I’d be completely lost with Affinity Photo if it weren’t for these videos. Thank you all for taking the time to show us the ins and outs of this powerful application. Keep up the great work. 😀
Oh yes indeed! I became (as very much an amateur/hobbyist) used to be able to edit photos with Photoshop and now, with Affinity, I have to learn again and these tutorials are SO precise and helpful. Unlike PS everything comes only at a price which a lot of prople (including me) cannot, do not want to afford.
I think, if the light or sun is on the left side and make the right side of her face brighter, the right side of the picture must be brighter and not the left side. The left mountainside must be darker and the right mountainside brighter. Do I make a mistake?
I love y'all's tutorials. You and Ezra are 1) Adorable 2) Extremely good teachers 3) Have such positive and kind energy that I sometimes just have these tutorials on in the background while I'm doing other things. Affinity Photo is lucky to have you guys as advocates!!
Hi Ally. Great Tutorial. You have one of the most pleasing ways of presenting. Also, very very relevant techniques presented with the right amount of detail using practical examples. Big fan of your channel.
Hey @Maximilan, I love compositing photos with Affinity Photo. I'm considering creating tutorials on photo compositing. Check IG @i.am.rensi to see what I could teach you to do. Would you be interested ? Just checking the demand ! :) Have a great one !
You've come a long way since the first couple hesitant videos.... you now look like a seasoned pro, but better yet, you look like you're having fun making us smarter!!!!
I requested this type of tutorial...I have a composite I've been trying to complete, but I've been missing the blending elements...this type of compositing is all about your vision..so thank you for this tutorial so I can finally bring my vision to life.
Hey @Kathleen, I'm thinking of creating Affinity Photo tutorials as well - focusing mainly on blending images together. Check out my IG @i.am.rensi so you have an idea what you could learn. Would this be useful to you ? Let me know so I know if I should start creating those ! Just checking the demand :) Have a great day !
@@rensvandaalen4298 Um, I'm just starting with Affinity and need good blending images tutorials!! If it helps with your decision. I will be putting out my first TH-cam video (Working Tulip is my channel) sharing my journey with photography and compositing as I'm just beginning. Just followed!! Cool IG. I am Spark Joy™ with Aloha. PLEASE do your tutorials and let me know when you do.
Appreciate your tutorials. After years of using PS/Lightroom professionally (photographer) I migrated to Capture One Pro about four years ago and am now seriously considering switching to Affinity Photo. I enjoyed your tutorial and offer only this observation (not a criticism) : the direction and elevation of the light coming from the left would catch the flat ground on the left from near the base of the hills all the way over to light up the right side hills, leaving the only left side hills in shadow with a probable highlight rim at the crest. The swimmer would also be casting a long shadow to her left (viewer's right). Keep up your good work.
Very true. As she was doing it, I was thinking no, shadow on the left and lighting on the right plus some of the water to her right will be in shadow too. I'm going to download the resources and have a crack at doing just that. That all being said, I love the work of these guys so this is a minor grumble.
worthy consideration, but it's not really lighting the left side background and road, even if that was the intent originally. it looks more like it's a localized light and the glowing ball on the left ended up being just that, a glowing haze, rather then a light casting itself upon the background. the light could be intense in the near proximity, hitting the face, neck, and shoulder hard, and providing the haze without ever going beyond the few feet where it wouldn't hit the other side of the road or the background scenery. if anything, I'd add a little shadow in the water nearer to her , and maybe some of the glow in the water itself at the ripples, only excluded by that shadow. if the light is coming from slightly above, not directly sideways, that's how I'd push for more depth in the water. if you lower the haze then you only need a little shadow in the water and no need for some golden highlights on the ripples. sometimes when we think too much about these details and don't just enjoy the finished project, we're stuck unable to see the proverbial forest for the trees.
love these crazy tutorials. They might seem impractical at first but they teach a lot about the tools and fundamentals. hope to seeing more. awesome vid guys
Would the light filter work? I would like to watch a video on using light filter in compositing. I appreciate being able to learn from your tutorials. Thanks
I'm a newby at affinity photo. I've worked through a few videos and courses. The subtlety of this one with the gradients and light changes was amazing. Thank you so much for the clarity of your teaching.
Great demonstration of image composing techniques. However, I think the lighting effect should be t he other way around: with the lightsource at the left (low sun I guess), the downward slope should be shaded and the upward slope at the right should catch the light.
