Okay this is uncanny, this is the second time in a row where I have a hard time to reach my goals with a project and then 2 days later you are uploading a video discussing that exact same topic. Please keep uploading videos, this channel is gold!
Thank You very much for this, I must say that my selections were always tricky to get right but using your methods you make it look so easy, and the use of the pen tool for those tricky areas is pure genius, sweet! All the best to Ezra, hope the recovery process is working well for him and your contributions are such a joy.
Boy I came across this channel in my effort to learn Affinity but the absolutely delightful and pleasant and very, very clear way these are presented by Ally is outstanding. I love the information I've already learned but the positive and well-paced way Ally does this makes this one of the best "learning" channels I've ever come across.
The pace that you explain what you are doing is perfect! Your step by step approach is just what I need, thank you very much! You and Ezra are an incredible team!
You are such a good teacher! I'm sure Ezra is proud of you! 😁 I am still praying for Ezra every day and hope he gets his voice back and feels better very soon. 🙏 ~Paulette
That's exactly what I thought in the first few frames, clear, professional and to the point. I learned a lot. those dark tones, shadows have been a nuisance. Thank you!
You are an EXCELLENT video instructor. Kudos to you. In creating videos for my channel, I have to learn video editing, photo editing, etc. etc. etc. etc. There is just so much for one person to handle! So when I come across an instructional video like yours that saves me a ton of time and gives so much detail, I hit the SUBSCRIBE button immediately.
This tutorial totally rocks! Your teaching technique is great - Not too fast and a good explanation of each of the controls. Definitely subscribing, because I bought this program recently. Thanks!!
You have such a sweet nature and a calmness about you that is very peaceful and relaxing; I could listen to you teach all day for hours! I’m sure Ezra must be so blessed to have you for His wife 😃 (And you’re a wonderful teacher!)
As someone that uses the selection tool daily I said "No way" a bunch of times whilst putting my hands to my head. I learnt so much useful information that i otherwise had no idea about. thanks so much
Incredible tutorial i love the fact that you used a worse case scenario photo rather than one that would be easy to cut out like most other tutorials use.
Been following your channel for a while now, and this video is just what I was looking for because I was struggling with selection. Thank you so much! Praying for Ezra to get well too. Hope to see you both on screen soon!
Just found these videos on Affinity Photo and Designer. What a great job you two do. I tend to like Ally's videos better because of her very soft voice, diction and normal (to me ears) cadence, but again, ALL the videos are great.
Thanks Ally - awesome video as usual. Nice use of the pen tool as well, didn't think of that as an option there. A QUICK TIP: You can press "D" to get the default Black/White foreground and background colors, and then "X" to exchange the foreground and background colors (in this case White/Black). This can especially helpful when masking. Cheers!
The blur is actually being applied to the whole mask, but the only noticeable change occurs on the edges of the mask. That's because the rest of the mask is solid white or black, so blurring those areas makes no difference (black blurred with black is still black). Confusing, I know!
I have a lot of experience, unfortunately, just wondering what exactly the different modes could do for me. Thank you for being meticulous explaining their purposes. That was all I needed. 👏🏽
Love it! Great tutorial. Can you help me with Liquify... I cannot find those 4 persona icons (next to the purple logo) that you touch in the top left? Is there a toggle to turn them on/ off?
Photoshop was so much easier for selecting... but I swapped due to the price and started struggling with the selections. This has really helped, thanks :)
I managed to do that. But, I still don’t understand why it worked out. When you apply the blur layer as a child layer of the mask, it shouldn’t blur the entire man? Because it should affect the entire white space of the mask (whole body). Why it blurs just the edges, I don’t get it
If the blur is a child layer to the mask, then only the mask will be blurred, not the photo. Most of a mask is pure black or pure white, so not much changes, only the edges of the mask, which will blur the white and black parts of the mask. Sorry, it's kind of confusing!
Affinity Revolution Hi, thank you for the reply. So I can say that any filter applied as a child layer of a mask will only affect the “edges” of the mask?
