I have been playing around with Affinity Photo for a good while, but thanks to you I have managed to get better understanding and finding new things how to more efficiently get things done. Your material is pure gold here :)
Thank you so much for making these videos. They are so entertaining and insightful and are one of the main reasons why I got into Affinity starting with your video on Adobe alternatives before I even had Affinity. Now I watch these videos at work then implement them at home. Your channel is honestly the only Affinity videos I watch, so funny and entertaining!
Wow, thank you so much that's a really wonderful comment. I really do try to mix in some humour (some people get it lol) so I really do appreciate your comment!
Another awesome video, loved the simplicity and creativity of the features explained! Fun Fact: Your videos actually made me buy the Affinity Suite in the recent sale they had, so thanks sm for that! :)
Amazing! Thank you so much for the kind words. I really do appreciate you watching. I also want to thank you for taking a moment of your own time to leave me a comment. You rock!
Thanks! I had zero interest in the gradient map tool before now. But thanks to your video, I realize its potential. Thanks! And, the shadow really helped sell the effect of adding the car to the road. You put that part in with such ease. Thanks !!
You're welcome! and yes I hope it helps others with putting things together. Appreciate the watch and your own personal time leaving a comment. Thank you so much David.
Thanks for the gradient map lesson! My old way of doing that would've been taking a blurred shrunken down copy of the background original and blending it over the car layer (and masking it). That has worked for me in the past to get atmospheric lighting onto a top feature object/model, BUT.... this gradient map works better, and takes far less time!!! Awesome lesson! (And you are right....Gradient does look scary if you don't know how to use it.)
That's a really interesting technique and probably works quite well! I never considered that. Did you get really good results? Thanks so much for watching!
@@bydesignmethod Decent results, but not much granularity of control. I did have to paint/blur some lighting details if I bothered. And to be clear, I'm a hobbyist former pro audio guy who does photo composite, etc for fun. So I don't know how good the blur bottom layer copy would work in a pro-result-required project.
Maybe my next kid! The shadow made it look like it belonged. Because of the sun angle another weaker shadow out in front of the car might look like it belongs also. Just a thought. Nice work.
Do you use the same method to insert a standing person on the road as with the car and do you use a shadow effect at the bottom of the feet also? I want it to look as natural as possible!
Hey, good question! To make it look realistic you have to see where the light source is coming from. In this case the sun was behind the car so the shadow sits in front. If the sun was beside the car I would have placed the shadow differently. You would use the same techique. Normally when you blur it starts to look more natural. With feet I also like to add a 'contact shadow' with my paintbrush which is a thin, darker line right between the shoe and ground to give it an extra effect.
You should have made a gradient map from the desert image then apply it to the car. At least make a tutorial on how to make your own presets. Good job though.
I took the gradient map from the desert and applied it to the car, so not sure what you're saying. At least make your own presets? my channel is for beginners and people learning Affinity Photo. Why would I turn a gradient map/curves adjustment into a preset lesson?
@@bydesignmethod I meant make a swatch from the desert and then plug it into the gradient map. What you did was great. A swatch is better for more detailed projects. Since the option to use swatches is in the gradient map color menu, it makes sense to use it for finer grading.
I would never have thought of using the gradient map in that way. I learn something new with each video
Happy to help Steve! thank you!
I have been playing around with Affinity Photo for a good while, but thanks to you I have managed to get better understanding and finding new things how to more efficiently get things done. Your material is pure gold here :)
Thank you! I love those kind words, I'm so glad you find my videos helpful.
I really appreciate you watching Petri!
Thank you so much for making these videos. They are so entertaining and insightful and are one of the main reasons why I got into Affinity starting with your video on Adobe alternatives before I even had Affinity. Now I watch these videos at work then implement them at home. Your channel is honestly the only Affinity videos I watch, so funny and entertaining!
Wow, thank you so much that's a really wonderful comment.
I really do try to mix in some humour (some people get it lol) so I really do appreciate your comment!
