Affinity Photo: Master Photo Editing in Affinity Photo 2

Welcome to the Affinity Photo course. In this lecture, learn what this course is all about, and how you can have the most success.

Use this first section to get a roadmap for the course, including

• How to download resources

• How to submit assignments

• How to get help

5 tips to get the most out of your instructor support in the class..... and get UNSTUCK

NOTE.... these were done with V2 versions of the software and WILL NOT open in V1

In this video we tour the interface so you know how to navigate in V2

In this lesson we introduce you to the basics of layers in Affinity Photo

We also do a simple edit using adjustment layers to get you up and moving

In this video we introduce you to live filter layers in Affinity Photo.... this is a huge bons and a non destructive way to work.

Now that you know about NON destructive filters, we cover Destructive operations like

• Destructive filters

• Cropping

We also introduce you to one of my favorite adjustments, the lighting layer

In this lesson we cove the basics of brushes in affinity Photo , including

• Where to find them and how they are organized

• How a brush works

• Basic adjustment of brushes

• How it interacts with the color panel

In this lesson we introduce the theory of selection and the single most important tool in Affinity photo for your selections.. the selection brush.

In this lesson we show you how to use the CHANNELS panel to SAVE your selections like a professional when you do an edit

Brush based masking is an essential skill for ALL photo editors  and in this lesson we show you how to pull it off in V2

Gradient based masking is great for using adjustment layers and live filter layers, and in this lesson we show you how to apply it to images as well as live layers in Affinity Photo

In this lesson we put it all together the begin creating a double exposure in Affinity Photo

Finishing up the few techniques you have under your belt we finish the structural portions of the project

Unzip and use in this section

Blend modes are essential for ALL digital art , in this lesson we break them down

Cropping is a step in the early stages of work, and in this lesson we show the most common settings to make it happen

Adding text in AP allows you to make things like memes, print projects etc..... in this lesson we show you how to get up and running with the artistic text tool

Color grading combine different layers, selections and masks to create unique styles. In this lesson I show you my top tool to achieve it

Exporting means......taking it out of Affinity to share with others, and we will show the top 2 formats as a new user in affinity to get you sharing as soon as possible

In this lesson we apply everything we learned to the project we have been working on ....... including color grading , cropping and even importing some brushes

In this final installment we will finish and export your images, including resampling and resizing

Unzip and save the file

Just a simple THANK YOU from Phil and I ....thank you so much for making it to the end ....you allow us to do what we love to do every day

Unzip the file for all of the project files used in this section of the course

• Identify the 3 major areas of the interface

• Learn how to customize and find tools that aren't in the default work spaces

• Identify how to stack studio panels in the most effective manner

• Identify the difference between opening and "placing" an image

• Learn how to open 2 separate images in Affinity Photo

• Select the appropriate aspect ratio of cropped images

• Learn how to apply a crop to get only the area you want in the image

Now you can link image to a mock-up or any design instead of embedding it to keep file size smaller.

• Identify the 5 types of layers in Affinity Photo

• Adjust the 5 types of layers in Affinity Photo

• Adjust the naming of the layer and the position of layers

Using liquify non-destructively.

• Edit an image using only what you know  in 6 edits or less

• Export your first image in Affinity Photo

• Identify what makes a pixel layer different from a vector layer

• Define pixelation

• Define best practices when sizing layers for pixel art

• Learn how to use a clipping mask to FRAME your images

• Know how to add effects like drop shadow to appropriate layers

Complete and export a piece of finished photo art using the techniques learned so far in the course

In this lecture we look at the different things that make up a good photo

• Dynamics between busy and still

• Flow lines and how the viewer is taken on the journey

• The use of thirds and the golden spiral

Just a simple introduction to the GO and DO challenges in the course, pace youor submission in the assignment box following

In this lesson we create a virtual gallery that you will use to display all your subsequent art, we cover some basics and preview advanced techniques like:

• Perspective warp

• Gradients

• Masking

In this lesson we add in the piece of modern art you made in the previous lesson and introduce you to:

• Layer effects

• Lightning images with multiple lights