Powerful Pen Tool - Affinity Photo

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  • Опубликовано: 25 фев 2023
  • In this one we'll be talking about The Pen Tool in Affinity Photo. This is a powerful and versatile tool for creating precise selections and paths in your images.
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Комментарии • 64

  • @elizabethrussell4858
    @elizabethrussell4858 Год назад +5

    Thats good using the pen tool with the selection tool. thanks.

    • @bydesignmethod
      @bydesignmethod  Год назад

      For sure Elizabeth, it's the best way (I find) to get a nice and clean selection. Thanks for staying tuned in!

  • @Bonobo3D
    @Bonobo3D 5 месяцев назад +3

    Very clearly and well explained. Thank you.

    • @bydesignmethod
      @bydesignmethod  5 месяцев назад

      You're very welcome. Thank you so much for watching and taking some of your time to leave me a comment.

  • @stevewest131
    @stevewest131 Год назад +6

    Couple of top tips in there. I didn't know you could make a selection then erase it.... Anyone learning Affinity Photo needs to subscribe to this channel

    • @bydesignmethod
      @bydesignmethod  Год назад +1

      Appreciate you Steve! Yeah using the pen + erase is a big one for me!

  • @inputstudio2011
    @inputstudio2011 Год назад +4

    I'm doing some photo editing for a couple of years with affinity, and I never knew I could do a mask or a selection with the pen tool.... 🤦‍♂I'm always using the selection brush and having to nit pick all the corners of stuff.............................................
    Your videos are stepping up my game ;) Thanks for doing them :)

    • @bydesignmethod
      @bydesignmethod  Год назад +1

      You're so welcome João! Thank you so much for watching and leaving a comment for me to read! Keep stepping up your game :)

  • @s.w1866
    @s.w1866 11 дней назад +1

    Thank you, thank you! that is super great " beautiful👍

    • @bydesignmethod
      @bydesignmethod  11 дней назад

      I'm glad you enjoyed it! thank you so much for watching. Truly appreciate you taking a moment to leave a comment.

  • @KoarngeSound
    @KoarngeSound Год назад +4

    this absolutely blew my mind. I had no idea you could remove backgrounds with the pen tool! subbed and looking forward to more videos

    • @bydesignmethod
      @bydesignmethod  Год назад +2

      Thank you so much Koarnge! Yes, the pen tool is really powerful and I'm glad you learned something from the video! I really appreciate you leaving me a comment, it makes it all worth it.

  • @SpencerPullenPhotography
    @SpencerPullenPhotography 11 месяцев назад +2

    Loving these Affinity tutorials! Thanks!

    • @bydesignmethod
      @bydesignmethod  11 месяцев назад

      Glad you like them! thanks so much for watching Spencer!

  • @bbbnnn8277
    @bbbnnn8277 Год назад +4

    Outstanding - I was struggling with various aspects of the pen tool. You've cleared them up!

    • @bydesignmethod
      @bydesignmethod  Год назад

      Glad I could help Bbb! Thanks for watching and leaving me a comment to read!

  • @richardlarsen5716
    @richardlarsen5716 Год назад +2

    Amazing, love your videos thank you.

    • @bydesignmethod
      @bydesignmethod  Год назад

      You are so welcome Richard! I'm glad I can help, I really enjoy it. Thank YOU for staying tuned in and taking some time out to leave me a comment.

  • @whomadethatsaltysoup
    @whomadethatsaltysoup 2 месяца назад +1

    Excellent tutorial. Thanks for taking the time to share.

    • @bydesignmethod
      @bydesignmethod  2 месяца назад

      You're so welcome, thank you so much for watching.

  • @h.a.s.7336
    @h.a.s.7336 Год назад +1

    You make EXCELLENT videos! Thank you!

    • @bydesignmethod
      @bydesignmethod  Год назад +1

      Thank you so much H.A. S. ! Appreciate you taking the time to leave me a comment!

  • @donnascreativespace
    @donnascreativespace Год назад +1

    This was really helpful, thank you so much. I am learning designer more than photo however I can really see the way the two apps can work together to create a project

    • @bydesignmethod
      @bydesignmethod  Год назад

      Hey Donna! Thanks so much for watching and you're very welcome. You're so right, if you learn one of the Affinity programs you will then already understand where/how other things work together. It's amazing!

