Creating a fantasy composite in Affinity Photo with Affinity Revolution

In this session, Affinity Revolution will create a fantasy composite in Affinity Photo, guiding you through their process and showing you how to choose the right images for a composite, make great selections with the Pen Tool and blend images together.
Affinity Revolution will be available on KZbin’s Live Chat for this session’s premiere on Friday, 15 May 2020 at 4pm BST.
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You can also check out more of their tutorials on their KZbin channel: / @affinityrevolution
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[@jamessouttar]

Once again I learnt so much from this! What is so interesting is that different people use different sets of tools, and in different ways, and so there are constantly new things coming up. As well as stuff that I never fully got the hang of, like masking. I‘ve seen various presentations which used it, but today ‘Aha! so that’s how it works...’ Many thanks to Affinity for turning this lockdown period into a programme of masterclasses.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Oh I love those "Aha!" moments!

[@StevenDempseyArtist]

Well done, Ally. Your Affinity tutorials are some of the best out there and this one did not disappoint. Beyond the tools each participant has used, I think, for me, it’s also about the philosophy or mindset of the artist. That can sometimes dictate a variety of different methods toward the same end. I really love this whole series. Such a brilliant way of beefing up the Affinity channel with quality content.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thanks, Steven! So glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@JMJWill]

Ally as always, your incredible style and professional presentation skill nailed the format for making a composite tutorial interesting, without annoying music or other distractions. A master tutorial...in need of more Ally. The Gold Medal winner of all Affinity Olympians. . My favorite

[@AffinityRevolution]

Wow, what a nice comment! I'm so happy that you enjoyed the tutorial 😊

[@midierror]

Ally's voice is the most calming thing I ever heard

[@kevinsimmonds7082]

I have watched all the videos so far and this one has been the best, great person to listen to, Thanks

[@AffinityRevolution]

Glad you liked it, Kevin!

[@iangordon8688]

Excellent very interesting on your approach, hope Ezra is well

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thanks, Ian! And Ezra is doing great, other than his voice.

[@tjorgensen2007]

Wow! Love the way your videos are simple and understandable. I watched the whole video and now I would like to rewatch it and follow along with you. Thank you for sharing your talents with us.

[@Mystic_Dragon_Art]

This is the best tutorial on how to use masking I've ever seen, and it's a fun project anyone can make use of as well. Very nice! Thanks for sharing!

[@paulfredfield]

I could not have put it better. When masking is done by a professional it looks easy... If only it was!

[@chkmtn]

Ally, I think your new intro graphics are excellent. They are contemporary and are a good interpretation of your personality.

[@Patricksstrategy]

A tour de force - brilliant in its complexity and brilliant in your ability to make the complex understandable. Well done and I hope Ezra will be back presenting with you again soon.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thanks, Patrick! I hope Ezra will be better soon as well.

[@jostakesphotos]

As always a nice and clear way of explanation. The speed is just about perfect for me and I always learn something new. Thanks Affinity Revolution and Affinity. Stay healthy!

[@AffinityRevolution]

I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@robfrydryck127]

Well done Ally. Super fun summer tutorial

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thanks, Rob! I'm happy you liked the summer theme 😊

[@WeirdRedFreak]

Best Affinity tutorials on the internet in my opinion. Kinda get the impression their really nice people too.

[@JoeCarterDesigns]

missed the premier today - but watching it now! thanks @affinity revolution and @affinity!

[@AffinityRevolution]

You're welcome 😊

[@danielleclerc4812]

Wow! I see the way in which you do your tutos so creatively and imaginatively. I'm always looking forward for your new tutos. Merci.

[@weekendatbernies2011]

G'day Ally - New to Affinity and got to say - Mind BLOWN ! Awesome tutorial. I have so much to learn. Thank you. Keep Creating. Keep Sharing. Cheers and Beers :-)

[@DarrinNoNAME]

This is a great tutorial.. Her teaching of the program is really nice... and detailed in an easy way of digesting. I'm a fan of Affinity Revolution.

[@kristilyons8735]

Ally, I really like and appreciate your tutorials. I am much too easily frustrated with all things computer; your calm and pleasant voice and approach help me to relax and learn. Thank you.

[@davidjohn5879]

One heck of a composite, will take me a few days to absorb all the techniques you have used in here, thank you so much for this.

[@jehudale2349]

This one is really great. So much explanations of the steps and more important of the why do this or that. Also the light is explained very well. Thank you so much for this video!

[@carloblanco3647]

I love that I can follow along with her while doing all that on the iPad version!

[@blackcranedesign]

Thank you very much Ali this is very good love the tutorial can't wait to try it

[@Videogame9559]

hi Ally you are giving us the best tutorials thanks again keep well both of you in these difficult times

[@machilly52]

Excellent tutorial, on it tomorrow, thanks for sharing your skills

[@AffinityRevolution]

You're welcome, Alex! Hope it goes well for you 😊

[@janetb3216]

You and Ezra have spoiled me with the exceptional quality of your tutorials. I am new to Affinity Photo and thanks to you; I am unlocking the incredible power of this software. This video is awesome not only for the specific application, but the skills to be learned by intermediate users. BTW - You and Ezra are an adorable couple!