Very informative video> I do have one issue with the lighting adjustments. As done here the light falls on the swimmer from the left side of the image but on the background you made fall from the right side of the image. It's an easy mistake to make but as they say, "the devil is in the details." The procedure is excellent, just reverse the sides when adjusting the background light.
The small issue I have - and I don't know if I could do better - is the sun from the left 'light ball' would cut behind the model to light up the background right side grassy field. There's no nose cutting that off from the spill of light hitting that part of the background, so this wouldn't match the shadow symmetry of the model's face. To be clear, my thing is a nitpick. The photo as-is is pretty good.
Very informative video for masking, selecting and blending techniques. I would of thought that, as the light is on the left had side of the swimmers face that the hills on the right side of the image should be illuminated by the 'golden light' and the the hills on left would be in 'shadow'.
Excellent!. I love how well done your videos are. You get right to the point without unnecessary information. I cant believe it took me this long to find your videos. So good.
Two One Se7en said it! After using CS/CC for so long, I'd find myself frustrated with the Affinity and just use Adobe. The quality and simplicity (and soothing narration) of the Affinity Revolution tutorials has helped me so much- Thank you! (I hold Ezra in my thoughts during meditation: wishing him comfort and hoping for his voice to return)
Just did this tutorial on V2 and am pretty stoked on the results on my second try without following along! Great video and channel all around! Subscribed.
Very well done, Ally. Charmingly presented, well produced video. I found your instruction was well paced, allowing time for my brain to process as you went along.This is always a big plus, as i see the pacing in many youtube tutorials as being unnecessarily too fast. The content was really helpful and you're definitely a natural teacher. Look forward to viewing more from you. Some compositing tuts for iPad pro would be also be really appreciated.
This is a great video, Ally- thanks! What I really appreciate about it, is that it’s not just a “mask this, & plug it in here” kinda video. It’s the whole package of how to make a cohesive composite photo. I don’t naturally think that way, so I appreciate you showing the ‘whole package’. I bought Affinity Photo for Mac last month, but for some reason I really like working with photos on my iPad Pro. (Even though I like editing video on my Mac with FCPX. 🤷🏻♂️) Anyway, it’s been a while since you’ve done a video with AP on the iPad. Any chance we could get some more? Thanks for these!
Thank you! I'm glad you liked the video. 😊 Sorry, we've stopped making videos for the iPad version of Affinity Photo, since not as many people watch them. 😬
Enjoying your videos. However, do you have a video of (or can add one) exposure blending? Usually for me, it's 2 or 3 images (-1, 0, +1 compensation). With most cameras these days, it easy to take 2 or more exposure compensation images. I got rid of Adobe earlier this year and would really love to view a video of blending identical images with different exposure compensation.
By the way, Ally , I know you may have some tutorial about this: I have many birding photos, in where the birds are looking great, but the background is not, too many branches, even out of focus due to DOF, but they don't look well, they make the background fuzzy, and distracting. So I was wondering how to add a cleaner texture and make it blend? Any tutorial about this? PS, if you want to see the kind of photos I am refering to, I can send them through we-transfer ! Thank you both so much
This video will show you how to remove things from a photo, so then you can remove the distracting branches. 😊 th-cam.com/video/YybYFkYYWDg/w-d-xo.html
Wow awesome, very thankful Ally! Not just for the complete step by step master instruction that was great but for your unique way of teaching, calm and contagious beautiful smile! One question, what do you suggest me to understad, or material to go deep to know how to decide changing color or what color to move like tools you used with the hsl and selective color? Thanks Ally!
I made a lot of in-depth tutorials on coloring in my Retouching 301 course. You can check it out here. 😊 courses.affinityrevolution.com/p/retouching-301
I've only watched a few tutorials so far, but already when a new one starts in my head there's a happy little chorus of "goodmooorning Ms. Andersooon!" Thoroughly enjoyable and informative tutorials! 🍎
Thank you for making these, learning quite a few things here ! I got an irritating question tho, on the desktop the filter just works by placing it on top of layers, on the Ipad, it's unresponsive. Must be because the pixel layer is essentially an empty layer, I've tried grouping it but noting seems to work. Is merging down my work the only way to get a filter to work on the Ipad ?
Are you using Live Filters? I used a Live Filter in this video. To use live filters on the iPad version, press the "live filter" button at the top of the Filters Studio BEFORE you apply the filter. 😊
I'm so thankful, this is exactly what I needed! An additionally, your clarity and calmness help me stay patient, when experimenting and learning :D Thank you so much!