  • @gga3053
    @gga3053 Год назад +4

    Thank you for these videos. Very helpful. I'm used to Affinity Designer, but Affinity Photo is still a bit of a mystery. You are helping clear things up a lot!

    • @bydesignmethod
      @bydesignmethod  Год назад

      Glad it was helpful GG A! Thank you so much for watching and taking time to leave a comment, I truly appreciate it. I'm a big fan of Affinity Designer too!

  • @gvagear
    @gvagear 3 месяца назад +1

    8:12 thank God, now we have compound masks in v2

    • @bydesignmethod
      @bydesignmethod  3 месяца назад +1

      True! I still use this technique (personally) for a bunch of other stuff. Thanks for watching!

  • @gotcomps
    @gotcomps Год назад +1

    DM You have done it again sir! You used the Pen tool to create a selection and then brought it on home with the Erase tool @ 9:50 - I haven't seen anyone else go that route before. That was niiice!! I'm lovin it man, I'm lovin it!

    • @bydesignmethod
      @bydesignmethod  Год назад

      Always appreciate the support Comps! Yes, creating a selection with the pen and then removing it via the erase tool just seems to work well for me so I'd thought I'd share it!

  • @greezmunkie
    @greezmunkie Год назад +1

    Awesome!

    • @bydesignmethod
      @bydesignmethod  Год назад

      Glad you think so Greez, thanks so much for watching!

  • @3g_printingllc252
    @3g_printingllc252 11 месяцев назад

    I'll leave a like because this is a very informative video and very helpful. I came from using photoshop and a lot of things I've learned there translate into Affinity, but some things do not, so I like to watch videos to see what else I can learn. My only issue is that it seems like A LOT of people that do tutorial videos seem to have this habit of smacking when they talk. It drives me up the wall, and for that I usually avoid those RUclipsrs. I'm not trying to be a Karen, I just absolutely despise unnecessary mouth noises.

    • @bydesignmethod
      @bydesignmethod  11 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you for the comment, I do appreciate the input!

  • @BilliesCraftRoom
    @BilliesCraftRoom Год назад +2

    I'll sub, great video,, look forward to seeing more 👍

    • @bydesignmethod
      @bydesignmethod  Год назад

      Thanks so much for watching taking some time from your day to leave a comment Billie! I truly appreciate it!

  • @zocuad6710
    @zocuad6710 Год назад +1

    Dude, You're an Affinity Photo Jedi Master.

    • @bydesignmethod
      @bydesignmethod  Год назад +1

      Wow quite the compliment! Thank you very much for watching Zo and taking some of your time to leave me a comment. I appreciate you!

  • @lustrojinn
    @lustrojinn 10 месяцев назад +1

    Precise

    • @bydesignmethod
      @bydesignmethod  10 месяцев назад

      Thank you!

    • @lustrojinn
      @lustrojinn 10 месяцев назад

      @@bydesignmethod keep up the work man.
      Shedding some made light with the techniques.

  • @Nedvio
    @Nedvio Месяц назад +2

    I’m coming from a Photoshop/Illustrator background and recently switched to Affinity. Why use eraser tool and not just cut via CTRL+X?

    • @bydesignmethod
      @bydesignmethod  Месяц назад +1

      Hey Nedvio, to be honest I had no idea about that shortcut when I made this video - thank you for adding this, great tip!

  • @MrMarkIrish
    @MrMarkIrish Год назад +3

    Great stuff, I like your approach. I would make one suggestion if I may, and that is instead of erasing the pixels from the image layer, paint black on the matte layer. It will keep your work completely non-destructive.

    • @bydesignmethod
      @bydesignmethod  Год назад +1

      Thanks Mark! Totally a great option to make the work non-destructive! Great tip!

  • @rogsolaris7411
    @rogsolaris7411 7 месяцев назад +1

    Coming from years with Photoshop here... I don't understand the difference or benefit of the rubber band mode selected. Doesn't the default pen tool allow for creating bezier curves already? It's even in the icon for the tool, the bezier curves. What is the rubber band part adding or doing differently?

