STOP Ruining Black and Whites!

[@AffinityRevolution]

I have a gift for you! 😊It's a free Affinity Photo course that will teach you 10 simple steps to make any photo amazing. I hope you love it! affinity.sale/10-steps

[@claramace1181]

I have used this course and it is excellent.

[@steveg.4402]

Really appreciate your’s and Ezra’s courses!

[@tinman6182]

Will this make my colors more vibrant when doing sublimation

[@AffinityRevolution]

@@tinman6182 Yes, you can use this skills in the course to make your colors more vibrant. 😊

[@joeldcanfield_spinhead]

The Vibrance Saturation slide uses perceptual adjustment, as you describe in this video. Use it to adjust the color card, you'll get good greys. The HSL Saturation slider is purely mechanical, like the unadjusted Black & White filter box. Use it to adjust the color card and you'll get broken b&w.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Joel! 🙂

[@FreeRadical09]

Whenever I need to find out how to do something on Affinity Photo, Ally and Ezra are THE Masters I ask for guidance and they always deliver. Affinity Revolution FTW!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you so much! 🤗

[@juliuspereira7067]

I actually did learn something new. The "final tips" are brilliant. Thank you.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Julius! 😊

[@sampledude8846]

I love you and Ezra! Please never stop making videos.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! We're going to make videos for years to come. 😊

[@lukedstaten]

Wow. You have no idea how helpful this was. Thank you.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Glad you liked it! 😊

[@lovelyappletv]

This was a revelation to me! I’ve tried the B/W adjustment and always been shocked at how bad it is. I’ve then tweaked a few parameters to try to hit on a random improvement, but always felt a bit lost in the process. The equation you showed and the preset you built from it is a game-changer! I created one for my Affinity Photo installations within seconds and it works so well. I think Serif should really build-in these settings as the defaults. Thanks for such a great tip.

[@AffinityRevolution]

That's great! I'm glad you're enjoying the new preset. 😊

[@andywilkes3333]

@@AffinityRevolution Yes! What lovelyappletv said. Great insight from TV.

[@jesse6327]

That is the coolest thing I have learned this year!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Wow, thank you! 😊

[@rodrigooviedo9771]

Many years designing and retouching photos... and until now I didn't know this! Thank you for a wonderful and clear tutorial. I am a beginner with the affinity suite and you have given me wonderful tutorials. I have made some works now and the suite is incredible. Greetings from Costa Rica

[@AffinityRevolution]

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

[@Ionuteodorescu]

These guys are the best in Affinity tutorials. Thank you so much.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@blaterpeake3421]

I'm so glad I found this tutorial, I've never known where to start with a black and white conversion and have always struggled. Now I have a great starting point. Thank you.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@Fab3rg3]

You’re like a Xmas miracle! I have been experimenting with BnW photos for a while now and struggling with getting the colour tone right, especially faces/ skin tones in winter. It appears over exposed and I was tearing my hair out. Your video has changed my whole outlook on monochrome photography. I’m enjoying editing again. Thank you so much Ally! 😇

[@AffinityRevolution]

That's great to hear! Glad I could help. 😊

[@nerrelloader4226]

This is brilliant. I've been doing a B&W challenge for the month of February and I wish I'd seen this earlier. It's nice to have an accurate B&W starting point, and then adjust to suit, rather than just moving those sliders to what you think. Thanks so much for this. :)

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Nerrel! I hope this technique helps you make even better black and whites. 😊

[@blindfreddy]

I have only just started moving over from Corel to Affinity programs. I used to use Serif products years ago. I can't believe the power of this new program, and the awesome courses and teaching skills you offer. Thank you sincerely.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Shane! I agree with you - the Affinity apps are amazing! 😊

[@Steve-g2z3t]

If there were Oscars given to tutorials this one would definitely win. Great solution and so well explained. I love B&W fotography and struggled with the results in different editing programs. I think I just found a perfect solution. Thank you !