Solid presentation on compositing! I have started shooting Nightscape scenes whereby I shoot separate images for the sky (like the Milky Way) and the landscape. The scene is the same but each require different exposure settings. Typically I will stack multiple images for the sky and the landscape to reduce noise. I am new to Affinity, is this the process you advise for taking the two final images of sky and landscape to blend them together? Thank you...
Thanks for the video and the instructions! One small note: if the light hits the person on the left, the right side of the photo should be brighter, not the left.
I don‘t like that you very often select things with the keyboard instead of explaining where it is in the menus. Why? Because I use Affinity for iPad that does not have any keyboard shortcuts. So I often don‘t know what you‘re doing. How is your husband doing? Say hi please. By the way: Amazing tutorial!
Sorry, I always use keyboard shortcuts, so even I don't know where some of these things are in the menus! 😅 And Ezra is doing well, thanks for asking. 😊
It doesn't let me paint the background back in and I have no idea what I'm doing wrong. For some reason I can only select the whole picture with the mask and nut just the mask only :( EDIT: Fixed it, I didn't realize you had to click the icon of the image instead of the text in the layer selection. It's kind of counter intuitive.
Funny story. I'm teaching myself Photoshop and have found it sooo frustrating. Some friends of mine want to use it and have asked me to help them learn it. But, I love Affinity, so it's a real struggle learning. Affinity seems so easy compared
This is a really great video, but maybe I don't understand the lighting situation cause the light is not coming from the front it's coming from the left side, so I think the hills on the right side should be lighted, and the hills on the left side should be dark. Anyway, you did a great job. It's a cool video, and the technique is very good explained.
Other than you've put the _ball of light_ on the wrong side of the road (the light is coming from the left on the swimmer), it a was a neat presentation.
Hi Ally, could you remake this tutorial from Ezra? I think the final result is not good, the abs layer needs a better blending with the model's abdomen. The tutorial's title is How To Get Six-Pack Abs in Affinity Photo. I will not write the link, since youtube seems to be deleting all links in the comments. Thanks!
That's strange, you should have it. Hmm... I'd post your question with a screenshot on the Affinity forums. I bet someone there knows what's going on. forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/5-affinity-on-desktop-questions-mac-and-windows/
Hmmm... it's hard for me to know what's going wrong without being able to see your screen. I'd post your question with a screenshot on the Affinity forums: forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/5-affinity-on-desktop-questions-mac-and-windows/
Thank you for all of your wonderful how-to videos on AP and I just subscribed to your channel. I wonder if you have done a video on blending 2 images of one with a full moon and the other with a mountain range to create a resulting image of a moon partially appearing above the mountain top.
I do not have a tutorial on that specifically, but you can watch this video, and use the same technique to achieve what you are trying to do: th-cam.com/video/sfgv3wEtpQI/w-d-xo.html
If the light is coming from the left shouldn't it be the right-hand side of the landscape that gets lightened and the left side darkened. That's how the sun works around here at least...
Why can't you save an affinity file as photoshop document? So lets say i make something in photoshop and i want to use affinity the rest of the way well i can open a photoshop file in affinity but i can't open an affinity file in PS why is that?
Hmmm... sorry, I'm not sure. I recommend you ask on the official Affinity forums: forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/5-affinity-on-desktop-questions-mac-and-windows/
I’d be completely lost with Affinity Photo if it weren’t for these videos. Thank you all for taking the time to show us the ins and outs of this powerful application. Keep up the great work. 😀
That's so true, Two One Se7en!
Im that one that is lost! It kills me!
th-cam.com/video/fL87OKrch6k/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=RobertBreaker
Me too..
Oh yes indeed! I became (as very much an amateur/hobbyist) used to be able to edit photos with Photoshop and now, with Affinity, I have to learn again and these tutorials are SO precise and helpful. Unlike PS everything comes only at a price which a lot of prople (including me) cannot, do not want to afford.
I think, if the light or sun is on the left side and make the right side of her face brighter, the right side of the picture must be brighter and not the left side. The left mountainside must be darker and the right mountainside brighter. Do I make a mistake?
No, you're right - I was thinking the same thing. Excellent tutorial though.
Haha you're right, that's how "real life" would work. I guess I was going for a more magical look 😜
agree, was checking if someone mentioned that!
I love y'all's tutorials. You and Ezra are 1) Adorable 2) Extremely good teachers 3) Have such positive and kind energy that I sometimes just have these tutorials on in the background while I'm doing other things. Affinity Photo is lucky to have you guys as advocates!!
