Easily Create REALISTIC Light Beams in Affinity Photo

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In today's Affinity Photo tutorial, we'll learn how to create light beams. Whether you're adding light rays to a forest scene, or to a window with sunlight streaming into it, the technique works exactly the same.

[@AffinityInspiration]

Your tutorials are really good. Clear and concise. The details are well covered in this one. Placing light beams is a very useful addition.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Robert! 😊

[@azjoe_6310]

I am so amazed at how much you can do with Affinity Photo. I am happy with just the basics but when I watch your videos and see what I didn't know, I become even more ecstatic. You are doing a terrific job.

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[@WarriorsPhoto]

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[@AffinityRevolution]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching!

[@WarriorsPhoto]

Affinity Revolution You’re welcome. (:

[@Cadmeus]

Wow, great video! I just bought Affinity Photo and I learned like five new things from this, coming from Photoshop. Thanks Ally :)

[@AffinityRevolution]

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[@MargoBeatty]

Thank you so much for a really detailed tutorial - very well done!

[@AffinityRevolution]

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[@rochelledouglassmceathron511]

I love your relaxed and easy teaching style THANK YOU

[@AffinityRevolution]

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[@franciscosunworld]

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[@AffinityRevolution]

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[@nord_seher]

Es hat richtig Spaß gemacht dieses lächelnde Video anzuschauen. Und der beschriebene Effekt ist grandios. Und ich dachte immer das funktioniert in Affinity Foto nicht. Irrtum ich jetzt weiß. Vielen herzlichen Dank für die Mühe 👌

[@AffinityRevolution]

Vielen Dank! Ich bin froh, dass dir das Video gefallen hat. :-)

[@mlevesque33]

Omg! It really helps knowing everything about the software and being good at editing.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Haha yes it does!

[@SylvesterValderrama]

I love the tutorials you guys do trying to figure out to do on iPad version is tough sometimes but you guys are very detailed in explanations it just takes me a few trails

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! I'm glad you are able to do the effects on the iPad. 😊

[@ClintLoweTube]

You guys are great teachers. Slow and clear and positive.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thanks so much!

[@tpiorkowski]

Great video and thanks for showing the techniques to get to the final look, well done,

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it. 😊

[@robionbaggini6260]

A very cool effect and explained so clearly makes it esier to follow.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@dutchrene]

Great tutorial Ally!! You are an amazing teacher!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you René! 😊

[@sbetini]

I love the tutorial and love this girl. She is a ray of sunshine! To have a friend like her would be like having your very own pot of positive energy!

[@AffinityRevolution]

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[@TheGoonies51]

You are such a clear and relaxing teacher! 👍

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@TheTwick]

Great job, guys. This looked great. Thanks, as always.🤗

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank YOU, as always! 😊

[@ModernRegimen]

This was such a great and concise tutorial. Thank you so much!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@deisterfuchs9199]

Hello, Ezra and Ally Anderson. Your tutorials and courses are excellently structured, didactically very well structured, very well explained and communicated in an easy to understand English, that it's really a pleasure to learn from you and to learn with your eyes, handles and skills in the creative design possibilities of Affinity Photo, Designer and Publisher. Thanks for your work, your achievements are worth every dollar.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you for all the kind words! 😊
Sorry for the late reply - I was on vacation.

[@gregorytortissier5518]

Excellent tuto, lots of interesting content and very well explained and entertaining with the super good mood. Thanks for sharing

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@chriss2595]

Wow, finetuning after finetuning after finetuning, amazing result. Very well explained, thx a lot!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it. 😊

[@behramcooper3691]

At long last a simple straight forward tutorial for creating sun rays in a forest. I am going to download the image and practice.
One question: If the forest is dark (congested) and there are no highlights in the image, but you still want to show some sun rays coming in from above, what do I do? Should I create another layer above the background, just with some highlights brushed in at the bottom?

[@AffinityRevolution]

That sounds like a great solution for adding light rays to a dark forest.

[@eyewaves...]

Fantastic Ally - love your style of teaching..

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@AdrianGeorgeADI]

Thank you for all the tutorials. Fantastic!

[@AffinityRevolution]

You're welcome! Glad you like them! 😊

[@tman212]

Awesome job !!, One of the best presentations I have ever seen, easy to follow, great tips.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@cheungirisful]

Thank you for the sharing the tutorial, very useful!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Iris! Glad you liked it. 😊

[@bflatfive9456]

Outstanding! both of you are awesome and make a great team!!!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@WillNewcomb]

Thank you! I saw this video some month ago but never practised it, not having my own image to try it on. I've just tried it out and it worked really well, so thank you for all the detailed steps. I only have Affinity for the iPad so I had to figure out the equivalent steps on that version.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Great job figuring out how to do this video on the iPad! :)

[@angelikaberber3860]

Hey there would you mind helping me out? I got stuck...I selected the highlights, but then it says to duplicate the selection onto another layer, and I couldn’t find how to do that on the ipad... 😆 Can you help me?

[@vinodmalya]

Can you please help me on the iPad version? Thank you.