    • @bydesignmethod
      @bydesignmethod  7 месяцев назад

      Rubber band mode allows you to see in real time - you can see it before you drop a new point, kind of like a live preview. Nothing major, but a nice feature I like.

  • @PatrickSamphire
    @PatrickSamphire Месяц назад +1

    I realise this video is from a year back so this may not be noticed, but I've just got Affinity, so... I'm a little confused about why you erased within a selection rather than adding that area to the mask. Are you just demonstrating different techniques, or is there a reason you can't add it to the mask?

    • @bydesignmethod
      @bydesignmethod  Месяц назад +1

      Hey,
      Great point! I personally use an eraser when I know I do not need that portion but working with a mask (non destructive) is certainly a better way to go about it! You could also 'cut' that selection to remove it as well.
      Thanks for watching and bringing up an excellent point!

  • @VFX_Hunter
    @VFX_Hunter 6 дней назад

    HEY, could you give me the key strokes to export a file of the selection once I've cut it out?
    Everyone shows how to use a pencil, but they don't show how to export what you've cut out for future use.
    That would be very helpful. I wanna PNG with the transparent background that I can plop that bunch of bananas onto anything but people just show up cutting it out. Well, that's not enough.
    I'm frustrated. I would appreciate somebody telling me what I do after I cut it out then hit the mask thing. What do I have to do to export that selection pencil cut out selection?

    • @bydesignmethod
      @bydesignmethod  6 дней назад

      Hey,
      I think I understand you. Saving selections and making them as a spare channel is probably not what you're looking for.
      Whatever document you're working on, first make sure you have a transparent background by going to 'Document > Transparent background'
      Once you've made your selection and hit 'mask' you should just see that object with the checkboard background.
      From there export it as a PNG file. The file 'frame' will be the size of the original object but you can always change that later.
      Let me know if that helps, if I misunderstood let me know!

  • @suryanshsingh8290
    @suryanshsingh8290 Год назад +1

    Dear I want to know after select the object through pen, you should not click seleection directly you click mask ....what if i select first selection then mask ..and what is the best way to export as png file ..mask layer or new layer and what if i skip refine wil it be ok to export as png ...please advice ..

    • @bydesignmethod
      @bydesignmethod  Год назад +1

      Hey Suryansh! You can use either Mask or Selection or isolate an object. Once you have the object isolated you can make your background transparent by going to the top menu and selecting 'Document > Transparent Background' - Just make sure all other layers are turned off. You should see a 'checkerboard' behind the object. To export the file to go 'File > Export' and make sure you select 'PNG' from the menu. Let me know!

    • @suryanshsingh8290
      @suryanshsingh8290 Год назад

      ​​@@bydesignmethod whatever you design in desk the same i do it in ipad pro.....and the function is approax same.....
      I am good not expert like you, Will you teach me online in zoom , i will pay you... i want more focus on Mockup ..One day course .....?

    • @bydesignmethod
      @bydesignmethod  Год назад +1

      @@suryanshsingh8290 What type of mockup are you looking to create? let me know!

    • @suryanshsingh8290
      @suryanshsingh8290 Год назад

      @@bydesignmethod Like I have designed Mango/ Sweet lemon Pickle lable and i want to wrap in different sizes of jar like 1 kg etc, but the problem is the jars i have download from the internet there has to work on it like selecting then masking and then wrap sometimes in between i am facing cliping mask problem and then shadow , Lights ,Midtone etc ..means has to give a proper realstic shape..Dear host its very important for me .....if you teach me whatever i can i will..

    • @suryanshsingh8290
      @suryanshsingh8290 Год назад

      @@bydesignmethod Will you please give me your mail id, i will send you my video where i am making mistake atleast you understand....

  • @suryanshsingh8290
    @suryanshsingh8290 Год назад +2

    ruclips.net/video/XXv-RtGiCJ8/видео.html Can we do this in Affinity thhe Mesh Fill ?

    • @bydesignmethod
      @bydesignmethod  Год назад +1

      Hey Suryansh! Although Affinity Photo is super powerful, this would be a job for Affinity Designer - it can handle this NO PROBLEM!

  • @travellingpedals4671
    @travellingpedals4671 4 месяца назад +1

    You are funny!