Back in the day with photoshop, the pen tool was the only thing reliable enough to make clear selections. In addition, there are times when you want to save the selection as a clipping mask and use it another program. The pen tool is still the most accurate is slower but really tight.
@@AffinityRevolution Thank you for that quick response. But I dont seem to have those keys on my keybord. Im on a Dell Presicion 5510 and I'm living in Norway. Maybe I have a different keyboard layout?
@@BlazerTrazer Hmm.. well, you can always make your own shortcuts by going to Edit --> Preferences. Then open the Keyboard shortcuts. Then change it from "File" to "Paint brush tool", and make the shortcuts you want to use. 🙂
Combining photos is called "compositing". I have an in-depth compositing course if you want to learn more. 😊 courses.affinityrevolution.com/p/compositing-for-beginners
Excellent! I just suscribe and am very glad that I do it. There are a lots of things that I still don't get it. Why when I have the Gaussian blur filter (in white color) as a child to the mask, it only affects the edge of the selected man and not the whole man figure? I you can give me some hints, I will appreciated. Thanks.
The same comment as above but with a word changed, so now the sentence about the hints make sense: Excellent! I just suscribe and am very glad that I do it. There are a lots of things that I still don't get it. Why when I have the Gaussian blur filter (in white color) as a child to the mask, it only affects the edge of the selected man and not the whole man figure? If you can give me some hints, I will appreciated. Thanks.
The blur filter is effecting the MASK, which is why it does not blur the man. The filter is blurring the border of the mask, where it transition from white to black. Sorry it's a little confusing!
Are you able to tell what percentage of the photo is selected? I would like to use this technique for determining how much resin I need for a river table.
I don't know of a way to do that, but you could try asking on the official Affinity forums. Maybe someone there knows! :) forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/5-affinity-on-desktop-questions-mac-and-windows/
I always mask out a selection. Thanks for the lesson! I'll now remember that painting it out with the selection protecting the foreground is possible, too!
This is good video and helpful but when I try it I ended up with a good selection generally but there was also on the body some additional seclections for example on the white t shirt that I wanted to exclude and there is no information on how to remove "stray selections" and keep the main selection.
One of the most important thing you touted. Thank you for this. And I have one question, can I use background eraser tool (and also with magical eraser tool) for this? If yes how? Your replay is much appreciated.
hi i would like to know why when i select node tool and i click with left button middle two points i create one point but when im using my wacom tablet and i set button to left click i cant create one
It sounds like the Affinity tool is working correctly, but the Wacom tablet isn't. I don't have a Wacom, so I'm not sure why it's not working with Affinity. Sorry about that.
Hi great video...however I’m trying to use the pen tool and it isn’t going where I want it to go. I click on a spot to start, the pen spot is starting in the wrong spot! How do I fix that?
Sorry, I'm not sure why that's happening. I'd post your question on the official Affinity forums. I bet someone there knows the answer. forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/5-affinity-on-desktop-questions-mac-and-windows/
Hello. Thank you very much for your tutorials. I makes learning Affinity a lot easier. I do have a question. From 0:54 to 1:06, your selection of the outline of the man was so easy. When I try it, brushing the edges were so jagged and unprecise, I could not easily trace as you did. I think it might be one of my settings. I see you are on Add, width is 64 px, snap to edges is on. Also selected is Force pixedl alignment, Move by whole pixel, and Snapping (but which options). Is there something else that I am missing? Thank you.
once you have made the selection, how to you make the background just plain white? I have pencil illustrations that I want to be on a clean white background. thanks!
After making a selection, you can apply a mask to hide everything except for what you have selected. Then go to the top menu bar, and under the "Layer" section, choose "New Fill Layer". Then make the fill layer white, and place it underneath your image. :)
I'm not sure if I am running a newer version of the software, but when I apply the Gaussian Blur it does not create a new item in the layer box. Instead it make an Fx symbol.
You are applying the blur as a layer effect. I used a blur filter in this video. Layer effects are applied by pressing on the "fx" icon at the bottom of the layers panel, while filters are applied by pressing on the hourglass icon.
