Powerful Pen Tool - Affinity Photo

[@elizabethrussell4858]

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

[@bydesignmethod]

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

[@Bonobo3D]

Very clearly and well explained. Thank you.

[@bydesignmethod]

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

[@inputstudio2011]

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]

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

[@SpencerPullenPhotography]

Loving these Affinity tutorials! Thanks!

[@bydesignmethod]

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

[@stevewest131]

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]

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

[@techtipsuk]

Better just to add to the mask then it’s all nondestructive

[@bbbnnn8277]

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

[@bydesignmethod]

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

[@KoarngeSound]

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]

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.

[@richardlarsen5716]

Amazing, love your videos thank you.

[@bydesignmethod]

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.

[@gvagear]

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

[@bydesignmethod]

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

[@gotcomps]

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]

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!

[@whomadethatsaltysoup]

Excellent tutorial. Thanks for taking the time to share.

[@bydesignmethod]

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

[@gga3053]

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]

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!

[@h.a.s.7336]

You make EXCELLENT videos! Thank you!

[@bydesignmethod]

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

[@donnascreativespace]

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]

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!

[@wgnwBash]

Thanx brotha . You made it so easy to understand

[@bydesignmethod]

I'm so glad you found it helpful - thanks so much for watching Bash!

[@BilliesCraftRoom]

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

[@bydesignmethod]

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

[@3g_printingllc252]

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 KZbinrs. I'm not trying to be a Karen, I just absolutely despise unnecessary mouth noises.

[@bydesignmethod]

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

[@greezmunkie]

Awesome!

[@bydesignmethod]

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

[@zocuad6710]

Dude, You're an Affinity Photo Jedi Master.

[@bydesignmethod]

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!

[@s.w1866]

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

[@bydesignmethod]

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

[@Nedvio]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@rogsolaris7411]

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]

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]

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]

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!

[@techtipsuk]

How do you get back your pen curves once you’ve used for a mask?

[@bydesignmethod]

Hey sorry for the delay on this. Select your mask in the layers panel and then select the Node tool (found with the pen tool) to adjust those curves.

[@suryanshsingh8290]

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]

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]

​​@@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]

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

[@suryanshsingh8290]

@@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]

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

[@VFX_Hunter]

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]

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!

[@lustrojinn]

Precise

[@bydesignmethod]

Thank you!

[@lustrojinn]

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

[@suryanshsingh8290]

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[@bydesignmethod]

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

[@joolstacho8114]

Frustrated! All I want to do is create a selection from my drawn path. So I can copy it and place it in another file. In psd it's 'simply 'make path' (with the path selected). I can't see the 'mask' tool in Infinity.

[@bydesignmethod]

Hey, Once you have your selection try going up to 'select > refine edges' from there you'll get the refine box - at the bottom you can select 'new layer, mask' etc - I would pick new layer so it appears separate and then copy it over.

[@travellingpedals4671]

You are funny!

[@bydesignmethod]

why thank you so much!