mpowell Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Hi, I'm Michael Lee Powel, I'm new to Affinity: I purchased Affinity Designer, Publisher from Microsoft Store. Soon I Will save up for Affinity Photo later on. Move Along People and Gordon432 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon432 Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 @Styl @ wowshoots @ mpowell Thank you for introducing yourself. A warm welcome to each of you. mpowell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogueheraldry Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Hey everyone. I am Mark (Rogue Heraldry). I love creating digital heraldry and coats of arms. I have Affinity Designer, and I just bought the workbook. I am hoping to add to my knowledge. Gordon432 and mpowell 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donuk Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 OK, so when you join and announce yourself, why did my message get Hidden? It was certainly not discourteous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted October 28, 2019 Staff Share Posted October 28, 2019 Hi Donuk, Welcome to Affinity Forums This is done automatically to all new forums users and it's a measure to prevent spammers from posting nasty stuff on the forums as soon as they register. It has nothing to do with you in particular as you may guess. Your post was already approved so you can now use the forum freely without your content being hidden. Thanks for understanding. Donuk 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon432 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 On 10/25/2019 at 5:44 PM, Donuk said: Just joined and just discovered, and then purchased Affinity Photo. I am retired and a keen photographer (I use Olympus - like a small camera). I spend most of my time oil painting for commission and exhibitions. Welcome Donuk. It's good to have both your and your talents join the forum Thank you for introducing yourself. Patrick Connor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon432 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 On 10/27/2019 at 2:21 AM, Rogueheraldry said: Hey everyone. I am Mark (Rogue Heraldry). I love creating digital heraldry and coats of arms. I have Affinity Designer, and I just bought the workbook. I am hoping to add to my knowledge. Hey Mark! Thank you for introducing yourself. Sharing your skills when you can will, I am sure, be much appreciated by our forum members. Patrick Connor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve007 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Hello, my name is Steve and I am very new to any graphic design software but I bought Affinity Photo to learn how to make forum signatures for a hockey sim I am in. I am having a blast learning from tutorials and have had some success. So much to learn. Gordon432 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YuekHahn Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 I'm John, a PrePress operator from Seattle. I'm giving Publisher a try, in part to be prepared in case a customer starts to use it. (The other part is that I'm a cheapskate and haven't upgraded my personal Adobe software in ages. I'm tired of switching operating systems just to do some creative work.) Gordon432 and Patrick Connor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechadeh Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Hi I'm Meliza Summer. Looking forward to your help. Thank you! Gordon432 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted October 29, 2019 Staff Share Posted October 29, 2019 @Steve007, @YuekHahn, @Mechadeh Welcome to each of you to the Serif Affinity forums Quote Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanShore Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Hello. My nickname is Alan Shore. I am Belgian, retired, and passionate about graphics. Following three strokes, my memory abilities were greatly affected. So I use Affinity software to remuster my brain and keep it a minimum of functionality. My mother tongue is French, but thanks to Google Translate, I speak and understand English very well and also lots of other languages :). If you want the forum in French, follow this link Feel free to ask me questions about Affinity's programs, it forces me to look for answers and it fills my loneliness. Friendships to you all. Madame, Gordon432 and jmwellborn 3 Quote French talking, but I can use Google Translate User of Affinity Photo, Designer, Publisher macOS Catalina (10.15.1 | iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017) | 4,2 GHz Intel Core i7 | Ram : 64 Go | Radeon Pro 580 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petegeoff Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Hello to all! New to this forum and new to Mac and Affinity. So much to learn. Serif have been very good but I think an instruction manual might be a good idea. Are there any? Was using Windows and Photoshop Elements 19. Won't work on Catalina as I'm sure many will know. Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanShore Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Hello petegeoff, Welcome to the community and welcome to macOS (you will not regret it). Affinity software has good documentation. First in the software themselves (look at the Help menu) Then on the internet : - Tutorials Without forgetting the literature (see the shop): - Affinity Designer Workbook - Affinity Photo Workbook Gordon432 1 Quote French talking, but I can use Google Translate User of Affinity Photo, Designer, Publisher macOS Catalina (10.15.1 | iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017) | 4,2 GHz Intel Core i7 | Ram : 64 Go | Radeon Pro 580 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManonStef Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Je me présente sous ManonStef. J'étais une grande fan de Serif. Une grande utilisatrice de modèles que je transformais selon