I am new to Affinity and I am trying to learn it on my own. Your tutorials are of great help, thank you! I didn't have any problem to apply the gaussian blur as a child to the mask with it being itself a child layer to the picture: has this been corrected in the latest updates? Keep up with the good work!
Great tutorial. Thanks for finding a work around to that glitch with child layers, that is going to save me a lot of time! hi to Ezra as well. Hope you’re on the mend.
I love all of these tutorials I wish the iPad and desktop versions were setup more closely I'm currently using the iPad Pro version and have a difficult time following with the same ease Still Affinity is without doubt one AMAZING program and blows photoshop out of the water in hundreds of ways. Not the least of which is price. Affinity does everything photoshop can do, many times better, and it doesn't cost a small fortune
@@AffinityRevolution Oh me too. I'll never use another Adobe product. I'm just barely teaching myself everything about video editing and Affinity, but I've discovered along the way, tons of professional lifelong photoshop users saying they're cancelling their Adobe subscription. Thank you all for creating such an AMAZING program at an easily affordable price I plan on getting the Affinity for iPad Pro beginners guide and course lessons as soon as I can.
Another great tutorial! Thanks! Out of curiosity, why do you use the brush tool instead of the shift+F5 fill method to flood an area like a mask? More control?
please can you fix why when choosing brush after inverting the g-blur it is not working!!! i mean the hand icon appears not the brush eventhou i am selecting the brush tool
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/
I use affinity photo on IPad and every time I apply a blur layer it doesn’t show as a layer instead it just apply to the picture directly? So I can’t make any changes to the blur layer as you did in the video. May you give me some suggestion?
Before you press the apply button for the filter, press the lightning bolt icon down in the menu at the bottom. That will turn the filter into a "live layer", which you can edit afterwards. 😊
I’m trying to weave 2 capital letters on top of each to make a logo, a watermark. I know I can put one on top of the other, but I want it to look like it’s weaved together. Any ideas or tutorials on this?
What am I doing wrong? After successfully selecting just the object, masking it without using the pen tool for tweaking because I can't get that to work, I tried to export my selected masked object as an image without background which looked good. Only to have a background show up when I imported it into my Photos library? I can't get rid of the background. I need the planets without the background in my Photos Library but even when I export them as PNG files I still have a background.
The Photos app might be showing you a temporary background. Try opening your exported image in Affinity Photo to see if the background is really gone or not.
Thank you Ally, that was another great one. I’ve always been plagued with difficulties when selecting hair. I don’t always get great selections even after the refine step. Another tough one are trees. When the sky shows through the leaves and branches, and you are trying to change the sky, it can be very tedious and frustrating. 😨🤯
Very true. Working with trees/a messy background can make the selection process MUCH more difficult. We're working on a selection course that will cover tricky topics like that, but no matter what tools you have, it's still hard to make a selection with hair and trees! 😅
In Affinity Designer? Yes, you can do the same thing. The only weird thing is that you need to draw a SHAPE with the pen tool, and then make a selection of the shape by holding down command/ctrl, and then clicking on its layer thumbnail icon.
When trying to do the shoes I keep getting a bunch of curve layers, what am I doing wrong? It looks like you are just click tracing so How do you end the trace and how to I prevent so many layers
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/
I recommend you make a selection, apply a mask to that selection, make another selection, and then use that selection to add to the mask you created earlier. That's what we do in this video. 😊
Very good explanation throughout the video. I've watched videos of other products doing the same thing but the explanations weren't nearly as concise and explained simply.
Okay this is uncanny, this is the second time in a row where I have a hard time to reach my goals with a project and then 2 days later you are uploading a video discussing that exact same topic. Please keep uploading videos, this channel is gold!
Haha that's awesome!! 🤗
The BEST channel I’ve found for Affinity, especially because every comment/question is addressed!
Thank you very much! 😊
The way she talk and smile melt my heart so peacefully .
Aww, thank you! 😊
I immediately thought Belle Knox
She also really knows her stuff.
Thank You very much for this, I must say that my selections were always tricky to get right but using your methods you make it look so easy, and the use of the pen tool for those tricky areas is pure genius, sweet! All the best to Ezra, hope the recovery process is working well for him and your contributions are such a joy.
