Affinity Photo for Beginners - Complete Course

[@BluJayMC]

I've been using Affinity Photo / Design for YEARS and have always struggled to find a solid channel for tutorials. You earned a new sub with this. Solid information, a lot I already knew - some things I learned for the first time. And you did it with some humor. All around - solid content. Looking forward to more Affinity stuff from you!

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you so much for that wonderful comment and becoming a sub! I certainly have more stuff on the way!

[@graphguy]

I dumped my photoshop (for 25 years) this week and bought Affinity, so this is great!

[@bydesignmethod]

Welcome to Affinity, you're gonna love it!

[@SourbotrithyRecords]

I like Affinity.

[@WKMTHEAUTHOR]

Nice

[@GojoBoiAlt]

@graphguy should'ev waited they are giving 6 months free rn

[@Andy-d7g]

@@GojoBoiAltToday, I downloaded Affinity for 6 month free.

[@JulianHt17]

I am 81 years old and I used to be a Photoshop user. This is a whole new reality here, just amazing. Great video.

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you so much for watching, I'm glad you found it helpful. Keep creating!

[@AmyNJohnson]

I’ve just been clicking things and figuring out what they do until now 😂 literally the BEST in-depth tutorial ever! You don’t over explain and I swear I learned so much. Thank you a million times ❤

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you so much Amy, I really hope it helped! I truly appreciate the kind words and you taking a moment to leave a comment. Have fun!!

[@stevent5571]

Same here and cursing when things that I don’t know how to use don’t do what I want.

[@cathycasey8274]

I have only just found you, and I am truly impressed, it's not often that you get someone teaching with a sense of humour as well ( I taught systems for over 30 years (I'm 72 now and still learning!!) and it was not always appreciated when I joked about a bit, like putting my boss in a sports car and zooming through five or six Powerpoint slides). Carry on making me laugh or smile and I'll watch all of your videos. I was a Photoshop teacher for many years so I thought this would be hard to crack but you explain it all so well, I'm sure I'll pick it up quickly. Well done

[@bydesignmethod]

Wow! Thank you so much. Coming from someone with such experience I truly appreciate that. I try my best and I'm never sure if it's coming across properly while explaining something - this makes me happy!

[@bubbajones5905]

A lot of people are going to be wanting to learn Affinity, and this video is a huge help.

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you so much! I hope anyone who watches it finds it helpful. I really appreciate the kind words Bubba!

[@milleniummoses]

Just what I came to say. Many of us have either already left Adobe or at Photoshop or are considering doing so. Videos like this are about to get a lot of views.

[@Michal_Baran]

Adobe helped this wonderful channel a lot ;)

[@bydesignmethod]

I couldn't agree more! Thanks for watching Michal!

[@Luchnia]

Amazing how many people have left Adobe and moved over to Affinity products. I used Adobe for many years even back in the days of PageMaker and early Photoshop and had to find a less costly and more practical solution for my purposes. Affinity has filled the void perfectly with only a slight learning curve. Thanks for the great video.

[@bydesignmethod]

You're so welcome - and it's true so many have left Adobe, it seemed to really be the last straw. I think you'll really love Affinity, have fun!

[@danmarkiewicz3697]

This is a nice presentation; well organized, clear, and concise. Also, you are to be commended for replying to almost every single comment your viewers have posted, a sure sign that you are committed to your craft, and focused on providing ongoing support. Thank you, Sir.

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you so much! what wonderful words! Yes, I absolutely respond to every comment and I really do appreciate anyone watching and then taking time to leave me a comment. It's fantastic, I'm so happy to get such a great response. Thank you again!

[@e-volvellc]

This is FANTASTIC. One of the best tutorials I have ever seen. No fluff, no screwing around - you get right to the point. I learned so much in so short a time.

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you so much for watching! I apologize for my coughing, it was meant to be edited out.. but I was in a bit of a state at the time. Appreciate the wonderful comment, thank you for taking a moment to let me know. Truly appreciated.