Wow, thank you so much! 😊
So nice tutorial even if it has been more than 3years. and I love your friendly tutorials!!! lovely smile. keep it up!
Thank you! 🤗
You don't know how long I have been waiting for this specific tutorial!
Thank You so much!!
Yay! I'm glad you liked it! 🤗
Hi Ally. Great Tutorial. You have one of the most pleasing ways of presenting. Also, very very relevant techniques presented with the right amount of detail using practical examples. Big fan of your channel.
Thank you so much! 🤗
I really, really like her speaking voice. Anyone else? And clearly she's a star with the stuff.
Wow, thank you so much! 😊
Yes, I am very smitten with her smile, voice and manner. Very watchable and as someone else has said, I have learned so much from these guys.
I feel she could make $$$ doing ASMR just telling people positive affirmations.
Her voice is nice, but maybe speed up a little. I watched it at 1.25 and it was perfect.
Thanks for your clear explanation. I have to admit that your strong accent and unusual intonation are a little difficult to understand at first.
Pleaseeeee do more composting videos. This was VERYYYYY informative.
Thank you Maximilian! 🤗
Hey @Maximilan, I love compositing photos with Affinity Photo. I'm considering creating tutorials on photo compositing. Check IG @i.am.rensi to see what I could teach you to do. Would you be interested ? Just checking the demand ! :) Have a great one !
Rens van Daalen Are you still doing tutoring? Im having difficulties
@@rensvandaalen4298 Hi! Heve been visiting your IG. Great, really! Do you use/work with Affinity? Thanks!
when you smile, i smile too.!!^^
Awww! Thank you! 🤗
that smile makes the tutorial even better
You've come a long way since the first couple hesitant videos.... you now look like a seasoned pro, but better yet, you look like you're having fun making us smarter!!!!
Thank you so much! I'm still scared whenever I make a new video, but I'm glad to hear that I at least LOOK more confident! 😅
Ally you are the best! I would love to see much more of these tutorials pertaining to compositing. These makes it so effortlessly to do.
Thank you! I'm glad you liked the video! 😊
I requested this type of tutorial...I have a composite I've been trying to complete, but I've been missing the blending elements...this type of compositing is all about your vision..so thank you for this tutorial so I can finally bring my vision to life.
Good luck with your own compositing projects! 😊
Hey @Kathleen, I'm thinking of creating Affinity Photo tutorials as well - focusing mainly on blending images together. Check out my IG @i.am.rensi so you have an idea what you could learn. Would this be useful to you ? Let me know so I know if I should start creating those ! Just checking the demand :) Have a great day !
@@rensvandaalen4298 Um, I'm just starting with Affinity and need good blending images tutorials!! If it helps with your decision. I will be putting out my first TH-cam video (Working Tulip is my channel) sharing my journey with photography and compositing as I'm just beginning. Just followed!! Cool IG. I am Spark Joy™ with Aloha. PLEASE do your tutorials and let me know when you do.
@@rensvandaalen4298 fantastisch ! Knap werk.
Appreciate your tutorials. After years of using PS/Lightroom professionally (photographer) I migrated to Capture One Pro about four years ago and am now seriously considering switching to Affinity Photo.
I enjoyed your tutorial and offer only this observation (not a criticism) : the direction and elevation of the light coming from the left would catch the flat ground on the left from near the base of the hills all the way over to light up the right side hills, leaving the only left side hills in shadow with a probable highlight rim at the crest. The swimmer would also be casting a long shadow to her left (viewer's right).
Keep up your good work.
Thank you for the feedback! 😊
Nice, but....when the light comes from left site than should glow the mountans right side the street 😎
Thanks Vincent! 😊
Yeah i was thinking the same. Image is still good though
Very true. As she was doing it, I was thinking no, shadow on the left and lighting on the right plus some of the water to her right will be in shadow too. I'm going to download the resources and have a crack at doing just that. That all being said, I love the work of these guys so this is a minor grumble.