[@AffinityRevolution]

Wow, thanks so much! 😊

[@tpitman]

This was great. I've been converting more photos I take into black and white as I used to develop my own film and print my own pictures when I first got interested in 35mm photography almost 50 years ago. Just recently picked up a new mirrorless camera and have been working away. This was such an instructive lesson, Ally! Thank you.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Very exciting! I hope you enjoy your new mirrorless camera. 😊

[@adebayoodunowo]

This is so perfect, it could not have been better. I struggle whenever I convert my colour pictures into black and white but with this tutorial, my struggles are over. I had to try this tips on two pictures and the results is so wonderful. Thank you Ezra and Ally. Both of you have been a reliable partner in my Affinity Photo journey.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you so much! I'm really glad you liked the video. 😊

[@KathleenRenninger]

Great tutorial! Loved that you explained how the percentages used came into being. I've already gone & created that preset in my program. What a difference it makes! Thank you so very much!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Kathleen! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@jamescordon8133]

I agree. I really enjoyed your drawings! reminded me of Roobarb & Custard animation from the 70's... if you aren't old or British (probably) you should look it up people!

[@dannyhardman49]

It was always a guess, now it's perfection every time. Thank you Affinity Revolution for all the tutorials.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Glad you like them! 😊

[@jayneharris]

This was absolutely brilliant thank you - I’ve always struggled with getting a B&W conversion that I was happy with (more by luck than judgment usually) but now I will have an excellent starting point every time.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@JatinNagpal1]

Wow! This one is so much better than the default B&W option in Affinity. Superb Video. Saved this as a preset. Now all I have to do is to click my preset and get perfect Black & White image. Thank you so much!

[@AffinityRevolution]

You're welcome! Glad you like the preset. 😊

[@craigb8379]

This is fabulous. Thanks so much for producing this video and providing the assets too to make a preset even easier!

[@AffinityRevolution]

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

[@tomaswilde5481]

I have been editing my photos with Affinity Photo since 2017 and I have seen all the tutorials you can imagine. But this special (10steps) very nice and organized short course has been a great lesson for me. THNAK YOU VERY MUCH AND CONGRATULATIONS !

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Tomas! 😊

[@gerrywidnell7304]

As a learner, I found brilliant! Thank you.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@edb6546]

😍 You are amazing. Always teaching us new and interesting things.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@tjorgensen2007]

As a photographer, using color filters on the camera lens, like a red25 filter allows all colors except red to enter the camera lens. leaving red color a darker element in the film. The same with yellow and green filters, absorbing the color while allowing others to enter the lens, This is the same concept. Your way of turning a color photo into a B/W using this method is great and more exact. Thank you so much as this was very valuable knowledge that you shared with us. I have enjoyed learning a better way of turning color into B/Ws more accurately.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thanks for the tip! I hadn't heard about red25 filters.

[@joeldcanfield_spinhead]

This is brilliant. Great research, practical information, and principles, not just "techniques." I've been working with color and design for a veeerry long time, and this formula is completely new to me. So, so good. Thank you!

[@AffinityRevolution]

I had never heard of this formula either. Glad you liked it!

[@glennmcdonnell8375]

Beautifully explained. For information, I was once a TV circuit design engineer, in the old days, when TVs were as deep as they were wide.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Wow, that's so cool! TVs have changed so much in recent years.

[@kokomon_desu]

cool! i always adjust those sliders manually without knowing the 'theory'. now it's simpler to use , thanks

[@AffinityRevolution]

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

[@cjc363636]

This is just so cool! Great lesson on how color and our eyes work, plus free color cards and adjustments! Seriously, you guys just rock! Thanks!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked it. 😊

[@AK-de3ej]

It is amazing!!! I didn't realize that when I applying black&white conversion I simply waste my photo. Thank You very much.

[@AffinityRevolution]

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

[@longroth4882]

Much of what I do is for newsprint, which can be finicky at best. When I need to convert something from color to BW, I drop the saturation to zero using vibrance or an HSL adjustment layer, it works, looks, and and it prints fine. In most cases this alone works, but if it doesn't give the results I need, like if a specific item doesn't stand out like I want it to, or something becomes over saturated, or definition is lost, I'll turn to the BW adjustment and tweak the original color ranges of the image to get the results I need. It may seem redundant to some to have so many paths that lead to the same results, but it's extremely versatile having the expanded options each adjustment method offers when you need them, without having to apply multiple adjustment layers. Think of it like this... You can remove the saturation with a vibrance adjustment and simply create a BW image if that's all you need. Using HSL you can use the same method, but also retain control over luminosity to lighten or darken the entire image, like for overlaying text that will stand out, or using as a background. Using the BW adjustment you have control over all the original color ranges of the image you're converting, so you can lighten or darken select portions of the image, like use the blue or cyan slider to make a sky lighter or darker.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Affinity has a lot of tools that do similar things. It's nice to have access to all of them. 🙂

