Make Anything Glow! Affinity Photo Tutorial

[@AffinityRevolution]

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[@aw1091]

You guys really have the best affinity tutorials hands down. I’ve looked at several videos to try to grasp how to make things glow and you made it so easy to know how to achieve this effect this channel is # 1 in my book thank you sooo much🙏 .

[@AffinityRevolution]

Wow, thank you so much! 😊

[@eyewaves...]

Excellent tutorial Ally ! Many thanks.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it. 😊

[@jvkperspective]

Thanks Ally, great tutorial! Now my mind is glowing with ideas where I could use - so many ideas so little time :)

[@AffinityRevolution]

I have the same feeling all the time - so many things I want to make, so little time! 😅

[@ianwatson3393]

Very nice - with a perfectionist's touch

[@AffinityRevolution]

I think it's those small details that really help to sell the effect. 😊

[@rgarlinyc]

Great end result - and all from a simple yet so effective technique. Thanks a ton!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@alainadamski7703]

Very nice, thank you Alli , it was a great pleasure.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Alain! 😊

[@donquijote6030]

Fantastic tutorial. I can think of a number of current projects for which this can be applied. Thank you very much!

[@AffinityRevolution]

That's great to hear! Good luck with your projects! 😊

[@Oxcord52]

Fantastic tutorial! Really simple method, I love it!

[@mtntopviking]

Awesome tutorial! And so well explained. Your tutorials always make me want to do a bunch of editing and try them out with different subjects and compositions. They give me lots of ideas. Very inspiring! Thank you!

[@AffinityRevolution]

That's great to hear! I hope your ideas turn out well! 😊

[@robb2869]

Thank you Ally, I love watching your videos as they're always great projects and easy to follow, I'm looking forward to following this one! Always love your enthusiasm too :o)

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 🤗

[@richardsainsbury54]

Nice one Ezly - thank you

[@AffinityRevolution]

Haha thank you Richard! - Ally

[@TxRealtorSA]

I'm a multiple -time customer - and quite happy with your tutorials! 😊😊. Could you demonstrate a day to night process for real estate? Take a daylight photo and make it look as if it's taken at night with yellowish light flooding through the windows onto the lawn. Many thanks!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Great idea! 😊

[@art_by_adrian2913]

Omg you have outdone yourself this is brilliantly beautiful I've been looking for a good tutorial on this and you've made a great one thank you for still making beautiful affinity tutorials

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it. 🤗

[@SuchContent]

Very nice. Thank you very much for sharing!

[@AffinityRevolution]

You're welcome! Glad you liked it. 😊

[@sandwich-breath]

Perfect timing! I was looking online on how to do this a few days ago and here you are with a new post! Thank you

[@AffinityRevolution]

That's awesome! 😊

[@lynnmason475]

You did a wonderful job. You’ve made an easy to follow tutorial. Your style has become so much more professional, and now you are easier to follow. Thanks

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you so much! I've been working hard to improve my teaching skills. 😊

[@PanopticMotion]

A brilliant tutorial! Thank you.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked it. 😊

[@machobo1]

Great joy Ally! Very helpful technique and a great idea started as well . . .

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it. 😊

[@robfrydryck127]

This is just a wonderful fantasy tutorial.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Rob! Glad you liked it. 😊

[@cacomartin]

Really impressed Ally ✨ thanks for this tutorial

[@AffinityRevolution]

You're welcome! I'm happy you liked it. 😊

[@jarrodking4342]

Lovely technique, wish I had of known about it yesterday when I did up a couple of cutesy Valentine's day images 😲

[@AffinityRevolution]

Ohh yes, that would be a great use for this effect! 😊

[@CapsLock33]

thank you for the detailed explanation. Keep these videos coming!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@mickeyromeo]

I love Affinity!