THIS IS VERY HELPFUL OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH
You're so welcome - thank you for watching! i truly appreciate the wonderful comment.
The gradient map is going to help me a lot with my painting. I'll be able to get my levels correct also as I try to capture my photography on canvas
Hey Sylvia,
The gradient map would be great for that! it's a bit odd looking for it serves a good purpose. Thank you again for watching my videos!
Another awesome video, loved the simplicity and creativity of the features explained! Fun Fact: Your videos actually made me buy the Affinity Suite in the recent sale they had, so thanks sm for that! :)
Amazing! Thank you so much for the kind words. I really do appreciate you watching. I also want to thank you for taking a moment of your own time to leave me a comment. You rock!
First like, then watch. Appreciation. Thank You very much for your fantastic content!
Thank you Alec! your support is so appreciated!
Thanks! I had zero interest in the gradient map tool before now. But thanks to your video, I realize its potential. Thanks! And, the shadow really helped sell the effect of adding the car to the road. You put that part in with such ease. Thanks !!
You're welcome and thank YOU so much for watching.
The gradient tool is super powerful, just well..kinda weird lol
Brilliant work thanks for enlightening us. this workflow can help us with many different combinations of objects and scenes fitting together
You're welcome! and yes I hope it helps others with putting things together. Appreciate the watch and your own personal time leaving a comment. Thank you so much David.
Thanks for this great tutorial
You're so welcome, thanks so much for watching Nautilus! very appreciated.
Thanks for the gradient map lesson! My old way of doing that would've been taking a blurred shrunken down copy of the background original and blending it over the car layer (and masking it). That has worked for me in the past to get atmospheric lighting onto a top feature object/model, BUT.... this gradient map works better, and takes far less time!!! Awesome lesson! (And you are right....Gradient does look scary if you don't know how to use it.)
That's a really interesting technique and probably works quite well! I never considered that. Did you get really good results?
Thanks so much for watching!
@@bydesignmethod Decent results, but not much granularity of control. I did have to paint/blur some lighting details if I bothered. And to be clear, I'm a hobbyist former pro audio guy who does photo composite, etc for fun. So I don't know how good the blur bottom layer copy would work in a pro-result-required project.
Excellent video, thank you.
You're so welcome Richard, appreciate your support!
Maybe my next kid! The shadow made it look like it belonged. Because of the sun angle another weaker shadow out in front of the car might look like it belongs also. Just a thought. Nice work.
I think I got lucky on that quick example, haha!
Thank you so much for watching and your support Thomas!
Great video...I was worried Affinity would sell out and be like Adobe...
You and me both!
Thanks for watching!
Do you use the same method to insert a standing person on the road as with the car and do you use a shadow effect at the bottom of the feet also? I want it to look as natural as possible!
Hey, good question!
To make it look realistic you have to see where the light source is coming from. In this case the sun was behind the car so the shadow sits in front. If the sun was beside the car I would have placed the shadow differently.
You would use the same techique. Normally when you blur it starts to look more natural. With feet I also like to add a 'contact shadow' with my paintbrush which is a thin, darker line right between the shoe and ground to give it an extra effect.
@@bydesignmethod Thank you !
Saving psd format, turns the Text into rasterize image 😩😩😩😩😢😢, help me please, answer this
Hey,
Only work around right now is to export as .EPS - I believe Affinity is working on it!
make a Mr Beast style thumbnail 😁
he stole from me! 🧐😆
You should have made a gradient map from the desert image then apply it to the car. At least make a tutorial on how to make your own presets. Good job though.
I took the gradient map from the desert and applied it to the car, so not sure what you're saying.
At least make your own presets? my channel is for beginners and people learning Affinity Photo. Why would I turn a gradient map/curves adjustment into a preset lesson?
@@bydesignmethod I meant make a swatch from the desert and then plug it into the gradient map. What you did was great. A swatch is better for more detailed projects. Since the option to use swatches is in the gradient map color menu, it makes sense to use it for finer grading.