Thank you very much Paul! 😊
Boy I came across this channel in my effort to learn Affinity but the absolutely delightful and pleasant and very, very clear way these are presented by Ally is outstanding. I love the information I've already learned but the positive and well-paced way Ally does this makes this one of the best "learning" channels I've ever come across.
Thank you so much! That's really nice of you. 😊
Wow! This is the best channel! I'm so happy with my Affinity Photo (Designer and Publisher)! Much more intuitive and stable than Adobe.
So long Adobe! 😄
The pace that you explain what you are doing is perfect! Your step by step approach is just what I need, thank you very much! You and Ezra are an incredible team!
Thank you Nick! 😊
You are such a good teacher! I'm sure Ezra is proud of you! 😁
I am still praying for Ezra every day and hope he gets his voice back and feels better very soon. 🙏
~Paulette
It's true, I am very proud of her! 😊
~ Ezra
i love the way she speaks!!!! 90% of tutorials they always mad rauwdy and annoying!! you Rock ally
Thank you! 🤗
facts and the music she selects 10/10 and this is the tutorial i was looking for
That's exactly what I thought in the first few frames, clear, professional and to the point.
I learned a lot. those dark tones, shadows have been a nuisance. Thank you!
@@Ruth--Butler well i don't use affinity anymore i'm on photoshop seeyals
@@xanightsbeloved And you thought, this community will miss me so badly, I better explain before I leave? How jerky.
You are an EXCELLENT video instructor. Kudos to you. In creating videos for my channel, I have to learn video editing, photo editing, etc. etc. etc. etc. There is just so much for one person to handle! So when I come across an instructional video like yours that saves me a ton of time and gives so much detail, I hit the SUBSCRIBE button immediately.
Thank you Rix! Coming from a fellow RUclips educator, that's very nice of you to say. 😊
@@AffinityRevolution And I rarely say it unless I mean it. Keep it up. :-)
This tutorial totally rocks! Your teaching technique is great - Not too fast and a good explanation of each of the controls. Definitely subscribing, because I bought this program recently. Thanks!!
Thank you! 😊
You have such a sweet nature and a calmness about you that is very peaceful and relaxing; I could listen to you teach all day for hours! I’m sure Ezra must be so blessed to have you for His wife 😃 (And you’re a wonderful teacher!)
Thank you so much! 😊
As someone that uses the selection tool daily I said "No way" a bunch of times whilst putting my hands to my head. I learnt so much useful information that i otherwise had no idea about. thanks so much
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Good luck with your selections! :)
Incredible tutorial i love the fact that you used a worse case scenario photo rather than one that would be easy to cut out like most other tutorials use.
Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊
Been following your channel for a while now, and this video is just what I was looking for because I was struggling with selection. Thank you so much! Praying for Ezra to get well too. Hope to see you both on screen soon!
Thank you Paul! 😊
I really enjoy your light hearted approach to technical training.
Thank you Joe! 😊
Nice work on these tutorials. You're a good teacher.
Thank you! Glad you're enjoying the tutorials. 😊
Just found these videos on Affinity Photo and Designer. What a great job you two do. I tend to like Ally's videos better because of her very soft voice, diction and normal (to me ears) cadence, but again, ALL the videos are great.
Thank you Don! I like Ally's videos better too... haha 🙂
- Ezra
Praying Ezra is feeling better and improving in health.
Thank you my friend. 🙂
~ Ezra
Really great tutorial Ally; you used some techniques and tools I would not have thought of, but a perfect outcome!
Thank you Jesse! 😊
Thank you Jesse! 😊
I'm changing of Photoshop to Affinity Photo and your tutorial help me so much!
Thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying the videos. 😊
Thanks Ally - awesome video as usual. Nice use of the pen tool as well, didn't think of that as an option there. A QUICK TIP: You can press "D" to get the default Black/White foreground and background colors, and then "X" to exchange the foreground and background colors (in this case White/Black). This can especially helpful when masking. Cheers!
