Beginner's Guide To Layers - Affinity Photo Tutorial

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Layers are the foundation to mastering retouching and editing in Affinity Photo. Learning them is essential to become a good editor and retoucher. They will empower you to tweak, organize and visualize your edits whether it be retouching portraits or a surreal landscape. In this beginner's guide video I will guide you through the layers panel, explore the variety of layer types and talk about blend modes in Affinity Photo. By the end of the video you will feel confident in your skills to make confident edits with layers. Thank you for watching.
If there is anything you would like me to make a video on, please let me know in the comments!
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:16 - What Are Layers?
0:58 - Layers Panel
4:55 - Creating and Managing Layers
7:33 - Layer Types
7:47 - Adjustment Layers
9:25 - Shape Layers
10:03 - Text Layers
10:36 - Mask Layers
11:08 - Blend Modes
12:55 - Example

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@maddada Ай бұрын

Great tutorials, thank you!

@user-re5vf3wl1s 3 ай бұрын

Hi Michael, a tutorial using blend modes would be very helpful!

@jeffk412 7 ай бұрын

Just WOW. So on point, so clear. I learned more in this video than weeks of screwing around on my own. THANK YOU.

@MichaelSturgill 7 ай бұрын

No problem! I'm glad you found it helpful!

@billfried626 3 ай бұрын

No waste. Thanks again!

@ianjohnson2047 8 ай бұрын

Really good tutorial. Explains the topic in clear terms, so that even a novice like me can understand. Many thanks🙂

@MichaelSturgill 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad it was useful

@kevinlewis9098 8 ай бұрын

My god this was excellent, I was using layers all wrong or clearly did not understand them well enough. Thanks Michael, off to practice now.

@MichaelSturgill 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm glad you found it helpful!

@kevinlewis9098 8 ай бұрын

@@MichaelSturgill Very much so hope you don't a few follow on confirmation questions?

@MichaelSturgill 8 ай бұрын

@@kevinlewis9098 Ask away! I'll help as much as I can.

@genegustafson715 11 күн бұрын

What about layering and syncing several photos for blending flashed areas?

@nikonrulz 8 ай бұрын

Excellent video, thank you.

@MichaelSturgill 8 ай бұрын

Thank you. I'm glad you liked it!

@M123OCT 8 ай бұрын

Good video, cheers. 👍 One little tip: if you could just...slow.......down...........a bit. 😂 Remember, for the viewer, often a novice like me, there's a lot to take in at once, what you're saying, what's on the screen, what you're doing, where the cursor is etc. Just chill. 👍 😉

@MichaelSturgill 8 ай бұрын

Thank you. I'm glad you liked it, and thank you for the feedback!

@Argyll9846 14 күн бұрын

New user of Affinity here. Why are new (pixel) layers filled with the current colour when you create them?

@granitfog 3 ай бұрын

Okay I've opened a photo using Open comand and it is on a layer, but how do I add another photo to a new layer so I can merge them after masking later. It seems that every time use the open command, the old layer and phto disappear and a the new photo is on the one layer.

@MichaelSturgill 3 ай бұрын

The easiest way would probably be just to drag and drop the photo onto the canvas. When you do the open option it's probably creating a new canvas with that photo. You might notice that just below your toolbar you have two tabs with the photos you've opened. If that's the case you can drag the layer from one into another. Hope this helps!

@granitfog 3 ай бұрын

@@MichaelSturgill Thanks