[@michael-lt2lf]

I agree, by far the best explanation of AF a beginner could ever watch. Thank you so much for this. Liked and Subscribed.

[@bydesignmethod]

@@michael-lt2lf Appreciated Michael!

[@doncsicso81]

Goodbye Adobe, hello Affinity! Great video! Thanks for helping me get up to speed!

[@bydesignmethod]

Welcome to Affinity and thank you so much for watching! have fun!

[@ivilla9058]

Perfect for migrating from Photoshop ... excellent presentation

[@bydesignmethod]

Excellent! thanks so much for watching and leaving a comment. I truly appreciate it.

[@jasonblankenship4418]

I just paid $88 and that includes taxes to Affinity for 3 pieces of software that I now have access to for life. I get both the Windows version and the Macos version. I am even going to run it in Linux under wine. Thank you for this video. No more monthly payments to a company that is going to invade my privace and make money from m y creations.

[@bydesignmethod]

You're so welcome and thank you so much for watching and taking a moment of your time to leave a comment. Welcome to Affinity, you're gonna love it!

[@ComeSeeVee]

Don’t forget it also includes the iPad version! If you have an iPad of course lol

[@bydesignmethod]

@@ComeSeeVee That's right Vee!

[@iron7956]

How well does it work under wine? I am a linux user and I'm thinking about buying it

[@bydesignmethod]

@@iron7956 That's a good question, to be honest I'm not sure. I did find this in the forums so I know it's possible --> forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/182758-affinity-suite-v2-on-linux-wine/

[@jdiamond9513]

I used to use Affinity Photo v1 years ago, but was never great at it. Took a few years off from photography and just downloaded 2.0. Man, was I lost! I looked at 3 or 4 tutorials before this one, and quit all of them, some after less than a minute, until I found yours. Very impressive video! I learned something I was trying to figure out in the first 5 minutes (I screwed up the pallets on the right and didn’t know how to restore them). I’ve saved this to my iPad to refer back to often. Very well done. Now I’m off to see what other great stuff you offer 😉

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you so much for that wonderful comment. I'm so glad you found it helpful, my hope is to help everyone as much as possible. It took some time and effort to get this together so seeing something like this makes it all worth it. Appreciate it!

[@stevefash7983]

Excellent instruction technique. Photo manipulation is a new hobby for me and I've been using AF for about 2 weeks. Your "executive summary" course and teaching style have shown me many things that I will be doing much better from now on.

[@bydesignmethod]

Thanks so much Steve, I'm so glad you found it helpful. You're gonna have a lot of fun with photo manipulation and creating your own graphics. Truly appreciate the kind words.

[@bernardseu8957]

I'm using Affinity for 3 years and it great. I've forgotten about Photoshop.

[@bydesignmethod]

love to hear it! thanks for watching Bernard!

[@Afterword.]

I just have to say that I've seen a bunch of tutorials for various programs. You're incredible. Affinity should be paying *you* because you're selling me on this program.

[@bydesignmethod]

Wow - thank you so much for that wonderful comment Afterword! I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment, it means a lot.

[@Afterword.]

@@bydesignmethod Yes! I'm venturing into the indie author world, and I found I was hitting the limits of Canva. And I feel that $15 a month for Canva Pro is ridiculous. Affinity seems like the solution!

[@harrynichol1743]

I was looking for an alternative to PS which I could buy rather than lease and found Affinity but from a previous poor experience with layers, I wasn't looking forward to the experience again. You gave a very lucid tutorial and I'm a lot more confident about the concept now. Thank you.

[@bydesignmethod]

You're so welcome and thank you so much, I truly appreciate that thoughtful comment.

[@Nervoize]

I’ve never actually left a comment on a KZbin video before, but for this tutorial, I had to make an exception. As a complete beginner to photo editing, I really appreciated how clear and approachable you made everything. Your explanations made each step easy to follow, and I felt more confident with each part of the process. It’s only natural that you’ve gained a new subscriber. Thank you so much for taking the time to make such a thorough, beginner-friendly guide!