Thanks for the tip! 😊
Your explanations are clear and full of didactic. Excellent.
Thank you! 😊
Thank you so much for this video - quick question, why does blur only apply to the edges of the mask layer but applies to the whole the pixel layer?
The blur is actually being applied to the whole mask, but the only noticeable change occurs on the edges of the mask. That's because the rest of the mask is solid white or black, so blurring those areas makes no difference (black blurred with black is still black). Confusing, I know!
@@AffinityRevolution thanks so much! I think get it. Sorta because of how mask work that the only visible area of blurring.
I have a lot of experience, unfortunately, just wondering what exactly the different modes could do for me. Thank you for being meticulous explaining their purposes. That was all I needed. 👏🏽
Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊
Love it! Great tutorial.
Can you help me with Liquify... I cannot find those 4 persona icons (next to the purple logo) that you touch in the top left? Is there a toggle to turn them on/ off?
It's possible you hid the top toolbar. To unhide it, go to the View Menu at the top, and then down to "Show Toolbar".
Excellent tutorial. I recently dropped Photoshop, so I am happy to find this awesome alternative.
That's great to hear! I hope you enjoy Affinity Photo. 😊
Photoshop was so much easier for selecting... but I swapped due to the price and started struggling with the selections. This has really helped, thanks :)
I'm glad it helped you! 😊
I managed to do that. But, I still don’t understand why it worked out. When you apply the blur layer as a child layer of the mask, it shouldn’t blur the entire man? Because it should affect the entire white space of the mask (whole body). Why it blurs just the edges, I don’t get it
If the blur is a child layer to the mask, then only the mask will be blurred, not the photo. Most of a mask is pure black or pure white, so not much changes, only the edges of the mask, which will blur the white and black parts of the mask. Sorry, it's kind of confusing!
Affinity Revolution Hi, thank you for the reply. So I can say that any filter applied as a child layer of a mask will only affect the “edges” of the mask?
A brilliant video. I hate the pen tool but with your method it’s made life much easier. Big thanks
Thank you Terry! Glad you liked it. 😊
Thanks for this. I used the selection tool in a really bizarre way before this video. Now I know better thanks to this video. Bless.
Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊
I've never considered using the pen tool for almost anything, first time seeing it in a practical way.
The Pen tool is GREAT for selections! 😊
Marsorry Ickua some people use the pen tool only.
Mr.B Must be the super Pro’s that know what they’re doing...
Back in the day with photoshop, the pen tool was the only thing reliable enough to make clear selections. In addition, there are times when you want to save the selection as a clipping mask and use it another program. The pen tool is still the most accurate is slower but really tight.
Pen tool is probably one of the oldest tool used in selection
A good video for me to refresh how to cut out the subject. The instructions are so clear. Thanks
Thank you! Glad you liked it. 😊
Excellent Explaining in a sweet voice! You spread joy too!
Thank you!! 😊
Please keep doing these. You talk just enough and show beginners the steps.
Thank you! I will be making more tutorials soon. 😊
Great video! I'm a pc/windows user with a laptop and would like to know how i increase and decrease brush size via kebord
You can use the bracket keys: [ and ] 🙂
@@AffinityRevolution Thank you for that quick response. But I dont seem to have those keys on my keybord. Im on a Dell Presicion 5510 and I'm living in Norway. Maybe I have a different keyboard layout?
@@BlazerTrazer Hmm.. well, you can always make your own shortcuts by going to Edit --> Preferences. Then open the Keyboard shortcuts. Then change it from "File" to "Paint brush tool", and make the shortcuts you want to use. 🙂
@@AffinityRevolution That solved it for me. I assigned the Z & X😃 Thanks so much for all the great tutorials🎊🎊
Thank you. Your tutorials are always awesome. You guys are the best!
Thank you so much! 😊
thank you, learning slowly, but now hes behind a checkerboard, how do I do the background?
Combining photos is called "compositing". I have an in-depth compositing course if you want to learn more. 😊
courses.affinityrevolution.com/p/compositing-for-beginners
Excellent! I just suscribe and am very glad that I do it. There are a lots of things that I still don't get it. Why when I have the Gaussian blur filter (in white color) as a child to the mask, it only affects the edge of the selected man and not the whole man figure? I you can give me some hints, I will appreciated. Thanks.