[@AffinityRevolution]

It's the best! 🥳

[@simonpayne7994]

An interesting application of the Screen blend mode. Altogether, a very nice tutorial combining a couple of different approaches to achieve a specific result. And take a good look at how Ally did her selecrtion. Full marks!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Simon! 😊

[@CNTRRNDM]

Thank you so much for sharing this amazing tutorial. Also, I just need to tell you that you have the most pleasent voice ever...a million dollar voice so to say😁

[@AffinityRevolution]

Wow, thank you! 🤗

[@photophart7388]

Lovely. Thanks!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked it. 😊

[@jonathanallen4169]

I love your videos. you always teach me new things I have not thought of trying

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! I'm glad you've been improving your Affinity skills. 🤗

[@larrydean5696]

You did it again, another great presentation, thank you

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Larry! 😊

[@theandersonfamily6094]

I give this tutorial a glowing review! Nice job.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Haha thank you! 😊

[@pc-bh2in]

This is great, thanks for the tips!

[@AffinityRevolution]

You're welcome! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@paganbornusa]

Great tutorial. Great results. Great explanations!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked it. 😊

[@ChrisB257]

Nice one Ally, most effective - giving me ideas for other objects that could glow! Whole process very nicely explained as always, thank you. :)

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! I hope you have fun making your own photos glow. 😊

[@mauriziopalladino2514]

Seguo tutti i vostri video....usando il traduttore di youtube..perchè non parlo l'inglese, altrimenti farei subito i vostri corsi..1).perche siete veramente molto bravi.2)Perche spiegate molto bene e con calma...Complimenti!!!!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Sono felice che tu possa guardare i miei video di KZbin con la traduzione. Vorrei parlare italiano! 😅

[@danielaruppel9214]

Thank you Ally! This was fun…and I learned a lot as well. Great tutorial.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Daniela! Glad you enjoyed it. 😊

[@topihuuhtanen]

Awesome! Clear and throughout tutorial ☺️

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Topi! 😊

[@tyanttaylor60]

Well Done 👍🏽💕💕👍🏽 Thank you so much for sharing 💯

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you so much! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@Schatzie301]

Wow. Magic! Thanks.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 🤗

[@anneburke2405]

Ally you really are magic. Thank you for this great tutorial 💕

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you so much Anne! 🤗

[@gammaya8604]

Thank you soo much it helped me a lot💗

[@AffinityRevolution]

You're welcome! Glad you liked it. 😊

[@sachkanade]

Love it as always. Thank you!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked it. 😊

[@rosarodriguez8984]

Loved it! Thank you for the clear, organized explanations 🙏🏻🤟🏻

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you so much Rosa! 😊

[@BigRockNor]

Excellent!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked it. 😊

[@Rebecca-qg8pb]

I love the tutorial

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Rebecca! 🤗

[@keithwjones]

Thanks Ally.

[@AffinityRevolution]

You're welcome! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@jortekariko]

what about those glowing mushrooms? we need those mushrooms!! nice video! helpful! thanks!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Jorte! 😊

[@aribert-jahnke]

... So great... your perfekt Ally... Thank you... Greetings and Blessings from South Germany

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Aribert! 😊

[@DredlockedDiva]

You are a wonderful instructor!, thank you for your videos. I'm struggling on the selection/duplication step, i keep duplicating the whole photo instead of the selected area. Any suggestions?

[@AffinityRevolution]

It sounds like the image was not rasterized. This can happen if you open a photo in a way other than using File > Open. I recommend you use File > Open to open the photo, and then try again. Alternatively, you can right click on the photo's layer in the Layer’s Panel, and then click “Rasterize & Trim”. Then everything should work as expected. I hope that helps. 😊

[@chrispysaid]

PEN TOOL PRO TIP! Create an elipse. Then look at what the anchors are doing. They're straight lines coming out from nodes that are all perpendicular to each other in a cross shape. That's what curves are supposed to look like. If you have a curve to make with the pen tool, put an anchor before the curve, put one at the apex of the curve with a straight line coming off like the circle had, then put another point at the end of the curve. Boi you just made a perfect curve.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you for the tip! The Pen Tool can be a tricky tool to get the hang of.

[@filippoz1976]

Bravissima come sempre ;) grazie

[@AffinityRevolution]

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

[@filippoz1976]

@@AffinityRevolution ♥️♥️♥️

[@galileusilva5798]

what's a perfect video, I like it soooo much, thanks for sharing it! btw, the idea was great but, if only the pages of the book (not the cover) was glowing, it'll be very good as well

[@AffinityRevolution]

Great idea! 😊

[@4toes1nose]

Thank you

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Kevin! 😊

[@LiilReyy]

Can I use this method with the iPad version?