[@bydesignmethod]

First off - thank you so much for those very, very kind words! Please know I truly appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment. It really does mean a lot to me. I'm glad you found it helpful, I'm always trying my best to teach in a way that is simple but effective. I'm learning as I go. I appreciate you and welcome!!!

[@rockstarr4079]

Thank Youuuuu. Complete novice here to Affinity and photo editing. Was feeling completely overwhelmed and not knowing where and how to start. This is exactly the inspiration I needed. Learnt so much from this one tutorial. Had to subscribe. Can't wait to continue learning from you, a great teacher with a fabulous sense of humor.

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you so much for the sub! I'm glad you found the video helpful. I really appreciate you watching and taking a minute to leave such a nice comment. More content on the way!

[@GarrettBM]

Thanks! Just watched the entire video and did the exercises myself too.

[@bydesignmethod]

That's awesome, I hope you found it helpful Garrett! thanks so much for watching and taking a moment of your time to leave a comment. I always appreciate them.

[@GarrettBM]

@@bydesignmethod Very helpful, and I especially appreciated the part on masks and layers.

[@EliasZeballos]

Your tutorials are so great and clear. Now that many people are switching from PS to Affinity I hope your channel grows and becomes the number one Affinity KZbin channel. THANK YOU ❤

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you, I hope so too LOL... I appreciate your support. It really does mean a lot. Thank you!

[@red0ctane19]

You are an absolute gem of a human being! I've only been using the blend mode from a cool textured background with an empty mask on the top layer to use the brush tool to give a unique texture to the "main" part of my thumnail when painting it back in like you showed how to do in your vinyl cover tutorial. Thank you for making a full on beginners guide my friend! Now I can hopefully have the tools to experiment more and make awesome thumbnails.

[@bydesignmethod]

Hey Octane - that's a great way to use it! Appreciate your on-going support!

[@nolanbrowning5215]

THE BEST AFFINITY PHOTO 2 tutorial I have seen!!! Thanks so much! Great illustrations and explanations.

[@bydesignmethod]

You're so welcome Nolan - thank you so much for watching and leaving a comment!

[@owaisahmed966]

This is the absolute best affinity photo tutorial on KZbin. Thank you so much for sharing brother. Goodbye Photoshop.

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you so much for watching and taking a moment to leave such a wonderful comment. I truly appreciate that. I'm glad you found it helpful. Thank you.

[@owaisahmed966]

@@bydesignmethod keep sharing more valuable tutorials about affinity in coming months please.

[@montanadivacreations9267]

Wow this is the most straight forward tutorial there is. I have looked high and low for this type of tutorial. No fluff just the facts .. perfection. I am now a fan and will binge watch your channel. 🎉❤❤

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you so much! I apologize for the coughing and whatnot.. I was sick for awhile but all good now. I really appreciate the follow!

[@JulieAllanArt]

This was amazing!! My Adobe sub finishes end of this month and after this video, I'm feeling much more confident about working in Affinity Photo. You are such a good teacher too. Thank you so much!!

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you so much for watching and taking a moment to leave a comment, I really do appreciate your time. I think you'll really like Affinity, they're always improving too!

[@hcf797]

Affinity has a 50% off sale

[@LuvLolaLooks]

I have Affinity Publisher and Affinity Designer. Was thinking about getting Affinity photos and thought I'd check out some videos before my purchase. Well, you're actually teaching me some things that I can use in the other software! Thanks for being super informative while also not boring. I typically am ready to end it all after watching the usual long ass, winded, monotone teachers 😫 got yerself a new subscriber, buddy... don't know exactly why I went country in that last sentence🤷🏽‍♀️

[@bydesignmethod]

Thanks Lola, I really appreciate that! I checked out your channel and you're super talented, keep that channel growing! That's all for now Ma'am 🤠

[@LuvLolaLooks]

@bydesignmethod awww, thanks so much!

[@davido3230]

Great Video! I took my sweet time to start fiddling with affinity (breaking away from photoshop for my limited use) but you covered all the essentials and beyond in a great pace helped me to get it rolling. Thank you!!