I thought the same thing as I was watching it.
worthy consideration, but it's not really lighting the left side background and road, even if that was the intent originally. it looks more like it's a localized light and the glowing ball on the left ended up being just that, a glowing haze, rather then a light casting itself upon the background. the light could be intense in the near proximity, hitting the face, neck, and shoulder hard, and providing the haze without ever going beyond the few feet where it wouldn't hit the other side of the road or the background scenery.
if anything, I'd add a little shadow in the water nearer to her , and maybe some of the glow in the water itself at the ripples, only excluded by that shadow. if the light is coming from slightly above, not directly sideways, that's how I'd push for more depth in the water. if you lower the haze then you only need a little shadow in the water and no need for some golden highlights on the ripples.
sometimes when we think too much about these details and don't just enjoy the finished project, we're stuck unable to see the proverbial forest for the trees.
thank you so much for all these tuturiols...you explain it so well...and ive watched others videos of you as well....it really helps..thank you
Thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying my tutorials. 😊
brUh this was honestly so helpful thabk u !
Glad you liked it! 😄
The more of your tutorials I watch, the more I fall in love with Affinity Photo. Amazing job, really! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you! 🤗
I'm in full agreement with you . I'm in loooooove
That was.....phenomenal!🔥🏆🔥
Thank you so much! 🤗
She has the most calming and disarming voice ever. She seems so sweet.
aww! Thank you! 😊
love these crazy tutorials. They might seem impractical at first but they teach a lot about the tools and fundamentals. hope to seeing more. awesome vid guys
Thank you Hana! 😊
That is so true!! As she is explaining HER picture, I am thinking how I can use her technique in MY pictures....THAT is a good teacher!!!
Would the light filter work? I would like to watch a video on using light filter in compositing. I appreciate being able to learn from your tutorials. Thanks
The light filter is another great option. There are many ways to do the same thing in Affinity. 😊
great video, thank you
Love this tutorial! So many useful tips. Thank you!! 😊
Thank you Daniela! 😊
Sou do Brasil, e te agradeço pelo videos. são muito boas as suas aulas.
Obrigado! :)
Wow - complex stuff. Really refined. Reveals just how powerful Affinity Photo is. Thanks for an excellent blending tutorial.
Affinity Photo can do so much! I love it. 😊
I'm a newby at affinity photo. I've worked through a few videos and courses. The subtlety of this one with the gradients and light changes was amazing. Thank you so much for the clarity of your teaching.
Thank you so much! 😊
Very informative and educational. I love this channel!
Thank you! 😊
Great demonstration of image composing techniques. However, I think the lighting effect should be t he other way around: with the lightsource at the left (low sun I guess), the downward slope should be shaded and the upward slope at the right should catch the light.
Agree.
Haha you're right, that's how "real life" would work. I guess I was going for a more magical look 😅
Subconsciously, I think Ally was testing us to see who was paying attention!!!!!
Learned a lot! Thanks!
Thank you! I'm glad you liked the video. 😊
Very informative video> I do have one issue with the lighting adjustments. As done here the light falls on the swimmer from the left side of the image but on the background you made fall from the right side of the image. It's an easy mistake to make but as they say, "the devil is in the details." The procedure is excellent, just reverse the sides when adjusting the background light.
The small issue I have - and I don't know if I could do better - is the sun from the left 'light ball' would cut behind the model to light up the background right side grassy field. There's no nose cutting that off from the spill of light hitting that part of the background, so this wouldn't match the shadow symmetry of the model's face. To be clear, my thing is a nitpick. The photo as-is is pretty good.
Ya, that would be more realistic. I guess I was going for more of a "fantasy look"! 😅
Thank you! You are awesome. Your patient explanation and attitude is vital for someone that doesn't know anything about Affinity.
Thank you! I'm glad you liked the video. 😊
Very informative video for masking, selecting and blending techniques. I would of thought that, as the light is on the left had side of the swimmers face that the hills on the right side of the image should be illuminated by the 'golden light' and the the hills on left would be in 'shadow'.
Ya, they would make more sense. I guess I was going for more of a fantasy look. 😅
Excellent!. I love how well done your videos are. You get right to the point without unnecessary information. I cant believe it took me this long to find your videos. So good.
Thanks so much! Glad you like them. 😊
Photoshop user was cry watch this video
I am from indonesia
Affinity > Photoshop 😄
شكرا جزيلا شرحك ممتاز تعلمت منك اشياء كثيرة .
شكرا لك 😊
Thank you for this. I just Subscribed. I love your calm voice too. Your speed is perfect for a new person to follow and keep up with. Aloha!!
Thank you! 😊
Merci beaucoup pour ce tuto ,superbe , bravo , bien amicalement .
Merci! Je suis heureux que vous ayez apprécié la vidéo. 😊
I am soooo happy I found this channel.....really good tutorials, thank you very very much
Thank you Rob! 😊
Congratulations on 100K subscribers! Looking forward to more tutorials. Hope you guys are doing well.