[@davedogge2280]

Three cheers to all tutors who teach photo bashing techniques 10/10

[@JeffStudley]

Well done! Pen Tool => Selection => Mask is a new tool in my tool box. Thanks for all of the helpful videos!

[@robertotcr]

This video is really cool! Very pleasant to watch and the explanation is amazing.

[@mungobungo4762]

Awesome video and thank you for the links to the sample images. I shall definitely be trying this tomorrow. Stay safe you two!

[@tim3638]

Great tutorial and I appreciate you including the original files so we can try to recreate this, which is the best way to learn.

[@super0chick]

Holy Crap! It looks sooo good.!! Love this. Now, I'm going to try it in my ipad Affinity photo. I hope I can get to working around this just as easy. Thank you so much. So, I couldn't find the blend option at 12.11. on my ipad. Could you tell me if there is this option on the ipad.

[@simonpayne7994]

Great fun watching how Ally goes about things.

[@brianhorrocks5757]

Excellent tutorial, thanks.

[@AffinityRevolution]

You're welcome, Brian 😊

[@JayYeets]

Angels walk among us! This was fun!

[@hiperdent]

Wonderful, detailed, concise and super helpfull Ally. Much to learn from this video!. Thanks Affinity Revolution and Affinity

[@IdahoSAM.]

I know what I am going to be doing in the middle of the night when I can’t sleep! Fantastic video on compositing!

[@robertovigna3116]

Dear Ally, hallo from Italy! Thanks for your brilliant ideas. As always, your clear language (and Ezra’s too) is a very important extra to make the whole AR project understandable.

[@literaturix]

Thank you! I`ve learned a lot new tiny tricky things....

[@AffinityRevolution]

Yay for learning new things 😊

[@jed1947]

Perfect! I just watched a tutorial on using the pen tool to make selections! Nice to see a practical application of the blend range control to limit highlight effects. I keep forgetting those nice shortcuts of X for color switch and D for loading defaults, so thanks also for that reminder.

[@MK-ni6gs]

Excellent video, thank you again!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Glad you liked it 😊

[@enthusiaticbeginner]

Marvellous, Ally! I have only watched 1/3rd so far, but I feel so in synch! I love doing composites, so this is really great. You and Ezra are a great team. Very best from here in New Zealand. :-D

[@tman212]

Wow Wow, did I say WOW, Can you guys put out more video's like this ?. This was awesome and someday maybe I will be able to something like this. Do you ever watch Bethany Acorn ?, not sure if she learned all of her tricks from you guys, but she does mention Affinity Revolution in some of her reply's, she does incredible work as well, something very similar to this video, however she does not speak in all video's and works so darn fast I can't figure out what she is doing most of the time, she also just works with the iPad version of Affinity Photo. Please put out more video's like this, absolutely amazing !!. I have both versions of Affinity Photo, which one do you like to work with most iPad or Mac ?.

[@Manuelordorica880]

Hello Ally, Thank you for these tutorials. I am new to affinity, and they are helping me a lot. all of them are so well explined, and that makes them so easy to follow.

[@yuriykazmirchuk9641]

Awesome tutorial on Affinity Photo amazing tool. Thank you 😊👍

[@CTRL_SMarcos]

Excellent, as always. I thought it was strange that Affinity Revolution didn't appear in this series 😀. Many thanks for the video.

[@RafaelArteagaBetanzos]

Amazing Tutorial! Very well explained and taking care of all the small details that give credibility to the assembly. Thank you.

[@BedeLaplume]

Really good tuto! Coming from a Photoshop background I totally find my landmarks with this example..

[@juanfxblender]

THIS WAS FUN!!!!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!!!

[@Valleedbrume]

Very nice to see you here.Great work.

[@AwesomeVids2024]

Thanks Ally, once again you enlightened me with your great tutorial. You made my day. Say hi to Ezra from your fan from Holland! René

[@glenboid]

Hi Allie, A lovely tutorial, very clear and I picked up some useful stuff, thank you :)

[@TheSchokl]

absolutely brilliant. Thanks very much for this.

[@gallstar1963]

Really well done. Thank you for your other great tutorial videos.

[@jayrio5560]

Thoroughly enjoyed this, thank you for the awesome video!

[@dreydt9820]

Super session and tutorial. I already follow the Affinity Revolution channel which is great to learn new techniques. Apart from the great quality of Affinity Revolution team, I just regret a little bit that @Olivio Sarikas is not part of the Affinity Photo team for these lockdown sessions, he's doing also great tutorials and examples.

[@katemusgrove2334]

Olivio will be doing one :)

[@tjorgensen2007]

I just completed your tutorial this evening. Loved it. thank you again.

[@mtntopviking]

Excellent tutorial as always! Thank you so much!