[@bydesignmethod]

I'm so glad you found it helpful. You're really gonna love Affinity, have fun with it! Thank you so much for watching

[@marykatefinney3914]

I am half way through this video and am amazed at how much you have already covered. I am planning on switching to Affinity completely after the 6 month trial (which is very generous of them to begin with). I was a PS6 casual user for years, but had to update my computer and PS is no longer supported. I had read about Affinity being the "it" program to switch to after using PS. Your tutorial here has really taken the edge off my nervousness of switching to Affinity. Thank you so much for the video. I have subscribed.

[@bydesignmethod]

Wow, thank you so much for that wonderful comment! I do apologize for my coughing... I *thought* I had edited it out (hence the claps to remind myself LOL) I truly appreciate you watching and subscribing! Affinity is super powerful and I think you'll love it!

[@catospanky]

Thanks so much for this beginner's inclusive tutorial. It made a lot of concepts that have found challenging seem more understandable. I'm sure I will be referring back as I continue to learn.

[@bydesignmethod]

Fantastic! thanks so much for watching and leaving a comment!

[@vishuriii]

just got affinity and it was my first time photo editing on pc and this tutorial is amazing. thanks a lot man :D

[@bydesignmethod]

Hey, you're so welcome! thanks so much for watching and leaving a comment. Have fun!!

[@theartofmarmusa7261]

@ 45:14 I just got done with another Affinity guide that was an hour long that didn't cover this problem. I was trying to figure it out for about 2 hours now LMAO. For this you've earned my sub. Going to watch your other guides since I bought the affinity suite a couple of months ago.

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you found it helpful. I had to browse to 45:14 to check it out LOL Appreciate you subbing! more on the way

[@johnchilver536]

I’m a regular user of AP and thought I knew what I was doing after seeing your video I realised I need to review how I use it thanks for sharing.

[@bydesignmethod]

You're so welcome! I'm constantly finding new things and ways of doing them as well.

[@Dexter101x]

Best solution to the cold, is honey and lemon, spoon the mixture straight to the back of your throat. You may not like the taste, but its effective. And a lot of WARM, not hot, water. But drink the water on its own

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you, I'm going to try it.. I can't shake this thing.

[@Dexter101x]

@@bydesignmethod And I mean pure lemon juice, not the lemon itself

[@MorgaineChristensen]

Thank you for this video! Being new to Affinity Photo, this is just what I needed to help me get started.

[@bydesignmethod]

I really hope it helps, thanks so much for watching and have fun!

[@GianJurado]

I'm coming from years of photoshop and I recently started using Affinity in the iPad so I'm in that weird spot where I know a bunch of editing stuff but in a new environment. I gotta say that your video lessons are legit amazing-you're like that cool teacher in school cause you explain and teach everything in a really fun and engaging way, like even if I already know half of the stuff you're explaning I still find myself wanting to listen in anyway cause the video is edited really well and you're just generally really cool and fun about it hahaha Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience!

[@bydesignmethod]

Wow, this is probably one of my favourite comments ever. Thank you so much, what a compliment!

[@PaintedPaperStudio]

This was excellent - I'm switching over to Affinity now, thank you.

[@bydesignmethod]

Welcome! and thank you so much for watching and taking a moment to leave a comment. Always appreciated!

[@HowiSpangler]

Great video! Thank you! Just switched from Adobe

[@bydesignmethod]

Welcome! and thank you so much for watching. Truly appreciated!

[@Bonobo3D]

This is by far the best introduction instruction for Affinity Photo. You are an excellent instructor. Great explanations, examples and pacing. Thank you!

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you very much! I really appreciate you watching and taking some of your own time to leave a comment. I'm so happy it helped!

[@shamsalhossain2795]

Just awesome. Thanks for the tutorial, needed this very much to start my career as a freelance graphic designer. Though I know very little about Photoshop and Illustrator. But I find Affinity is suitable for a beginner like me.

[@bydesignmethod]

I'm so glad you found my video. I really hope it helps you become a freelance graphic designer. Affinity has all the tools you need. Good luck and thank you so much for leaving this comment. I truly appreciate this.