[@raymondrodriguez2736]

Superb presentation. Easy to follow instructions.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@daniiel1495]

Thank you for these tutorials!

[@AffinityRevolution]

You're welcome! Glad you're enjoying them. 😊

[@jodrel3]

Excellent lovely and friendly I smiled all the way through this tutorial

[@AffinityRevolution]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😊

[@ArtisticMysticSoul]

So much good to learn here! Thank you!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thanks for watching! 😊

[@angelikaberber3860]

Ooooh love the new format, nice to have a face with the voice!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! I'm glad you like it. 😊

[@MikeMaryFitnessDuo]

You two have that beautiful and sincere smile. Well we cannot see Ezra but I guess he is smiling off the camera.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Mike! 🤗

[@mjklein]

Ally, in every tutorial you always say something that makes me bust out laughing! This one was "We love a good shortcut!" Yes, we all do! Thanks for this excellent tutorial. 👍

[@AffinityRevolution]

Haha I'm glad my jokes do not fall on deaf ears! 😄

[@aikatsujimoto4306]

Yes.... Ur tutorial is very good... 👍 Simple to follow and understand

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@jcblum1507]

Thank you very much for the incredible tutorial, and how well you explain, I like how you smile :)

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked it. 😊

[@hanaberkova6447]

Ally, thank you, the result is beautiful and you are very kind. :-)

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@greennn375]

Amazing tips! Thank you❤️

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@kevinridley8883]

she is one of the reasons i keep coming back :)

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@ianfelix4229]

Really impressive! very good job!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@mahamza86]

Awesome tutorial. Thanks for sharing.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@stevevickers2844]

Really good tutorial I learned a lot - thanks.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Glad it was helpful! 😊

[@peterdekeles.]

Thanks. Always fun. Hope all is well

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@stephenhunt7655]

Excellent video, well presented.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@onboardaddicts]

Awesome, thank you for sharing !
I love your voice :D

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 🤗

[@tt_tinytunes]

Luv your tutorials 🌹

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@drorangelight3179]

Not gonna lie, this really works with any photo. Even screenshots from a videogame. Great tutorial!

[@AffinityRevolution]

That's awesome! Nice find! 👊

[@pbziegler]

Watching this video got me going back to Affinity Photo. Thanks

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked the video. 😊

[@jetterehder1105]

Fantastic tutorial Thank you

[@AffinityRevolution]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching. 😊

[@Arno586]

Thanks! This is really cool!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@cjc363636]

A blur that is not Gaussian... (Until Gaussian showed up!!! LOL) . Thanks so much for the tutorial! You're really good at presenting these demos! And good luck and good health to you both!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Haha Gaussian is definitely our favorite blur filter... but every once in a while you need something different! 😅

[@UsmanAlamch]

Thanks for the tuorial. it is very informative.

[@AffinityRevolution]

You're welcome! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@ffarag]

great vids, many thanks to you u r the best

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you like them. 😊

[@iankelsall25]

another great tutorial from affinity revolution. A quick tip for switching off all the layers above the original. Hold ALT while clicking on the bottom original layer. this switches off all ascending layers without having to select them. To switch layers back on, click on the top layer.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thanks for the tip Ian! 😊

[@jjzam1110]

Stunning !!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 🤗

[@mikesrandomchannel]

Any time I need to do something in Affinity Photo I come here. It's not just that AP can do it, but Ally and friends at Affinity Revolution make it so easy to follow. I've tried other videos where I just get lost half-way through because the person forgot a key detail like a tool select or menu item, etc. But not with AR! This time, I needed a "magic" effect in photos, where someone would wave a wand and light beams would shoot out. Ten minutes later, I'm looking at my photos (I also followed the glow tutorial for this, too) and just thinking... yes *that's* what I needed!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Ed! That's so nice of you. 😊

[@cowatt502]

Masterfully done 👏👏👏

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@splitrock323]

Well done. I learned so much.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@janwillemsmit8318]

Thanx for this video. This gives me a new opportunities to tweet a duo picture

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thanks for watching! 😊

[@yourunclesam6780]

Wonderful tutorial.thank you

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! :)

[@galib1992ict]

Great! I was worrying why the transparency tool is not present in Affinity Photo like the Designer app. However I learned today that it works with the gradient tool.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Glad I could share something new with you! 😊

[@leoufrj]

Great video. Helped a lot. Wll done!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@imzaazmi]

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[@AffinityRevolution]

You're welcome! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@Eragus123]

Very well done!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@IamMusicNerd]

Great video! I learned a lot.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you!

[@1014Designs]

Great video!! Such a sweetheart!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 🤗

[@dr.davidmathiasen6792]

WOW!!! Bloody Marvelous

[@AffinityRevolution]

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[@profyle766]

Bless 4 this, and well presented as usual.
Hope Ezra's doing ok 👍🏾💙🙂

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! And Ezra is doing well, thanks for asking! 😊

[@damienthorn2917]

love her energy and attitude.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Aww, thank you! 😊

[@gemini1noe]

Well done, thank you!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@alizahedi5875]

Thanks for your amazing tips Madam

[@AffinityRevolution]

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[@jean_mollycutpurse_winchester]

Just excellent. Thank you.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! :)

[@nikonrulz]

Excellent video.

