How to Replace Skies in Affinity Photo

[@AffinityRevolution]

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[@ppearce43]

I learn so much from each of your tutorials. Thanks so much.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Phil! I'm really glad to hear that. 😊

[@efficaciousuave]

nice video but. perhaps i am growing up. After having seen so many of your past videos, i was able to guess what you might have done. and i was right!! select, remove, add, then adjust colours, etc. i guess the credit goes to you. and some other youtubers and udemy teachers all of whom i have learnt for the past year. i think what i feel now is that affinity is a tool, not a magic box. you can do anything with it, if you can imagine correctly what tool to use where. thanks affinity revolution team!!! i am sure i will continue to learn a lot from your channel!!

[@AffinityRevolution]

That's great! That shows you are really mastering what you've been learning. Keep it up! 😊

[@ChrisB257]

I've done a great many sky additions over the years but your process of various adjustments was super useful to follow... it's those tweaks that make all the difference, particularly the sky. Thanks Ally.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! I'm glad I still have more tricks to teach. 😊

[@chefmikebenninger481]

As I've said before, you two really are great at making the otherwise complex easy...

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@mikevandoorn7161]

Another great tutorial. I wish my college professors from way back when were as easy to follow and understand as you are. thanks!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thanks Mike! I appreciate that. 😊

[@donquijote6030]

Another superb tutorial! Thank you for uploading.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@johnnorris5606]

I've tried several SKY REPLACEMENTS today - but this one worked for me. I bought the initial course on a Black friday deal and so far, so good.

[@AffinityRevolution]

I'm so glad you're enjoying the course! 😊

[@Ted-F-Strassburg-III]

Super helpful as always. I really appreciate these videos you take the time to share with all of us. So glad I found Affinity a few years ago, well worth the price.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Ted! 😊

[@jbgood7694]

Amazing work Ally, Thanks for making this tutorial.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@davidpope8389]

Thanks Ally & Ezra; I always have difficulty positioning the child layers under masks, so very good revision! Thanks for another good video tutorial.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you David! I'm glad you liked the video. 😊

[@mwsiviero]

The best teacher! Greetings from Brazil

[@AffinityRevolution]

Aww, thank you! 🤗

[@ATLJB86]

Great work!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@regguitarlessons7]

Thank You for the course! I have Enrolled!

[@AffinityRevolution]

You're welcome! I hope you enjoy it. 😊

[@elizabethrussell4858]

Really great video, I have learn't so much more than just replacing the sky.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Elizabeth! Glad you enjoyed it. 🤗

[@rgrun1]

Great job ... I always pick up pointers and new ways of doing things

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Rick! I'm happy to hear that. 😊

[@mauriziopalladino2514]

Straordinaria come sempre...grandissima professionalità!!! Grazie 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@AffinityRevolution]

Grazie! Sono felice che il video ti sia piaciuto. 😊

[@Games4junggebliebene]

yes as you said "it looks amazing" 🤩

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@elenacastuera6]

Thanks for your tutorials.

[@AffinityRevolution]

You're welcome, Elena. I'm glad you're enjoying them. 😊

[@rosarodriguez8984]

As someone who lives in a city famous for its bad weather, thanks to your video I can start replacing the sky in all my photos 😝😂. Seriously, thanks for sharing your knowledge with us 🙏🏻

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Rosa! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@cyberl1f333]

I am planning to get the Affinity Photo for iPad. Does this have limitations as compared to the desktop version?

[@ATLJB86]

Yes! It limits the money you pay because it’s a one time payment over a monthly subscription.

[@cyberl1f333]

@@ATLJB86 so 9.99 is comparatively less. I'm thinking of buying it

[@AffinityRevolution]

The iPad version has 99% of the same tools as the desktop version. It's missing a few advanced features, but you probably won't use those tools anyways.

[@cyberl1f333]

@@AffinityRevolution I will think about it cause ipad is portable that's why

[@nicortd]

Thans Ally for this tutorial. From Holland

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it. 😊

[@ArcticNorthAdventures]

Great video thanks for sharing

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@SuchContent]

This is easy, but what if you have trees? Thank you for sharing the video.

[@AffinityRevolution]

It's the same technique. You just need to make your selection more carefully. You can watch my advanced selections course to learn more: courses.affinityrevolution.com/p/pixel-perfect-selections

[@mickeyromeo]

I love Affinity!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Me too! 😄

[@sakthijeeva4157]

5:08 I was practicing it with the video and at that part I don't know why even the layers everything are in same order still the curves of the sky has changed and not the Barn's.

[@AffinityRevolution]

My guess is that the Curves was accidentally placed as a child layer to the sky, rather than UNDERNEATH the sky's group. Try closing the sky's group, and make sure the curves is not in the group.

[@paulh2525]

@@AffinityRevolution I followed the video exactly and had the same outcome as Sakthi. I found placing the Curves adj layer below the Background layer achieved the desired affect. Also the Curves Adj pop up Window in my version of Affinity does not have a Red Dot to apply and close.