[@marvinspates924]

Hi I loved this video!!! I felt bad for you having the cough!!! I knew why you did the clapping! Non of those things bothered me!!! I've been using AP for a few years! But there was a few things that I was struggling with!!! You cleaned them up for me!!! New subscriber!!!

[@bydesignmethod]

Thanks so much! Yes the claps were supposed to be for editing lol.. my bad.. I'm glad they didn't bother you! thank you so much for subscribing, I truly appreciate everyone that does!

[@vmcv3284]

1- drink warm water with a small piece of ginger, 2- your tutorial is excellent, especially because after 20 years of PS I am moving to Affinity...bro this sooooooooooo simple. 5 stars

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you! Oddly enough I'm sick again so I'll take your advice! I'm glad you found it helpful and thank you so much for watching and taking a moment to leave a comment. Truly appreciate it!

[@darsmith3448]

Thank you for the positive heads up. I am also converting. We are farmers and hang with the goats and horses. The kiddos do not get the flu, if you get my "paste". We also swear by ginger, cinnamon, turmeric, and the core to the pineapple.

[@darsmith3448]

@@bydesignmethod @darsmith3448 1 second ago Thank you for the positive heads up. I am also converting. We are farmers and hang with the goats and horses. The kiddos do not get the flu, if you get my "paste". We also swear by ginger, cinnamon, turmeric, and the core to the pineapple.

[@bydesignmethod]

@@darsmith3448 turmeric healed my shoulder a few years ago, that paste sounds powerful. Gonna give it a go!

[@Corny1660]

Great Tutorial I’ve been wanting to sharpen my skills in designing but was a little intimidated by it and was in a cross between affinity and photoshop but this tutorial has helped me out a lot You’re a Great Teacher 🔥🔥🔥

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you so much, I'm glad it helped. You honestly can't go wrong with either, but I love Affinity. Appreciate your kind words!

[@bensettle194]

Absolutely wonderful course!!!!

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you so much for watching I really do hope it helped. Appreciate you leaving a comment!

[@birdie399]

Excellent video. Very informative and helpful. Thanks.

[@bydesignmethod]

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

[@underoneking]

Thank you for the time and effort you put into teaching us this! I for one know what it takes to put out a good video (actually I perhaps know but cannot execute yet)... But, coming from Photoshop, years ago....absolutely REFUSING to pay THOUSAND dollars a year...CRAZYNESS and you own nothing. So Affinity has been a blessing as I was making thumbnails in Davinci Resolve and Power Director and Photo Director.... Affinity has become popular because of the Adobe trying to get you to allow them access to all your creations was the straw that broke the camels back! So now, you my friend, will be inherently more popular and perfect timing, as you have a mellow, easy to follow way of instruction. Thank you

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you so much, that is very kind of you and I truly appreciate those words!

[@underoneking]

@@bydesignmethod Indeed, friend. I am listening to your affinity designer tutorial for beginners right now. Thanks again, you make it easy to follow for me...having one screen with your video, the other monitor having the program up.

[@michael-lt2lf]

Please consider selling this and your other tutorials as (paid for) downloadable lessons we can keep on our computers and simply pull it/them up and refer to them whenever we hit a problem. I can assure you, I won't be the only one buying.... You're the best out there!

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you very much!

[@markbeevers-l3s]

hey, great video you explained everything so simply and all the information just goes straight in,thanks for the help.

[@bydesignmethod]

I'm so glad to hear you liked it, thank you so much for watching and taking a moment of your time to leave me a comment!

[@shaymaaabbood448]

It was very well structured and informative, thanks.

[@bydesignmethod]

You're so welcome, thank you so much for watching and taking a moment to leave a comment - I truly appreciate it.

[@snowset675]

Checkpoint: 56:21 So far this is really informative and cool. Thank you!

[@bydesignmethod]

Appreciate you!

[@stevent5571]

Thank you for all your time and knowledge. This video helped fine tune my understanding of each thing

[@bydesignmethod]

Excellent! thank you so much for watching and taking a moment of your own time to leave a comment. I always appreciate it.