[@Videogame9559]

great I have managed to fix it I needed to rest my tools as they had got mess up this is a great learning curve . great tutorial loving it thanks

[@mredben]

Absolutely great. Thanks for the detailed steps.

[@augustbabe4346]

This is a really great video! I have a question: is affinity photo the same on Ipad as it is on a pc? Like with all functions on the pc? Because I want to get it together with an Ipad, and it would be a dream if it would have all functions. I really prefer the ipad over a pc or a laptop bc of the touchscreen, the pen and everything so, really appreciate it to get an answer for that :)

[@ThePseudoDionysius]

Excellent presentation - learned some new ways of doing things.

[@wiltona4753]

Great job on explaining everything so well.

[@danielesalvatore6594]

Perfect, as usual.; a summary of basic tools condensed in one tutorial. May I know why your answers to the various comments are not visible anymore?

[@CreativeCaralyn]

Amazing! I hace so much to learn.

[@victorpinto9199]

Uau! This is amazing. Really liked it. Thank you Ally

[@filippoz1976]

Fantastica, fai ancora video così

[@pattybruveris6395]

Creative and helpful!

[@UnusualAttitudes]

Ally, I have an operational question- how do know when to or decide to add a new pixel layer to accomplish something (a new mask, or use the inpainting brush) vs. just doing it directly to a layer, and/or ‘merge visible layers’, etc. What exactly do those operations do to help you decide when to do those things?

[@Lysander-Spooner]

Thanks for another great tutorial. You make it look so easy even though it is not! Again showing you do NOT need Adobe Photosphop and other expensive tools to make great art.

[@pedro-pp6yi]

Great tutorial, easy to understand, i’ve learned a lot from Affinity Rev tutorial, keep it up!

[@gwennyvandecasteele6231]

Hi Ally... thanks for this great tutorial.... what does the flow actually do when you use the brush?

[@rawalkiran1]

I love the way you talk...

[@jfrw222]

Thank you, the best so far!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Glad you liked it, James!

[@davidsgerson]

Best Affinity teachers ever

[@LGeeThomas]

I LOVE all of your tutorials...But I wish you would do more like this for the iPad version also... The same tutorials, except one for the desktop and one for the iPad version. I know this particular design can be done on the iPad, but i cant follow you step by step using the iPad and I get lost where certain features you are using are on the iPad...

[@robertproctor7921]

I did it.... I did it....thank you very much.

[@markusbahr2288]

wau! thanks Ally!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Glad you liked it, Markus!

[@okanglindsey5123]

I am so waiting on this one

[@SkyweVision]

so do I (^_^)

[@thomaskauffman983]

That was really fun!! Thanks.

[@queekao3540]

Your eyebrow is so funny!! By the way nice tutorial

[@jiat2001]

WOW!!! THAT WAS AMAZING!!! I LOVE THIS VIDEO!!!

[@EdwinMartinez-ry5cr]

can you do a video how to edit STARBURST, those shinning start burst???

[@video724de]

Hi Ally, this was great as usual. But ;-) : The shadow of the tree is not bent by the stone! That would be against the physics of light.

[@itowmyhome797]

Thank you

[@AffinityRevolution]

You're welcome 😊

[@101stevemc]

Loved it!

[@JulesO]

This rocked my socks off!

[@Franks-Films]

Brilliant Thanks time I went back to school but alas.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Glad you liked it, Frank!

[@nathancharles9222]

Nice tuto !

[@magspurvis7479]

I have had to save this for later

[@LeifEliasson]

Great and learning Thanks 🙏🏻

[@Videogame9559]

Hi I tried to copy what you was doing but had trouble when I add the mask I selected the layer and then the brush tool and tried to rub out the sky and sea back ground with only the mask layer selected and it would not rub out what have I done wrong . any help please

[@alcid4515]

im having trouble selecting the mask layer. When i select it it automatically selects both the surfer and mask layers. Minute 4:55

[@sebjulien3]

I don't know how many people Affinity revolution brought to the light side from the Dark side (you know who I am talking about), but I am pretty sure it is a lot of people, myself included. When there was no tutorials there was Ezra with his flashlight.

[@Videogame9559]

I manage to get it rub out a little very slow and water line on the picture after rubbing out ? any help in this area please

[@ladyrose358]

🙏👍😃Awesome.

[@Videogame9559]

Hi I also seleted black on and just the mask layer sorry forgot to say in my other post .

[@rokagraphicdesign5607]

My Teacher

[@davidv.kutaliya]

❤️

[@marcodimario9918]

Brilliant! Congrats for this excellent idea :) And...I apologized if I may sound too direct...but...what about Ezra? How is your husband?

[@AffinityRevolution]

I'm glad you liked it, Marco! Ezra is doing great, other than his voice. He'll be getting a surgery this summer that will hopefully improve his voice!

[@marcodimario9918]

@@AffinityRevolution Thank you very much for your very welcome reply :) I hope all the best for you and Ezra!

[@MrJohnblaine]

Thank you goddess