[@AffinityRevolution]

Yes! 😊

[@MartialBachoffner]

Thanks for the tutorial. Are you using a Wacom tablet? We could hear the hissing of a pen.

[@AffinityRevolution]

I use this Wacom tablet. It’s a little expensive, but it makes working with Affinity's paint brush so much easier! www.amazon.com/Wacom-Wireless-Software-Included-CTL6100WLK0/dp/B079NWPZTG/

[@vyacheslavk6565]

👏👏👏

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@kalinkakylab7276]

Nice

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@ATLJB86]

I’m so shocked you didn’t touch the magenta this time 😁

[@AffinityRevolution]

Sorry Magenta, I'll use you next time! 🙃

[@DSGQR]

What's the difference between adding the g-blur via the live filter (hourglass icons) vs the layer effects (FX icon)?

[@AffinityRevolution]

They do the same thing, so use whichever way you prefer :)

[@DSGQR]

@@AffinityRevolution thank you 🙏🏼

[@hatuey6326]

one thing that i don't understand : there is a live effect (diffuse glow ) why don't you use it plz ?

[@AffinityRevolution]

I think the technique I showed in this video looks better than that filter, but you can use whatever tools you want. 😊

[@ffoteinos]

love

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked it. 😊

[@JulesMoyaert_photo]

👍👍👍

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@malhamishery9]

Help! I am following your tutorial up to the "Levels" adjustment; I select my paint brush, select black to paint on white mask....but nothing happens. Painting on the white mask in black does not do anything. I have gone over your step by step instructions a few bazillion times...but cannot paint on the mask. Any suggestions as to what I am doing wrong? Thanks.

[@AffinityRevolution]

If you open a new photo, are you able to apply an adjustment and paint on it? Perhaps something just went wrong in the file you were working on.

[@CharralesBeats]

Ctrl J is not working for the selection yet after I undo selection it can duplicate the image or curve onto another layer. The only difference I see is that your image says pixel. So maybe it has to do with that.

[@AffinityRevolution]

It sounds like your photo was not rasterized. That can happen if you open a photo in a way other than File > Open. I recommend you use File > Open to open your photo, and then follow along with the tutorial. Alternatively, you can right click on your photo's layer in the Layer’s Panel, and then click “Rasterize & Trim”. Then everything should work as expected. I hope that helps. 😊

[@CharralesBeats]

@@AffinityRevolution awesome I appreciate the help I will keep that in mind, and thats definitely what it was since I Like to drag and drop alot

[@rajaahmed4590]

I love your voice.. 😘😍😍

[@AffinityRevolution]

Aww, thank you! 🤗

[@harryfrankfurt4878]

Thanks for the tutorial. This is a very nice effect. However, I had problems to reproduce it... The Gaussian blur live effect did not work. The blur only appeared inside the selection. So no glow to the outside. Although I deselected it as in your video, right after duplicating. When I tried Gaussian blur as a layer effect, everything worked fine. Any idea what reason it might have that the live effect didn't work?

[@AffinityRevolution]

It sounds like your selection was applied to the blur filter. Double check that the blur filter's mask icon in the layer's panel is pure white, and doesn't have any black parts on it (which indicate areas that the filter is not being applied to). You can paint white on the layer mask to change those black areas to white.

[@itsallfanmade7627]

I love affinity products i just WISH they would upgrade there brush engine. If possible please take this into consideration.

[@AffinityRevolution]

I have no say for what they add to the app, but hopefully they take that into consideration!

[@itsallfanmade7627]

@@AffinityRevolution Ok thank you

[@edm8581]

Can you do the moon?

[@andreasneff2135]

I would highly appreciate a video explaining the pen tool. Everybody I alwys hear seems to love it, but I truely HATE it! The lines are always bending everywhere, but never where they are supposed to. I do not believe I am the only one having trouble with that. So, I need to understand better the functionality of the pen tool. Every video I saw about it could not explain it that way, I got the "click" to understand it. But I bet you can! Thanks a lot!

[@craigellis555]

!!!!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Craig! Glad you liked it. 😊

[@gregorioportela]

eu gosto demais dos teus tutoriais, me inspira!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Obrigado! 😊