[@suemciver636]

Thank you. I have just purchased affinity photo 2 a couple of days ago and didn't know where to start. I haven't used a photo editing program before. Somehow I stumbled across your video and found it so helpful. There is still a lot I don't understand but I now know some of the basics and where to start. I will look for more of your videos. Just wondering what would be the best for me to watch after this one. Thanks again. So helpful and easy for a beginner granny to follow.

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you so much for watching and taking a moment of your time to leave a comment, I truly appreciate it Sue. I would learn about Masking - it's really powerful and fun. Everything you need to know about Masks: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGmTf52YZ96hg6s I would also learn some cool text effects: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2jXl4Npadh1nqc Let me know if you have any questions, happy to answer!

[@box_o_loxo]

I was so bad at Affinity Photo that I was struggling to make glowing text for like 2 hours, but this tutorial has made stuff like masking, the inpainting brush, the healing brush, layers, selection, and such seem wayyy less intimidating and faster, I'm honestly very surprised with how much time you've probably saved me from just coming across issues and googling fixes or workarounds

[@bydesignmethod]

I'm so happy to hear that! thank you very much for watching and taking a moment of your own time to let me know - that makes me feel great. Appreciate you!

[@jimintaos]

Deeper into your tutorial now. Wow! I can hardly wait to start making my KZbin thumbnails in Affinity.

[@bydesignmethod]

You're gonna have so much fun!

[@kieulannguyen1193]

Thank you so much for this video. I think this software can replace Photoshop for people who don’t want to pay a monthly fee and not into using plug-ins. ❤❤❤ This software can do so many things for a small cost. Well done. 😊

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you so much for watching, I hope it helped. Thank you for taking a moment of your time to leave such a nice comment, appreciated!

[@otterwench]

love your skilled teaching style!

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you so very much, I really appreciate that.

[@princemj]

I admire how you recorded this video with a cold. Keep going and I'm very excited to see more content from you. Thank you for helping me transition to Affinity Photo 2. 😁 Proverbs 20:4 (King James Version) "The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing." I just decided to share the verse from the Bible above because of how you did this video! 👑

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you very much! it was the cold that seemed to last forever but I'm back to normal now. Thank you for watching and also sharing that, very cool

[@princemj]

@@bydesignmethod You're welcome! 👑

[@AuthorMelodyLoomis]

Thank you so much for creating this tutorial! Really appreciate you taking the time to film all these clips to give an overview. I was so overwhelmed before but understand it a lot better now. I plan to use Affinity Photo to make book covers so anything on how to do photo or text manipulation is super helpful. I'm going to bookmark this video because I'm sure I'll need to refer back to it. Subscribed and will check out what else you have!

[@bydesignmethod]

Thanks Melody! I've created many book covers in many genres using Affinity Photo - you're gonna make some awesome stuff! Thank you again for your support!

[@playerthree38]

Been using Affinity since 2019 and I learned something today!

[@bydesignmethod]

Awesome! 2019 here too... i'm so glad I could help in someway. Thanks so much for watching!

[@markcarter3663]

Thanks for your hard work, time and generosity…I've subscribed

[@bydesignmethod]

Thanks so much Mark! I appreciate that!

[@martinr5362]

I echo below. The best tutorial covering all the essentials to get started. Many thanks.

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@PravinKumar-oh8jo]

This is a wonderful Tutorial I ever had...It was very clear and best examples to make it more clear and understand. Yes you earned a new subscriber!

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you so much Pravin! I really appreciate those kind words and you subscribing! I apologize for my coughing, I was sick during the recording and thought I had edited those out.

[@rockinruss2007]

thanks for sharing your knowledge, a great insight into getting started and its helped

[@bydesignmethod]

I'm so glad it helped and thank you very much for taking a moment of your own time to leave me a comment. I really appreciate that.

[@itsmznatnatbitchez]

I just got the full Affinity suite, leaving Adobe.... This is great thank you so much!!!!