mes projets "Brochures", "affiches", "albums", etc.... J'espère retrouver avec Affinity Publisher des modèles aussi intéressants sinon plus. Merci de me guider a travers toutes les nouveautés Affinity/Serif. Bonne journée à tous. Patrick Connor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drkwackz1 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Hi. im a newbie to this digital stuff, both photography and editing, my previous life was 35mm film and 2 Minolta X700s. So first of probably many questions, got the work book but cant find a start point, might be missing something, eg, do I need to download things ?, if so from where?, all help answers greatly accepted, thanks. Me 64 nearly 65, welder fabricator fitter, like motorbikes, landrovers, sci fi reading, real ale and don't believe we ever stop learning hence the new start in digital . Gordon432 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petegeoff Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 I've been doing photography for a long time. Was even a freelancer until about 15 years ago. Went digital 2002 but packed it all in and went to live in Spain. Stayed 5 years and came back 10 years ago. Just do charity stuff now and for a couple of friends. All people photography. I'm on Facebook. I'm new to Affinity as I bought an Apple Mac, updated to Catalina and found out Adobe didn't work! Need to find people that can help me get over this. Regards, Pete. Gordon432 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon432 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 On 11/9/2019 at 12:20 PM, AlanShore said: Hello. My nickname is Alan Shore. I am Belgian, retired, and passionate about graphics. Following three strokes, my memory abilities were greatly affected. So I use Affinity software to remuster my brain and keep it a minimum of functionality. My mother tongue is French, but thanks to Google Translate, I speak and understand English very well and also lots of other languages :). If you want the forum in French, follow this link Feel free to ask me questions about Affinity's programs, it forces me to look for answers and it fills my loneliness. Friendships to you all. Hello Alan, Warm welcome to the forum. Sorry to hear of our health difficulties and their affect on your memory. Hope you manage to reverse - or at least reduce - the disabling impact of those strokes. Have substantial memory problems myself due to environmental illness (chemical injury) and its consequent damage to the blood/brain barrier. So I can resonate with you on that score. Hmm. Lost my thread there... what was I saying again? Onwards and upwards.. Namaste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecil Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 3 hours ago, petegeoff said: I've been doing photography for a long time. Was even a freelancer until about 15 years ago. Went digital 2002 but packed it all in and went to live in Spain. Stayed 5 years and came back 10 years ago. Just do charity stuff now and for a couple of friends. All people photography. I'm on Facebook. I'm new to Affinity as I bought an Apple Mac, updated to Catalina and found out Adobe didn't work! Need to find people that can help me get over this. Regards, Pete. Affinity’s working on all known bugs. It just may be combination of Affinity and macOS Catalina and iPadOS. Affinity is not the only Photo or programs not friendly with Catalina. Quote Cecil iMac Retina 5K, 27”, 2019. 3.6 GHz Intel Core 9, 40 GB Memory DDR4, Radeon Pro 580X 8 GB, macOS,iPad Pro iPadOS Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petegeoff Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Thank you for that. So, what can I do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NylaRose Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Hi, I am new here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon432 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 17 hours ago, NylaRose said: Hi, I am new here. Hi NylaRose. Welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossjackson01 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Hello to everyone. I'm now a silver serif. I used serif PagePlus when it was first issued in 1987, working my way through all Serif programmes. PagePlus, DrawPlus, PhotoPlus and MoviePlus. Enjoyed them all. Retired and used Page Plus to produce my two books. When Serif discontinued the legacy programmes, I was one of the 'miffed'. Did not really connect with the Affinity programme. I'm now eating my words. Serif is back, and better, with the Affinity suite. I've used the beta programmes and have enjoyed re-learning the basics of Photo and Publisher. Really impressed with Publisher. Have now seen the interview with Ashley Hewson and understand what he and Serif have been working toward. Thank you to all at Serif. Guess what my Christmas present to me will be? Regards Ross SrPx and unni 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SrPx Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Welcome! Affinity apps are a lot of fun (and yet very good for serious work. Or serious fun ) Quote AD, AP and APub. V1.10.6 and V2.4 Windows 10 and Windows 11. Ryzen 9 3900X, 32 GB RAM, RTX 3060 12GB, Wacom Intuos XL, Wacom L. Eizo ColorEdge CS 2420 monitor. Windows 10 Pro. (Laptop) HP Omen 16-b1010ns 12700H, 32GB DDR5, nVidia RTX 3060 6GB + Huion Kamvas 22 pen display, Windows 11 Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgreen7 Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Hello everyone After a very long time researching editing programs, i found Affinity Photo. There are lots of tutorials and videos to use. So far I am very impressed. But my question is how is the best for a beginner way to learn this program.. it is so nice that is an up to date program. Thank you so much for your help. Dave Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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