The same comment as above but with a word changed, so now the sentence about the hints make sense: Excellent! I just suscribe and am very glad that I do it. There are a lots of things that I still don't get it. Why when I have the Gaussian blur filter (in white color) as a child to the mask, it only affects the edge of the selected man and not the whole man figure? If you can give me some hints, I will appreciated. Thanks.
The blur filter is effecting the MASK, which is why it does not blur the man. The filter is blurring the border of the mask, where it transition from white to black. Sorry it's a little confusing!
Are you able to tell what percentage of the photo is selected? I would like to use this technique for determining how much resin I need for a river table.
I don't know of a way to do that, but you could try asking on the official Affinity forums. Maybe someone there knows! :) forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/5-affinity-on-desktop-questions-mac-and-windows/
I always mask out a selection. Thanks for the lesson! I'll now remember that painting it out with the selection protecting the foreground is possible, too!
Thank you! I'm glad you liked the video. :)
is there a feature in AP that auto selects subject same like in lightroom?
No, you have to make the selection.
This is good video and helpful but when I try it I ended up with a good selection generally but there was also on the body some additional seclections for example on the white t shirt that I wanted to exclude and there is no information on how to remove "stray selections" and keep the main selection.
To remove from your selection, hold down alt/option while painting on your selection. Or you can paint black on your mask. :)
Great, thanks for sharing. I now understand the toggle settings when using "Refine."
Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊
One of the most important thing you touted. Thank you for this.
And I have one question, can I use background eraser tool (and also with magical eraser tool) for this? If yes how?
Your replay is much appreciated.
I don't think those tools are very accurate. I recommend you use the tools shown in this video.
Such a beautiful presence. Beautiful spirit. Great presenter.
Thank you so much! 😊
You are amazing Ally,, your impressive on how much knowledge you have regarding this great software. well done
Thank you so much! 😊
hi i would like to know why when i select node tool and i click with left button middle two points i create one point but when im using my wacom tablet and i set button to left click i cant create one
It sounds like the Affinity tool is working correctly, but the Wacom tablet isn't. I don't have a Wacom, so I'm not sure why it's not working with Affinity. Sorry about that.
@@AffinityRevolution yes it was version problem BUG. thanx
This channel is GOLD, helped me alot THANK YOU
Thank you! 😊
Hi great video...however I’m trying to use the pen tool and it isn’t going where I want it to go. I click on a spot to start, the pen spot is starting in the wrong spot! How do I fix that?
Sorry, I'm not sure why that's happening. I'd post your question on the official Affinity forums. I bet someone there knows the answer.
forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/5-affinity-on-desktop-questions-mac-and-windows/
you are amazing! Thanks to you I could do the thumbnail I really wanted! Many thanks!
Thank you Frank! Glad you liked the video. 😊
Hello. Thank you very much for your tutorials. I makes learning Affinity a lot easier. I do have a question. From 0:54 to 1:06, your selection of the outline of the man was so easy. When I try it, brushing the edges were so jagged and unprecise, I could not easily trace as you did. I think it might be one of my settings. I see you are on Add, width is 64 px, snap to edges is on. Also selected is Force pixedl alignment, Move by whole pixel, and Snapping (but which options). Is there something else that I am missing? Thank you.
Hmm... I recommend you double check which layer you have selected. You might have a mask layer selected, instead of the main photo layer.
once you have made the selection, how to you make the background just plain white? I have pencil illustrations that I want to be on a clean white background. thanks!
After making a selection, you can apply a mask to hide everything except for what you have selected. Then go to the top menu bar, and under the "Layer" section, choose "New Fill Layer". Then make the fill layer white, and place it underneath your image. :)
These are excellent tutorials. Can you do the same for iPad version of Affinity photo?
After Affinity Photo version 2.0 comes out, I will make more iPad tutorials. 😊
i already cut out the person, how do i transfer it on top of another photo??