[@bydesignmethod]

You're gonna love Affinity, welcome! Thank you so much for watching and leaving a comment. I appreciate you!

[@chandraraj2006]

I really really like your video, it helps me so much. I can't even express the feeling but I really do like your video. love from Manipur😉😉💗💗

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate that! Hello to Manipur!

[@KristenWolf-zg3dd]

The two claps before and after each cough 🤣🤣🤣 I sure hope you are feeling better! Thanks so much for a great tutorial. I've been using Designer for two years and I'm just now jumping into A-Photo.

[@bydesignmethod]

lol...Can you believe I thought I edited all of those out? i'm blaming the cough medicine. Thanks so much for watching and taking a moment to leave a comment, I appreciate it!

[@jekalambert9412]

Thank you for your clear explanations.

[@bydesignmethod]

You're so welcome, thank you for watching! very much appreciated!

[@gsgs409]

You're such a great teacher, been lapping up your videos 😮 thank you! RIP Photoshop

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you so much 409 - I appreciate you taking a moment of your time to leave me a comment. I'm so glad you found them helpful - run those views up LOL

[@davemakesmagic]

Dude, THANK YOU! This was an EXCELLENT tutorial!

[@bydesignmethod]

Awesome! thank you so much for watching and taking a minute to drop a comment Dave - much appreciated!

[@giannisiliopoulos]

great stuff man. Nice work. Thanx for the info...

[@bydesignmethod]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@jimintaos]

Watched through to the end-terrific. Now to go over to my 10.00 a month Adobe subscription and see how I can get out of it without getting whacked.

[@bydesignmethod]

That's the tricky part for sure.. they're sneaky! thanks so much for watching. Truly appreciate it.

[@LennardHarders]

This was the tutorial I was looking for. Thank you!

[@bydesignmethod]

I'm so glad! thank you so much for watching!

[@Nikonover]

Excellent tutorial, easy to understand and follow my only complaint being , I wish the cursor was larger and a bright green or yellow to pick it out quicker. Cheers Mal.

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you for watching and thank you for making that note, I will look into that for future tutorials!

[@wendyskjerpen8661]

Thanks!

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you so much, you're too kind! I truly appreciate that.

[@JustMeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

Thanks for this! I've been trying to use Photopea because I don't want Photoshop, but it's very buggy and slow, so I'm doing the free trial for Affinity and I think I'm going to buy it. I'm having a heck of a time doing basic things though, like making and saving a color gradient fill layer to use as a custom vignette, so I really need this video.

[@bydesignmethod]

Hey, I tried Photopea as well (not too long ago) and I just couldn't get into it. Interesting idea, I've never tried saving a gradient fill for a vignette.. will have to poke around

[@JustMeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

@@bydesignmethod PLEASE do a video on this when you've had a chance to play around with it. This is one area where Photopea is worth the effort, at least until I figure out how to correctly do it in Affinity. lol

[@neitikantteri1485]

Im new in this photo editing thing and this was wery helpful!

[@bydesignmethod]

I'm so glad, thank you so much for watching! I really appreciate you leaving a comment.

[@jimintaos]

Super. Thanks. I am really going to look forward to using Affinity. It reminds me of the CorelDraw program that is used for years and really liked until they got all predatory with their pricing. and combining that wonderful program with photoshop but with a much less difficult learning curve. I'm really going to like this program. Thanks for a great tutorial, consider me subbed.

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you so much! I remember Corel Draw, great program. Affinity has constantly come through when it comes to the customer side so I'm always happy and hopeful to support them.

[@ignaciovalenzuela4892]

This tutorial is insanely helpful thanks for that

[@bydesignmethod]

You are so welcome, thank you so much for watching - truly appreciated!

[@recapmaster11]

Thank you so much for your help. I feel like I’ve learned everything from this 1 video, only plz don't stop making them ❤

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you so much recap! I'm so glad you found it helpful and don't worry I'll keep creating them! thanks for taking a moment of your time to leave me a comment, always appreciated!