[@ndon85]

you can actually select the channel mixer adjustment and Gray as output channel. The colors in black and white will be exactly the same without the hassle! cheers

[@AffinityRevolution]

Nice tip! Thank you! 😊

[@lumpythefish]

Love this... I've been in graphic arts for years (and years) I can't say I ever had this explained so well. Thanks and well done as always.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@felix2938]

Wow!!! I immediately created presets. Both in affinity photo and in Capture one. Incredible how details makes a huge difference😀😀😀

[@AffinityRevolution]

That's great! I'm glad this works in Capture One as well. 🙂

[@JMJWill]

I struggle locating the Preset on iPad, after following your instructions. Thank you, as always for another great tutorial.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😊

[@Robert.Dickson]

Wow! This video has literally blown my mind. So simple, yet so effective. I now have a correct starting point for Black and White images. Thanks so much guys.

[@AffinityRevolution]

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

[@jackhumbert]

Thanks for making this! This tip has saved me multiple times :) I just wanted to mention that selecting the "Color" blending mode for the B&W adjustment layer has the same effect!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Good tip! Thanks Jack!

[@shirishpandey3503]

One of the best explanations about black and white conversion. Very simple and effective explanation. Thank you for your time and effort

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Shirish! 😊

[@davidforeman8939]

Amazing, I never knew I was doing it wrong all this time. Thanks for the tips.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Happy to help! 😊

[@reevesylfc8390]

What can I say. Brilliant, informative and fun presentation. Thanks Ally. I look forward to giving this a try.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you John! 😊

[@JeffStudley]

Just changed a couple of presets I've created that uses the bw layer. This makes so much sense as a great starting point! Thank you for the research and posting this!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Glad it helped! 😊

[@IdahoSAM.]

Thanks for great insight and help on an otherwise confusing adjustment tool. Somewhere I remember seeing another video on KZbin about using this tool AND blending modes. The color photo was then adjusted using the black & white adjustment tool. As always your videos are excellent!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Elder Meyers! You're always so nice. 😊

[@Gentleman_Songster]

Well, that was really helpful -- thank you! I already knew the difference between the HSL and Vibrance adjustments, but I didn't know the percentages involved. I shall make good use of what I've learned!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@senjos]

Amazing!!! Thank you for sharing it!! I have to convert every photo in to black and white for put them on, or into glass with a laser. and to be honest, I used the black and white tool without realy knowing what I do. It worked, but I hope I get better results now. I whish I could use Affinity Photo instead of Photoshop at my workplace. But thank you I learned something new!! Also I just finished your pixel perfect selection course!! Amazing course!!!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! I'm glad you've been learning so much. 😊

[@JMJWill]

I struggle using your method on iPad but managed to find the Preset, after saving. Thank you as always.

[@edgarcorrea]

Thank you so much for this great video tutorial and explanation of black and white as it applies to digital photo editing. I've been learning Affinity photo over the last couple of months and there's definitely a lot to learn. These short videos make learning Affinity photo interesting and less daunting.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! I'm glad you are enjoying Affinity Photo. 😊

[@MaxChromaColor]

Having the ability to do non-perceptual luminosity-based black-and-white conversions is really for doing all sorts of other color work to an image, such as color separations for printing or extracting chromaticity masks from an image. Even though you wouldn't want to set all the sliders to the same value for converting an image from color to black-and-white, sometimes you really need to force all hues equally to black, or to grey, or to white, specifically to extract information that is the same for all hues... for example getting the "black" gradient or "white" gradient from the image, where you are treating Yellow Hue and Blue Hue as 100% Chromatic, so you don't want there to be any "whiteness" in the yellow, or "blackness" in the Blue. The real problem with these 6-hue based techniques is that they are only 6-hues. I remember in a Beta version of Affinity they had put the "Orange" in there, which was actually very useful for getting into other 12-hue based work, but then it disappeared! When you take an image and set all values in Black and White to "Maximum White" such as 100%, then what is left over is actually the Blackness of the image from the HWB Color model. If you set all Hues to Maximum Black or 0%, then you have the Whiteness of the image from the HWB Color model. I wish Affinity would incorporate some more of the hues and color models like HWB.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Very interesting, I didn't know that. It would be great if they brought the orange slider back.