You can copy and paste your cut out layer into another photo. 😊
I'm not sure if I am running a newer version of the software, but when I apply the Gaussian Blur it does not create a new item in the layer box. Instead it make an Fx symbol.
You are applying the blur as a layer effect. I used a blur filter in this video. Layer effects are applied by pressing on the "fx" icon at the bottom of the layers panel, while filters are applied by pressing on the hourglass icon.
I am wondering will affinity photo gear towards the game dev community, as for texturcreation perhaps even being able to paint directly on 3d objects?
I don't think that's what Affinity Photo is designed for, sorry! 😕
I am new to Affinity and I am trying to learn it on my own. Your tutorials are of great help, thank you! I didn't have any problem to apply the gaussian blur as a child to the mask with it being itself a child layer to the picture: has this been corrected in the latest updates? Keep up with the good work!
Really? The bug is still there for me. I'm glad you got a lucky copy of Affinity! 😄
@@AffinityRevolution I still can't get a filter to become a child of a mask while the mask is a child of a layer; latest app update applied.
Thanks, been looking for an hour on how to refine my selection.
You're welcome! Glad you liked the video. 😊
Love the videos. keep em coming. Great job.
Thank you so much! 😊
Great tutorial. Thanks for finding a work around to that glitch with child layers, that is going to save me a lot of time! hi to Ezra as well. Hope you’re on the mend.
Thank you John! I'm glad you liked it. :)
Will the pen tool work for trainers too?
Sorry, I'm not sure what you mean by "trainers".
You just have the best tutorials! Thank you!
Thank you! 😊
I love all of these tutorials
I wish the iPad and desktop versions were setup more closely
I'm currently using the iPad Pro version and have a difficult time following with the same ease
Still Affinity is without doubt one AMAZING program and blows photoshop out of the water in hundreds of ways. Not the least of which is price. Affinity does everything photoshop can do, many times better, and it doesn't cost a small fortune
My favorite part of Affinity is NO SUBSCRIPTION! 🥳
@@AffinityRevolution Oh me too. I'll never use another Adobe product. I'm just barely teaching myself everything about video editing and Affinity, but I've discovered along the way, tons of professional lifelong photoshop users saying they're cancelling their Adobe subscription.
Thank you all for creating such an AMAZING program at an easily affordable price
I plan on getting the Affinity for iPad Pro beginners guide and course lessons as soon as I can.
@@AffinityRevolution I also purchased the Affinity Design app for iPad as well. I have a lot of learning to do
Another great tutorial! Thanks!
Out of curiosity, why do you use the brush tool instead of the shift+F5 fill method to flood an area like a mask? More control?
Just my personal preference. Your way works great too! 😊
gracias por tu ayuda, he aprendido muchísimo en tu video, me has salvado la vida, gracias.
De nada. Me alegro que hayas disfrutado del video! 😊
I’m getting a MacBook soon and I’m getting this app right away! Thank you for the tutorials they have been very helpful!
You're welcome! I hope you enjoy your new Mac. 😊
What about the other pictures in your other tutorial? Can i use for my POD?
Yes you can. :)
@@AffinityRevolution Thank You Very Much And You Are Great Teacher!
Thank you for making these videos, you teach really well.
Thank you Ken! 😊
please can you fix why when choosing brush after inverting the g-blur it is not working!!! i mean the hand icon appears not the brush eventhou i am selecting the brush tool
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/
This is the greatest tutorial on subject selection! Thank you for that :) :) :)
Wow, thank you so much! 🤗
Very nice. Thank you for this tutorial. You have a very nice way of presenting it too.
Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊
Genuis ! Just what I needed after moving from pricey PS
Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊
Good morning! Thank you for your work 🙂 and help!
You're welcome! Glad you liked the video. 😊
Thank you. Do you know of that bug has been fixed yet in the newest version of Affinity photo.
It's still there. It's been there for a while now, so it doesn't look like they are going to fix it anytime soon... 😕
Thanks for tutorial !
You're welcome! Glad you liked it. 😊
I use pen tool select then select mask then color black. Insteadd of erasing picture color it paints black - what might be going wrong.