[@yourAshwaniYadav]

Thanks Buddy For this Corse..Finally i start to invest my Time on the right place

[@bydesignmethod]

You're so welcome - have fun! I think you're really gonna like Affinity. Appreciate you watching!

[@docukingdom]

Thank you so~~~~~ much. Your video is truly amazing!!

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you so much for that lovely comment! and Thank YOU for watching and taking a moment of your time to leave a comment. Always appreciated!

[@stevenlowe1285]

Great video and very helpful. Thanks!!

[@bydesignmethod]

You're so welcome, thank you so much for watching Steven!

[@stefanoreksten]

A big THANK YOU for this video! I was curious to see what AP has to offer and this helped a lot! :)

[@bydesignmethod]

I'm so glad you found it helpful. AP is really powerful and I think you're gonna love it! Thanks so much for watching!

[@yondercommunications]

This video has been truly amazing!

[@bydesignmethod]

Awesome! thank you so much for watching!

[@daltexenterprises4212]

Excellent quick tutorial

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@paulplanko]

Thank you for this great tutorial

[@bydesignmethod]

You're so welcome - thank you for watching Paul, truly appreciated!

[@raghavnischal4238]

Thanks bro very helpful - It didn't waste my time it was just very good learning - do you have a video for Affinity Designer as well ?

[@bydesignmethod]

Thanks man! Only a few videos on Designer but will have something in the future. Appreciate you!

[@Kurisu-SanYT]

Good video. Got a license for affinity photo 2 for just $35 and my my it was worth it.

[@bydesignmethod]

Absolutely! Thank you so much for watching - have fun with Affinity!

[@braziliansoccershow]

amazing video, great job!

[@bydesignmethod]

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

[@jimailormusic]

Thank you very much. Great overview.

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you so much for watching, very much appreciated!

[@coloradoebikerides7112]

Wow! Excellent! Thank you!!

[@bydesignmethod]

You are so welcome, thank you so much for watching and leaving a comment Colorado!

[@NewLife-qj9mx]

As soon as ps went subscription i said "bye!" Ive been very happy with AP 👍

[@bydesignmethod]

Awesome! it's the way to go! Thanks for watching!

[@filipnarada]

Great tutorial, thank you very much! All I needed to get started! (I put the speed to 75% because you talk very fast :) ) (I would recommend using a pop screen to avoid those noisy pops)

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you for watching and the feedback! thankfully KZbin has that option to speed up/slow down lol.

[@kurseong6542]

Brilliant - learned loads.

[@bydesignmethod]

Fantastic! thank you so much for watching!

[@benosborne413]

Excellent. have you made the intermediate and advanced courses?

[@bydesignmethod]

Thanks so much for watching. No advanced courses yet but something I'm looking into!

[@ExpatPhil]

I downloaded the Trial earlier today, and couldn't make sense of it, then I came across this Vid, now instead of dumping it, I am going to buy it. Many thanks

[@bydesignmethod]

Amazing! that is one of the best comments I've ever gotten. Thank you very much Phil. I really appreciate that.

[@assumptiongomes3427]

Thanks , I am new Affinity Photo . Very Good video

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you so much!

[@esperandounmejorcielo4385]

asi explican los buenos profesores, buen video y bien explicado, gracias

[@bydesignmethod]

muchas gracias. Realmente aprecio tus amables palabras.

[@terrygaume]

Excellent video, you explained so much my head is spinning. My question, I still don’t understand why it’s important to create a document and does each image need to have its own document? How do I determine the size of the document to use? I have been using Affinity V2 for a few years now and have never created a document. Thank you for the help you provided today, I will definitely be trying some things, especially masks.

[@bydesignmethod]

Hey Terry! Each image does not need it's own document. Sometimes you create a document to make something the perfect size (let's say for an instagram post, or a KZbin thumbnail - both different sizes and you want to make them fit perfectly) If you're working with a picture you don't need to determine a size really unless you wanted to get it printed in a standard or specific size (let's say 4x6 or something) Happy to answer any questions - I understand it's a lot of information. Thank you so much for watching, truly appreciated!