Thank you! 🎉🤗🎉
Two One Se7en said it! After using CS/CC for so long, I'd find myself frustrated with the Affinity and just use Adobe. The quality and simplicity (and soothing narration) of the Affinity Revolution tutorials has helped me so much- Thank you! (I hold Ezra in my thoughts during meditation: wishing him comfort and hoping for his voice to return)
Thank you so much! 😊
Just did this tutorial on V2 and am pretty stoked on the results on my second try without following along! Great video and channel all around! Subscribed.
That's awesome! It's great your skills are improving so quickly. 😊
Very well done, Ally. Charmingly presented, well produced video. I found your instruction was well paced, allowing time for my brain to process as you went along.This is always a big plus, as i see the pacing in many youtube tutorials as being unnecessarily too fast. The content was really helpful and you're definitely a natural teacher. Look forward to viewing more from you. Some compositing tuts for iPad pro would be also be really appreciated.
Thank you so much Jacqui! 🤗
Wow! I learned a lot. Nice job.
Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊
This is a great video, Ally- thanks! What I really appreciate about it, is that it’s not just a “mask this, & plug it in here” kinda video. It’s the whole package of how to make a cohesive composite photo. I don’t naturally think that way, so I appreciate you showing the ‘whole package’.
I bought Affinity Photo for Mac last month, but for some reason I really like working with photos on my iPad Pro. (Even though I like editing video on my Mac with FCPX. 🤷🏻♂️) Anyway, it’s been a while since you’ve done a video with AP on the iPad. Any chance we could get some more? Thanks for these!
Thank you! I'm glad you liked the video. 😊
Sorry, we've stopped making videos for the iPad version of Affinity Photo, since not as many people watch them. 😬
Thank you for such an informative and very helpful tutorial. I actually managed to do everything in your video.
Nice work! I know this was a long project to follow along with. 🙂
The best tutorial on Affinity Photo I've ever seen. Thank you so much!!!
Wow, thank you! 😊
th-cam.com/video/fL87OKrch6k/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=RobertBreaker
This helped so much ☺️ can you tell me how to go back if I made a mistake I can’t figure it out 😂✨
Ctrl Z on a PC, Command Z on a Mac. :)
Affinity Revolution thanks so much ☺️ keep up the good work can’t wait to see what you post next 💖✨😄
Enjoying your videos. However, do you have a video of (or can add one) exposure blending? Usually for me, it's 2 or 3 images (-1, 0, +1 compensation). With most cameras these days, it easy to take 2 or more exposure compensation images. I got rid of Adobe earlier this year and would really love to view a video of blending identical images with different exposure compensation.
This video should be able to help you out. 😊
th-cam.com/video/Gnj7RQ4We9w/w-d-xo.html
Can you also make video for blending random person with a celebrities .
The picture should look so good that it should not look like it's been edited
Haha that's a fun idea!
Superb Tutorial. Amazing presentation. Thank you very much.
You're welcome! Glad you liked the video. 😊
By the way, Ally , I know you may have some tutorial about this: I have many birding photos, in where the birds are looking great, but the background is not, too many branches, even out of focus due to DOF, but they don't look well, they make the background fuzzy, and distracting. So I was wondering how to add a cleaner texture and make it blend? Any tutorial about this? PS, if you want to see the kind of photos I am refering to, I can send them through we-transfer ! Thank you both so much
This video will show you how to remove things from a photo, so then you can remove the distracting branches. 😊
th-cam.com/video/YybYFkYYWDg/w-d-xo.html
Wow awesome, very thankful Ally! Not just for the complete step by step master instruction that was great but for your unique way of teaching, calm and contagious beautiful smile! One question, what do you suggest me to understad, or material to go deep to know how to decide changing color or what color to move like tools you used with the hsl and selective color? Thanks Ally!
I made a lot of in-depth tutorials on coloring in my Retouching 301 course. You can check it out here. 😊
courses.affinityrevolution.com/p/retouching-301
Really good tutoria! Thank you so much for your time and effort!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching. 😊
That's nice, does Affinity Photo able to export images at 16bit colour depth?
Yes, you can export to 16 bit TIFF files. 🙂
Nice and easy tutorial. This could be followed even with the iPad version.❤️
If this was easy for you, then you must be an Affinity Photo pro! 🎉
Affinity Revolution ha ha not really. I’m able to follow your tutorials on my iPad because you do a good job explaining everything.