[@DigitalInspirations]

Thanks Ally - this is really good information. Perhaps the Vibrance panel uses a combination of other values in a way that results in all of them becoming pure grey. That is what I originally expected, lol, not the white. Explains why there were so many adjustments needed when using the B&W Adjustment. Now we have a great starting point!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Glad you think so too! :)

[@kzim56]

Thanks so much for this informative lesson! Using the preset you created really creates the perfect starting point for a black and white conversion. Lately I've been doing a deep dive into AP and your videos have been a big help.

[@AffinityRevolution]

That's great! Keep up the good work on your deep dive. 😊

[@iandrury1542]

Wow ! That was great, thanks for showing us how to get B&W conversions.

[@AffinityRevolution]

You're welcome! Glad you liked it. 😊

[@moreorlesslikeso]

Very interesting! I actually hadn't come across this problem which you demonstrate so strikingly with that colour card, but I have been aware for some time that just changing a picture's colour mode from, say RGB to grayscale often doesn't yield quite satisfactory results as to the luminosity of individual colours. In Photoshop they - quite a few years ago - introduced this adjustment layer for going B&W where you can tweak the values for basic colours - it's probably more or less related to the settings you make here in the B&W Adjustment. Having a basically correct preset for the purpose in AP they way you're doing it, is certainly very useful!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@reinhardgrossmann8054]

You‘re simply the best, Ally ❤ 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@michaelrodriguez2995]

Another long time viewer that just loves your stuff. TY so much! 🙏

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@Pin0]

Very interesting lesson. The color theory is endless, but these little tricks help in the everyday practical use of Affinity Photo. Thanks a lot

[@AffinityRevolution]

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

[@phutchis]

Ages since I saw that formula 30R + 59G and 11B.....thanks for bringing it all back to me...

[@AffinityRevolution]

That's so cool you got to be around when this transition was happening. The world has changed so much in recent decades!

[@ChippWalters]

Incredible. I did not know any of this. I always just turned saturation down to zero to do the same. Thanks for sharing!

[@AffinityRevolution]

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

[@jeffolson4731]

Thank you. I tried this technique on a few pictures already. The difference is amazing.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Awesome! I'm glad it's working well for you. 😊

[@VictorCharlesEvans]

WELL MY DEAR ALL I CAN SAY IS "THAT IS WHAT I CALL AN EXCELLENT TUTORIAL"!!!!!!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@pete-c]

Another brilliant video, learnt so much, thanks for your time and sharing

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@JohnSmith-kb3ll]

Really great tip/lesson. I also didn't guess what would happen when you changed the color card to black and white. Thanks!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@CTRL_SMarcos]

Nice, beautiful video! A clear explanation that helps a lot. Thank you so much. You do an incredible job sharing so much knowledge ☮

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@judej5150]

You are like the one who puts all the positive aspects of the world together ! always thanks for your tutorial :)

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Jude! 😊

[@october001]

Great video! The color science you share is truly useful because it applies the same way in other softwares as well. Subscribed!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@FrankMaurits69]

Thank you for this :D I really feel this preset should be included in the release. Added it to mine.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@tobyaldington5189]

Awesome way to learn the natural shades of black and white. I’m doing your other course however I just enrolled for the photography course in the link. I think that will be the missing link, from camera to Affinity. Knowing the best way to take photos to get the best results in Affinity. Thankyou heaps for what you do..

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Toby! I'm glad you're learning so much from the tutorials. 😊

[@roychavez519]

Thanks, I do Love B&W, and do my pics by the eye, now I, we, have the technical reasons behind the great art of B&W to start our journey into a better artwork.