[@AffinityRevolution]

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[@CElectriX]

Really Great, thank you!

[@AffinityRevolution]

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[@blueelegy8570]

Great presentation.

[@AffinityRevolution]

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[@jlnmyr]

So good!

[@AffinityRevolution]

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[@floydmillar2875]

Excellent stuff. thanks a lot .

[@AffinityRevolution]

You're welcome! :)

[@jvaerewyck]

Perfect review!, Thanks

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@MrLIVE150]

YOU GIVING UP GOOD VIDEO ON THIS ONE ! THAT EZRA, YOU LUCKY DOG !

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 🤗

[@karambirsingh914]

thxx its very helpful video

[@AffinityRevolution]

You're welcome! 😊

[@Adam-ni4oi]

Hi, all your videos are very practical. Just wondering if your paid tutorial are the same?

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Our paid tutorials are very similar to the ones on TH-cam, except they go more in-depth. 😊

[@ritvikmaurya2986]

amazing
thanks for sharing

[@AffinityRevolution]

My pleasure! 😊

[@MelloDeeBeats]

great tutorial

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked it. 😊

[@PatrickBradshaw215]

Great job!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! :)

[@m7md388]

excellent work

[@AffinityRevolution]

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[@m7md388]

@@AffinityRevolution anytime 😊

[@ianbrowne9304]

Yep; that was well presented :)
Tip for all for adding blur filters --- you can use the mouse to adjust the strength and angle of most blurring .
Open the blur filter >left click + drag across the image -- the further you drag the stronger the effect --you also drag to change the angle of the blur . As explain in the video; click where you require the blur to start from
Experiment with motion blur live filter --- remember the live filters do use more power. If power is a problem >duplicate the layer >filters > select filter type >blur to your hearts content . Because its on a duplicate layer there will be no effect/damage to the main photo layer

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thanks for sharing some more tips with everyone! 😊

[@ArlindBraka]

Nice tutorial and super software!
...it seems like the cameraman was making funny faces :D

[@AffinityRevolution]

We have too much fun while filming! 😅

[@vinodmalya]

Yet again a very useful video. Thank you for sharing. Would you please share the same edits for an iPad version. It would really help. Thanks again.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked the video. And thanks for the idea! 😊

[@pete-c]

A question please, I am trying to follow this vid and using affinity Photo V 1.8.3 and zoom blur is not there, which blur will work with the tutorial ? Ps already signed up for your course, great tutorials, thanks

[@AffinityRevolution]

I just checked, and the zoom blur is still there. It's under the Filters menu at the top, but NOT from the filters menu you find in the Layers Panel (the live filters). I hope that helps! 😊

[@pete-c]

@@AffinityRevolution Many thanks for the help, me being thick, great video many thanks. Pete

[@thejotthaa]

You are doing that in a very Sympathie way, as if you are a workmste, sitting next. Thank you and Serif for that. Any way to ask specific questions to you? Still have often difficulties which let me choose PS or Pixelmator in between 😬

[@AffinityRevolution]

We offer TH-cam videos and courses on our website (courses.affinityrevolution.com), but for one-on-one help, you should use the Affinity forums. 🙂 forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/5-affinity-on-desktop-questions-mac-and-windows/

[@scottosenbaugh5048]

Great video, clearly done...but for some reason, whether I used the tutorial photo or got one from my collection, that essential first step -- select highlights -- just didn't want to work for me. I saw on the tutorial how the highlights "moved" until deselected -- but no matter how many times I selected highlights -- nothing happened, and I could go no further with the tutorial. Any help you might be able to provide would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[@AffinityRevolution]

I'm sorry you're having trouble with your selections. I'm not sure what's going wrong. 😬

[@TheWheelCollector]

4 years late but I know the solution to your problem mate. You must make sure the layer is rasterized before choosing select highlights if it isnt it doesnt work

[@judithblades5578]

is it possible to get the transcription of the workflow? I notice it's available on some of the other tutorials.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Sorry, we didn't make a transcription of this video.

[@RACSantana72]

great video, can you do Affinity Photo for the iPad.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! I probably won't do this tutorial for the iPad, but the technique shown in this video works perfectly on the iPad. :-)

[@WILLOWAKIRA]

thank's its verry good

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked it. 😊

[@Paul_anderson_creative]

Excellent!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 🙂

[@darleneroach2848]

Can you share a good laptop/desktop with good specs tp run Affinity photo, designer and publisher. I don't have a lot of money but need a pc that has the proper specs to run this software without hiccups... Thanks just found your channel so thankful for tutorials

[@AffinityRevolution]

Get a laptop with 8 gb of ram, SSD storage, and at least a dual core processor, and you should be fine. :)

[@paulnguyen9515]

The best video. Great jobs cuties too.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@JunaidKureshi]

Came back after a while, you are doing great work, how is Ezra doing?

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! My voice has decided it doesn't want to heal anytime soon, but I'm still doing well, especially with a great wife that's helping me a lot. 🙂