I love you so much, I feel like we're now friends don't you think so? I appreciate the tutorial, you're a great teacher with a lovely smile! 😍
Thank you! I'm glad you liked the video! 😊
Same here. I call it user-friendly tutorials 😀
I've only watched a few tutorials so far, but already when a new one starts in my head there's a happy little chorus of "goodmooorning Ms. Andersooon!"
Thoroughly enjoyable and informative tutorials!
🍎
Thank yooou! 😊
This is a very good tutorial !
Thank you! 😊
Thank you for making these, learning quite a few things here !
I got an irritating question tho, on the desktop the filter just works by placing it on top of layers, on the Ipad, it's unresponsive. Must be because the pixel layer is essentially an empty layer, I've tried grouping it but noting seems to work. Is merging down my work the only way to get a filter to work on the Ipad ?
Are you using Live Filters? I used a Live Filter in this video. To use live filters on the iPad version, press the "live filter" button at the top of the Filters Studio BEFORE you apply the filter. 😊
Great !! and even if a person does not know the software well with your calm voice he already feels calmer ..
Thank you! Affinity is a big program to learn. It will get less stressful over time! 😅
@@AffinityRevolution I use it and I am very satisfied, I have both Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer because I also really like vector graphics.
I'm so thankful, this is exactly what I needed! An additionally, your clarity and calmness help me stay patient, when experimenting and learning :D Thank you so much!
Thank you! I'm glad you liked the video :)
Solid presentation on compositing! I have started shooting Nightscape scenes whereby I shoot separate images for the sky (like the Milky Way) and the landscape. The scene is the same but each require different exposure settings. Typically I will stack multiple images for the sky and the landscape to reduce noise. I am new to Affinity, is this the process you advise for taking the two final images of sky and landscape to blend them together?
Thank you...
That sounds like you're doing everything correctly :)
Excellent and very complete tutorial. I am amazed to see how you have fun explaining the technique. Thank you.
Thank you! 😊
Thanks for the video and the instructions! One small note: if the light hits the person on the left, the right side of the photo should be brighter, not the left.
Thank you! 😊
I don‘t like that you very often select things with the keyboard instead of explaining where it is in the menus. Why? Because I use Affinity for iPad that does not have any keyboard shortcuts. So I often don‘t know what you‘re doing. How is your husband doing? Say hi please. By the way: Amazing tutorial!
Sorry, I always use keyboard shortcuts, so even I don't know where some of these things are in the menus! 😅 And Ezra is doing well, thanks for asking. 😊
HAHAHA! I get a Photoshop commercial before hand.. that's ironic targeted advertising.
Ohhhh Adobe... 😅
You are such a wonderful teacher. Thank you. Subscribed.
And thank you for considering the non Apple people x
Thank you! I'm glad you liked the video. 😊
It doesn't let me paint the background back in and I have no idea what I'm doing wrong. For some reason I can only select the whole picture with the mask and nut just the mask only :(
EDIT: Fixed it, I didn't realize you had to click the icon of the image instead of the text in the layer selection. It's kind of counter intuitive.
Good job figuring it out! I agree with you, Affinity is a little finicky with where you click.
I’m so happy that I found your affinity apps . Thank you so much for making them ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
You're welcome! Glad you liked the video. 😊
Funny story. I'm teaching myself Photoshop and have found it sooo frustrating. Some friends of mine want to use it and have asked me to help them learn it. But, I love Affinity, so it's a real struggle learning. Affinity seems so easy compared
Whenever I use Photoshop, I always feel like it's so much clunkier than Affinity... 😅
This is a really great video, but maybe I don't understand the lighting situation cause the light is not coming from the front it's coming from the left side, so I think the hills on the right side should be lighted, and the hills on the left side should be dark. Anyway, you did a great job. It's a cool video, and the technique is very good explained.
You're right, my lighting isn't perfect in this video. Glad you still could enjoy the tutorial :)
Cảm ơn bạn!
Cám ơn rất nhiều! 😊
Other than you've put the _ball of light_ on the wrong side of the road (the light is coming from the left on the swimmer), it a was a neat presentation.
Thank you for the feedback Patrice! :)
It is mind-blowing tutorial! Thank you for all tips! Can you do the same type of videos for Affinity Photo on IPad, please?
I will! 😊
But, that's You swimming !! 🏊or what ? 😊Great tutorial as always, many thanks 👏
Thank you! 🤗
Thanks for another informative tutorial Ally.