Watch this video from 0:51 onwards. I think that will fix the problem. ruclips.net/video/KyHvT_dfJ54/видео.html
What are you using to work the lines I'm sure you are not using a mouse right?
I'm just using my laptop's trackpad. :)
Thanks , really good tutorial. you are an excellent teacher
Thank you so much! 😊
Always with great tutorial videos. It helps beginners like me.
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it. 😊
I use affinity photo on IPad and every time I apply a blur layer it doesn’t show as a layer instead it just apply to the picture directly? So I can’t make any changes to the blur layer as you did in the video. May you give me some suggestion?
Before you press the apply button for the filter, press the lightning bolt icon down in the menu at the bottom. That will turn the filter into a "live layer", which you can edit afterwards. 😊
@@AffinityRevolution I see! Thank you so much 😍
I’m trying to weave 2 capital letters on top of each to make a logo, a watermark. I know I can put one on top of the other, but I want it to look like it’s weaved together. Any ideas or tutorials on this?
This isn't exactly what you're trying to do, but it shows a technique you could use: ruclips.net/video/sfgv3wEtpQI/видео.html
What am I doing wrong? After successfully selecting just the object, masking it without using the pen tool for tweaking because I can't get that to work, I tried to export my selected masked object as an image without background which looked good. Only to have a background show up when I imported it into my Photos library? I can't get rid of the background. I need the planets without the background in my Photos Library but even when I export them as PNG files I still have a background.
The Photos app might be showing you a temporary background. Try opening your exported image in Affinity Photo to see if the background is really gone or not.
Thank you Ally, that was another great one. I’ve always been plagued with difficulties when selecting hair. I don’t always get great selections even after the refine step. Another tough one are trees. When the sky shows through the leaves and branches, and you are trying to change the sky, it can be very tedious and frustrating. 😨🤯
Very true. Working with trees/a messy background can make the selection process MUCH more difficult. We're working on a selection course that will cover tricky topics like that, but no matter what tools you have, it's still hard to make a selection with hair and trees! 😅
Thank you again! I wondered why I couldn't child anything to a mask. Now I know it's not just me.
Glad you liked the video! 😊
Would this work in design also
In Affinity Designer? Yes, you can do the same thing. The only weird thing is that you need to draw a SHAPE with the pen tool, and then make a selection of the shape by holding down command/ctrl, and then clicking on its layer thumbnail icon.
Wait... clear tutorials, follow-alongs and ASMR? Oh this is dope. :D
Haha you are too kind! 😅
When trying to do the shoes I keep getting a bunch of curve layers, what am I doing wrong? It looks like you are just click tracing so How do you end the trace and how to I prevent so many layers
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/
when you do the masking selection, is there a way to feather the selection like for hair etc
Yes, you can refine your selection by pressing "Refine" in the context toolbar (it will be an option when you have a selection tool out).
you're looking like an endearing elf with magical affinity photo skills.
Haha thank you! 😅
Great video, thanks. And great software. So glad that I bought it.
Thank you! 😊
Great video and techniques, well presented 🔝
Thank you Tom! 😊
Excellent video, well presented, thanks so much for this great technique,
Thank you Tom! 😊
Reflections - HA! Great video as always!
Haha thank you! 😊
I am super beginner in Affinity (never use Photoshop). Please, how can I make two active selections on one photo?
I recommend you make a selection, apply a mask to that selection, make another selection, and then use that selection to add to the mask you created earlier. That's what we do in this video. 😊
@@AffinityRevolution thank you
really nice informative video Thanks. Please make more.
Thank you Jordan! 😊
The image has a fairly simple background to remove, could you do a tutorial where the background is more complex? Thank you.
We are planning on making some more advanced selection tutorials, but they will take a while to make. :)
Very good explanation throughout the video. I've watched videos of other products doing the same thing but the explanations weren't nearly as concise and explained simply.
Thank you! 😊
Selection Brush Tool: It does not appear in Round as it appears in Square. So how to fix?
If your brush size is too small, it will appear as a cross hair icon. Maybe that is what's happening to you?