[@gerardkirkpatricksanchez2121]

Is it possible that i could do this process to my ipad? ☺️☺️ Im so interest about affinity photo coz it’s just 1 time payment. 😅🙏🏻

[@AffinityRevolution]

You sure can! Watch this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHa1o2WArMlsg6M Just so you know, the app changed a shortcut. Now you open the quick menu (shown at 1:20 in the video) by long pressing with 1 finger, not tapping once with 2 fingers (that's undo now).

[@AbelnT]

When will see neural filters on Affinity?

[@AffinityRevolution]

I don't know. We'll have to wait and see what the developers add next. 😊

[@tonyhicks3095]

When I copy and paste the sky in then try to paint black or white to tidy up the edges, the colour choice is not black or white. One colour is whatever is showing on the colour wheel and the white circle has a red line through it. what am I doing wrong please?

[@AffinityRevolution]

You can choose any color from the Color Panel, so all you need to do is select black or white from the Color Wheel. 😊

[@tonyhicks3095]

@@AffinityRevolution But why is there a red line through the white circle?

[@AffinityRevolution]

@@tonyhicks3095 It means "no color", so you just need to select a color. 😊

[@tonyhicks3095]

@@AffinityRevolution sorry, still don't understand. Surely it is white reveals and black conceals so why do I need a colour?

[@simonpayne7994]

@@tonyhicks3095 If you paint onto a mask attached to something - or onto an internal mask of an adjustmnent - white reveals and overlays anything produced from any layers underneath - black hides and lets anything underneath show through. All levels of gray do something in between. That is what you nomally do. If you paint a "color" onto the mask, e.g. red, the red is treated as a shade of gray. This holds for any other colors. Using colors on a mask does not make much sense, because you probably do not know what level of gray is going to be applied. If you select the mask itself and use ALT click to display the actual mask content, and then paint a color onto it, you can see immediately that the color is turned into a shade of gray.

[@liparkofficial]

Great video

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked it. 😊

[@johnd.1838]

Random Question, When I open a file into af photo and preform various edits and then save the file as an .afphoto does it replace the original file or does it leave the original, creating a copy of it? For instance I typically use ACDSee for all my photo manipulation work and when I save a file after raw development and then layered editing it leaves the original untouched and saves a copy in their own proprietary file format for future editing. As a photographer I hate the idea of destructive editing.

[@AffinityRevolution]

It's a separate file. So if you open a JPEG, work on it in Affinity, and then do File > Save As, you will then have a JPEG and an Affinity file on your computer. 😊

[@johnd.1838]

@@AffinityRevolution awesome, tyvm!

[@malhamishery9]

Thank you!

[@AffinityRevolution]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching. 😊

[@4toes1nose]

Thank you

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thanks Kevin! 🤗

[@simonpayne7994]

A rather simple sky. 😊 The problem with sky replacement is that the new beautiful sky probably needs a sunny looking rest of the picture. After a considerable amount of editing you get somethting you never saw. What I often do, is set up a blue fill layer and just mask in a couple of faint blue blotches down onto the original sky in the underlying picture. This way you get a more credible sky and do not turn the dull winter photo you actually took into a radiant summer day scene that never was. This method has the advantage that you do not have to make any selections. You just blotch your blue into a couple of appropriate sky parts. Instead of replacing the sky, you simply decorate the sky.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Great technique! Thanks for sharing Simon. 😊

[@wuuduu609]

what about tree at the hill ;) not house

[@AffinityRevolution]

Tress make selections more difficult, but the steps for replacing the sky are the same. If you want to learn how to make difficult selections though, I have an advanced selections course that you can check out. 😊 courses.affinityrevolution.com/p/pixel-perfect-selections

[@PierGiorgioZuccaro]

Tutorial always well done and with a good result. What I see are always photographs with "simple outlines", why not make one with a bare tree on a hill to change the background and maybe insert a moon. This is to give us an idea of finishing the masks. My personal vision. Thanks anyway.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Doing projects like that takes more time, but if you want to learn, I have courses on Compositing (combining photos) and Advanced Selections. 😊 courses.affinityrevolution.com/p/compositing-for-beginners courses.affinityrevolution.com/p/pixel-perfect-selections

[@phlotographer]

@@AffinityRevolution alternatively, purchase Luminar Ai or NEO. For some, a combo of PhotoScape X and NEO likely would do the trick but beside those I do have AP and view all of your videos for a number of years now along with many other AP video creators. TIA

[@simonpayne7994]

@@phlotographer It is not a question of tools - there are several tools available that are capapable of replacing sky behind a tree and putting in a moon - it is a question of knowing how to use them. And the whole operation can be performed within Affinity Photo.

[@phlotographer]

@@simonpayne7994 very true and it is also possible to do the same with PSX but it is just faster using either Luminar product. Wonderful that there are many options for users.

[@stanleynowak9325]

Why didn't you crop the trees out of the sky photo first?

[@AffinityRevolution]

That would be a nice touch! 😊

[@nobsgaming4757]

Hello Ally, do you have Facebook group? Where we can share art work, question and sharing tips and tricks?

[@AffinityRevolution]

Sorry, I don't have group like that. I recommend you use the Affinity Forums, or Olivio Sarkas group. facebook.com/sarikastutorials/ forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/5-affinity-on-desktop-questions-mac-and-windows/

[@MK-ni6gs]

Thank you!

[@AffinityRevolution]

You're welcome! Glad you liked it. 😊