You're welcome! Glad you liked the video. 😊
Played along with this but got stuck when you were blending the mask till I realised you had flow set to 8... Worked great after that. TFS, G :)
For me, turning the flow down is easy - it's remembering to turn it back to 100% that always throws me off for a minute! 😅
Affinity Revolution, you are brilliant thank you for all these wonderful tutorials
Thank you Robion! 😊
i love to follow along with you. Calm and slow speaking for non native speaker. I can catch everything you say.
Thank you Tomi! 😊
Could you make a tutorial on How To Make Your Pictures Look Like a Painting and oil painting?
You can try out this video: th-cam.com/video/VnmrzQDDvIQ/w-d-xo.html 😊
Um.... wow! That was amazing. By the way, who on earth would down vote that? Never mind 97 times.
Thank you Paul!! 😊
Awesome. Now if I can remember the steps, You guys rock. Thank you
Thank you! 😊
Amazing job Ally! I learned a lot by using this tutorial! Thanks for putting out these great videos!
Thank you! I'm glad you liked the video. 😊
Just the voice I needed to hear! Thank you! You are amazing!
Thank you! Glad you liked it. 😊
you guys have made my life for editing photos! thank you so much!
Thank you! I'm glad you liked the video. 😊
Hi Ally, could you remake this tutorial from Ezra? I think the final result is not good, the abs layer needs a better blending with the model's abdomen. The tutorial's title is How To Get Six-Pack Abs in Affinity Photo. I will not write the link, since youtube seems to be deleting all links in the comments. Thanks!
Thanks for the idea! That's an old video and could definitely be improved on. 🙂
@@AffinityRevolution Thanks very much, Ally!
Good Review Plan On Getting This Soon...
You're gonna love it! Affinity is amazing. 😊
Hi, I've just bought Affinity photo but I don't have the text tool on the left side bar, where do I find it please so I can add letters
That's strange, you should have it. Hmm... I'd post your question with a screenshot on the Affinity forums. I bet someone there knows what's going on.
forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/5-affinity-on-desktop-questions-mac-and-windows/
I wonder how many Adobe PS folks come here to get tips on how to do things... Great to-the-point content as always.
Thank you so much! 😊
hi, I have a problem. There is a padlock on, but it will not open, so I can use opacity
I have tried to click on the padlock, but it is still locked
Hmmm... it's hard for me to know what's going wrong without being able to see your screen. I'd post your question with a screenshot on the Affinity forums: forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/5-affinity-on-desktop-questions-mac-and-windows/
Thanks for video love it, but can you create more videos on iPad pro if you don't mind thanks.
Thanks Erik! 😊
Thank you for all of your wonderful how-to videos on AP and I just subscribed to your channel. I wonder if you have done a video on blending 2 images of one with a full moon and the other with a mountain range to create a resulting image of a moon partially appearing above the mountain top.
I do not have a tutorial on that specifically, but you can watch this video, and use the same technique to achieve what you are trying to do: th-cam.com/video/sfgv3wEtpQI/w-d-xo.html
@@AffinityRevolution Thank you!
If the light is coming from the left shouldn't it be the right-hand side of the landscape that gets lightened and the left side darkened. That's how the sun works around here at least...
That's correct. I made this photo a "fantasy style"... 😅
thank you , so much ...I wanted to quit photoshop and now i can do that confidently...thank you
You won't regret switching to Affinity! 😄
@@AffinityRevolution I am sure, I won't . The user interface is clean , all the tools are placed perfectly and it's just perfect.. not like Photoshop
Why can't you save an affinity file as photoshop document? So lets say i make something in photoshop and i want to use affinity the rest of the way well i can open a photoshop file in affinity but i can't open an affinity file in PS why is that?
Because Adobe hasn't taken the effort to support Affinity files, while Affinity has put in the effort to open Photoshop files. 😕
Is there an equivalent to Photoshop's command REVEAL ALL? I want to paste images over images and show the hidden areas.
Hmmm... sorry, I'm not sure. I recommend you ask on the official Affinity forums: forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/5-affinity-on-desktop-questions-mac-and-windows/
@@AffinityRevolution Thanks Ally!
I love the way you present the lessons and how you teach.
Thank you Vitor! 😊
Very nice. Could you have applied the first Gaussian blur to the street layer?
Definitely! You just need to paint white with the Paintbrush to reveal the Gaussian blur on the street.
Can you make the same video but which affinity photo iPad please
Great idea! 😊