: This Sketch effect.afmacro is my attempt to convert the technique demonstrated in the Affinity Revolution Transform any Photo into a Pencil Drawing (Affinity Photo Tutorial) into a useful Affinity Photo macro. These are the steps I came up with: Since the first step selects the top layer regardless of its name or type, for best results it should be the only layer in the document & a pixel layer. The macro does not alter this layer so if you don't like the effect you can delete the layers it creates. The two user adjustments adjust the radius of the Gaussian blur & the Black Level of the Levels Adjustment layer. They can be tweaked after the macro is applied in the usual way. Adding some saturation back to the HSL "_desaturate" layer creates a colored pencil effect. A couple of 'before & after' examples of what you can expect: Comments, criticisms, & questions welcomed. nice work! Thank you! Yes, Ezra Anderson does great tutorials. I miss hearing his cheerful voice and seeing his 'fresh from rumspringa' face that he has. His wife does just as great a job with narration though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richio75 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Thanks this is an awesome macro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Rostron Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 I have just tried this on a tileable image. The Pencil effect works well and does what I want, except that it creates a dark vignette around the image which shows clearly if I then tile the image. However, if I create my tiled image first, then apply the macro, the vignette is confines to the outsides and I can trim this off if I wish. John Quote Windows 11, Affinity Photo 2.4.2 Designer 2.4.2 and Publisher 2.4.2 (mainly Photo). CPU: Intel Core i5 8500 @ 3.00GHz. RAM: 32.0GB DDR4 @ 1063MHz, Graphics: 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumblemania Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Hi R C-R, I've been trying to use your macro to make a colour photo look like a b & w sketch, but I'm having trouble. Would it work differently with the updated version of Affinity Photo? It's brilliant that you have put this on the forum. Do you have advice for doing this? I'm trying to change a nature photo, so I want to keep a lot of the detail, but I'm really struggling. Any help would be appreciated. Many thanks, Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 3 hours ago, Jumblemania said: Would it work differently with the updated version of Affinity Photo? When I run it in 1.8.2 on my Mac, I get a message saying that the Assistant upgraded the legacy effect, but other than that it works fine for me. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.5.3 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 All 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T V Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Thanks, it's a nice one!😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slotcar Bob Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Not sure how to install. AP or AD? I have both. Thank you. Excited to try. Using Mac OS with Catalina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 29 minutes ago, Slotcar Bob said: Not sure how to install. AP or AD? I have both. Thank you. Excited to try. Using Mac OS with Catalina. Macros are exclusive to Affinity Photo. And as it's a .afmacro file (no s on the end) you import it into the Macro studio panel. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.6.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.6.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 5 hours ago, walt.farrell said: Macros are exclusive to Affinity Photo. And as it's a .afmacro file (no s on the end) you import it into the Macro studio panel. If you prefer to import it into a Library category of its own, you can use the macros version in this post above. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.5.3 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 All 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg T Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 tutorial YouTube video doesn't work for Affinity 2.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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