[@AffinityRevolution]

I hope this technique makes your black and whites even better. 😊

[@juergenkammerer5720]

This is an excellent video. I have seen a lot of similar video on this topic, but I have never seen it explained so good. Great job Ally. Thanks for sharing this.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@lloydstuartm.d.5625]

Ally is my hero! I just love your videos. You have helped me step up my post processing so much. Can't thank you enough. You are extremely talented. All of your videos are amazing. Can you do a few on luminosity masks with Affinity 2? I've seen a few but I'm still confused. If you've done some, can you send me the link? Love from Atlanta!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! That's so nice of you to say. 😊 Personally, I prefer Blend Ranges to Luminosity Masks. They are pretty much the same thing, but I've found Blend Ranges are easier to work with, because they don't create an additional layer you need to keep track of in the Layers Panel. Here's a video I made on Blend Ranges: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4uyqnRpobOHj7csi=H11cBKRpXiGv1Ci9

[@kenrochefort888]

Very good information as usual. Two questions: Am I correct in that the preset only appears in the Adjustment tab and not in the icon at the bottom? (At least mine does). I made a separate preset in the Raw Persona, tonal map B & W adjustment. Could I have pulled in the other preset or do I need it in a RAW B&W conversion? Thanks again and keep them coming.

[@AffinityRevolution]

That's right, it will only appear in the Adjustments Panel. And I think you did it the right way, recreating the preset for the other personas.

[@AlessandroScaltritti]

Your videos are always the best, I can't tell anything else ♥️

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@iankelsall25]

nice work Ally, i have always used my eye balls for blk and white, the colour science is very interesting, it begs the question that affinity photo ( the creators) might want to add that as s default preset in a newer build. Just a thought.

[@AffinityRevolution]

I agree. Hopefully they will.

[@OldToby53]

I took a graphic design course years ago which I spent thousands on and they didn't even go over this. Amazing revelation.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@paganbornusa]

Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant! Thank you so much for this tutorial!!

[@AffinityRevolution]

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

[@darylspencer3918]

Wow! That is a REALLY valuable and informative video! Thanks Ally! FYI--I've finally got a week off from work next week so I'll be totally engrossed in the 301 course. Can't wait! :-) I know you've been pumping out a lot of courses, but do you have plans for more?

[@AffinityRevolution]

That's great! I hope you learn a lot. 😊 I don't have any more courses planned for a while. I'm taking a little break for now. 😅

[@Eljulitus]

Aaahh! Now we`re talking! Again! Very educative and informativ 🤩 Thank you so much!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 🤗

[@Valleedbrume]

This is a great tutorial to explain the basics of colorimetry.Please keep in mind that you have to take the display into account.Most viewers will see the colors in sRGB.It’s not always WYSIWYG.!!!! A professional calibrated monitor is needed to match the output of your graphics card.And that is expensive! It all depends of what you want to do with it.There is always work arounds creating good results to the human eye.Given that print media has and is dismissing it all becomes less crucial .Hope you guys are save and well.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thanks for sharing your tips! 😊

[@norayr3975]

Oh wow! This was very interesting. I always just reduced the saturation to 0%, but I had no idea about perceived brightness and the different percentages. I think I'll try this new method for better tweaking powers.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! I'm glad you learned something new. 😊

[@mamandapanda185]

That was amazing! Your tutorials are so helpful. Thank you for not using music.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you're enjoying the videos. 😊

[@JonathanTrueman]

Amazing. I had no idea of this so very much appreciated. Thank you.

[@AffinityRevolution]

You're welcome! I'm glad you liked the video. 😊

[@kenalexander8714]

Very enlightening. I will definitely give this a try out thank you.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Ken!

[@markhornby3135]

I should have worked this out for myself, being a retired T.V. cameraman. Thanks for working it out for me. On the subject of Vibrance: as it's a method of boosting colours without affecting the highlights and shadows, maybe the perceptual information is already applied to the adjustment, so therefore when the Saturation slider is moved to zero, the RGB ratios are baked-in to the Vibrance. I could be (probably am) wrong about this.

[@AffinityRevolution]

I like you thinking. Thanks for sharing your insights!

[@simonpayne7994]

Hi Mark! Shame on you! (Simon - an ex TV rep. eng. ;-)

[@markhornby3135]

Simon Payne. Lol! 😄

[@jsfoodtour8369]

Just bought software, so don't know my way around tools. No pressure on me... I guess that the B&W 100%, don't think it should be exactly 100%, is aesthetically accurate, a conversion guide for TV's and film, whereas the saturation B&W 100% is technically accurate, based on a different formula. I don't know...just starting out, can't wait to try it all on my travel videos and photos. Great tutorials! Thanks!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Good luck with learning Affinity Photo! If you're interested, I made a free course to help new users to Affinity Photo. Here is a link to it. 😊 courses.affinityrevolution.com/p/10-steps-to-amazing-photos

[@nostaticatall]

Great information. Thank you. I shoot mostly nature landscape so I will still be tweaking the colour values to get the look I'm after but this is a much better starting point than the default B&W adjustment. Cheers.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked it.

[@jer3006]

Informative AND so very useful. Thank you. BTW, loved the song/poem at the end... had to reverse and hear you again! ⭐x5

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 🤗

[@Fraser1GP]

Ezra, Thank You so much for this tutorial. Pefrect Timing as I begin studying the art of bnw for my qualification. Thank You Again...You're an absolute gem.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! 😊

[@waltermottaran9597]

Grazie per condividere questi contenuti molto interessanti.

[@amrit_verma]

Awesome. This was something very new to me that i have learned today. Thanks a lot to the couple for making Affinity photo so creative!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@ludwiguy51]

That was worth it for the science/history lesson! Thanks!

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@Simon-qj9sy]

Thanks for this Video (and many others) !! Clears and easy explained. Now I understand how often my B&W pics looks not how I want :)

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@Bravox84]

i am an english noob. but you speak so cleanly (and sympathetically) that I can follow!

[@AffinityRevolution]

That's great! I'm happy you can follow along. 😊

[@David66Stang]

Very cool trick and helpful preset! Not having used the Adjustment Studio all that much it took a bit to find (plus finding those added presets). It seems to me a wise place to put those "added" presets would be within a "load presets" button/tab within the Black & White Adjustment box itself. That seems more intuitive to me. 🤷‍♂️

[@AffinityRevolution]

I agree. That seems much more intuitive. Hopefully the developers add something like that eventually. 🙂

[@andersnordquist431]

I really have been struggling with the b&w conversion, ended up in that I never used it, since it didn’t give me the result I was looking for. Instead I have been using Nik Silver Efex. But now I know how to do it (and why I’ve been struggling). Thank you very much!

[@AffinityRevolution]

I hope your black and whites turn out beautifully! 😊

[@TheOverlordOfProcrastination]

So sorry to go off topic, but I’ve started a project in an older iPad, and want to continue it in my new iPad. Do you have a video explaining how to do this as I can’t find anything on line. I’m not the most tech-savvy 🙏🏼

[@AffinityRevolution]

This video will show you how to save your Affinity file to an external location (like iCloud or Dropbox). Then you can download that file on your new iPad. Or you could save the file to your Files app, and then AirDrop it. 🙂 affinity.serif.com/en-us/tutorials/photo/ipad/video/284906829/

[@TheOverlordOfProcrastination]

@@AffinityRevolution you guys are the best. Thank you as always.

[@justalittledaf]

Another great video by you as always. I think I'm in love. Lol. Take care. Thanks for sharing.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@ivortaylor7187]

A very interesting video and very well explained. Thanks a lot for your good work.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Glad you liked it! 😊

[@donaldgendron1658]

This was one of your best videos. It was interesting and I learned quite a lot. Thanks again.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you! Glad you liked the video. 😊

[@behramcooper3691]

Wow! Now who knew that? Great piece of information. I also noticed a BW preset called Default. You could have showed us the difference between that and your method. No worries, I will see it for myself. Thank you.

[@AffinityRevolution]

Thank you Behram! 😊

[@montefunk2004]

Hi I didn't know where to ask, and I am sorry this is on the wrong video, but is there a way to use the pen tool or crop out an imagine on affinity photo what doesn't have a nutural background/against a building that has a lot of lines. I have been trying the pen tool but it doesn't work at all, it always picks up on the background and when I try and fix it, it just looks like ants running all over the place. I work at a Chevy dealership in their media department and didn't know if I could do it on AP or if I should go ahead and get Designer, due to none of my cars will have a "neutural" Background thank you in advanced for you help!

[@AffinityRevolution]

This is just the video for you 😊 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaWrZX-daqqYjbM

[@keithwjones]

Ally, thank you, that is so clever. But it begs the question why don't Affinity add it as this already?

[@AffinityRevolution]

I wondered the same thing, so I'm not sure. 🤷‍♀️

[@izuix5629]

interestingly you get the same accurate black and white if you add a grey fill layer and set the blendmode to either color or saturation

[@AffinityRevolution]

Cool! I didn't know that. I'd still recommend the Black and White Adjustment layer though, because it let's you fine tune how light or dark each color becomes.