Okay this is uncanny, this is the second time in a row where I have a hard time to reach my goals with a project and then 2 days later you are uploading a video discussing that exact same topic. Please keep uploading videos, this channel is gold!

The BEST channel I’ve found for Affinity, especially because every comment/question is addressed!

The way she talk and smile melt my heart so peacefully .

Wow! This is the best channel! I'm so happy with my Affinity Photo (Designer and Publisher)! Much more intuitive and stable than Adobe.

Boy I came across this channel in my effort to learn Affinity but the absolutely delightful and pleasant and very, very clear way these are presented by Ally is outstanding. I love the information I've already learned but the positive and well-paced way Ally does this makes this one of the best "learning" channels I've ever come across.

Thank You very much for this, I must say that my selections were always tricky to get right but using your methods you make it look so easy, and the use of the pen tool for those tricky areas is pure genius, sweet! All the best to Ezra, hope the recovery process is working well for him and your contributions are such a joy.

You are such a good teacher! I'm sure Ezra is proud of you! 😁 I am still praying for Ezra every day and hope he gets his voice back and feels better very soon. 🙏 ~Paulette

i love the way she speaks!!!! 90% of tutorials they always mad rauwdy and annoying!! you Rock ally

You have such a sweet nature and a calmness about you that is very peaceful and relaxing; I could listen to you teach all day for hours! I’m sure Ezra must be so blessed to have you for His wife 😃 (And you’re a wonderful teacher!)

The pace that you explain what you are doing is perfect! Your step by step approach is just what I need, thank you very much! You and Ezra are an incredible team!

Incredible tutorial i love the fact that you used a worse case scenario photo rather than one that would be easy to cut out like most other tutorials use.

You are an EXCELLENT video instructor. Kudos to you. In creating videos for my channel, I have to learn video editing, photo editing, etc. etc. etc. etc. There is just so much for one person to handle! So when I come across an instructional video like yours that saves me a ton of time and gives so much detail, I hit the SUBSCRIBE button immediately.

This tutorial totally rocks! Your teaching technique is great - Not too fast and a good explanation of each of the controls. Definitely subscribing, because I bought this program recently. Thanks!!

Praying Ezra is feeling better and improving in health.

Just found these videos on Affinity Photo and Designer. What a great job you two do. I tend to like Ally's videos better because of her very soft voice, diction and normal (to me ears) cadence, but again, ALL the videos are great.

Nice work on these tutorials. You're a good teacher.

I really enjoy your light hearted approach to technical training.

As someone that uses the selection tool daily I said "No way" a bunch of times whilst putting my hands to my head. I learnt so much useful information that i otherwise had no idea about. thanks so much

I'm changing of Photoshop to Affinity Photo and your tutorial help me so much!

I've never considered using the pen tool for almost anything, first time seeing it in a practical way.

Thanks Ally - awesome video as usual. Nice use of the pen tool as well, didn't think of that as an option there. A QUICK TIP: You can press "D" to get the default Black/White foreground and background colors, and then "X" to exchange the foreground and background colors (in this case White/Black). This can especially helpful when masking. Cheers!

Been following your channel for a while now, and this video is just what I was looking for because I was struggling with selection. Thank you so much! Praying for Ezra to get well too. Hope to see you both on screen soon!

Thank you again! I wondered why I couldn't child anything to a mask. Now I know it's not just me.

Really great tutorial Ally; you used some techniques and tools I would not have thought of, but a perfect outcome!

A brilliant video. I hate the pen tool but with your method it’s made life much easier. Big thanks

Excellent tutorial. I recently dropped Photoshop, so I am happy to find this awesome alternative.

Please keep doing these. You talk just enough and show beginners the steps.

A good video for me to refresh how to cut out the subject. The instructions are so clear. Thanks

Excellent Explaining in a sweet voice! You spread joy too!

Photoshop was so much easier for selecting... but I swapped due to the price and started struggling with the selections. This has really helped, thanks :)

Great, thanks for sharing. I now understand the toggle settings when using "Refine."

Thank you Ally, that was another great one. I’ve always been plagued with difficulties when selecting hair. I don’t always get great selections even after the refine step. Another tough one are trees. When the sky shows through the leaves and branches, and you are trying to change the sky, it can be very tedious and frustrating. 😨🤯

I always mask out a selection. Thanks for the lesson! I'll now remember that painting it out with the selection protecting the foreground is possible, too!

Fantastic tutorial! After having done the free course I keep learning Affinity thanks to your competence..

Thanks for this. I used the selection tool in a really bizarre way before this video. Now I know better thanks to this video. Bless.

Such a beautiful presence. Beautiful spirit. Great presenter.

Great tutorial. Thanks for finding a work around to that glitch with child layers, that is going to save me a lot of time! hi to Ezra as well. Hope you’re on the mend.

Genuis ! Just what I needed after moving from pricey PS

you're looking like an endearing elf with magical affinity photo skills.

I’m getting a MacBook soon and I’m getting this app right away! Thank you for the tutorials they have been very helpful!

you are amazing! Thanks to you I could do the thumbnail I really wanted! Many thanks!

Your explanations are clear and full of didactic. Excellent.

Wait... clear tutorials, follow-alongs and ASMR? Oh this is dope. :D

Very good explanation throughout the video. I've watched videos of other products doing the same thing but the explanations weren't nearly as concise and explained simply.

This is the greatest tutorial on subject selection! Thank you for that :) :) :)

You are amazing Ally,, your impressive on how much knowledge you have regarding this great software. well done

Hey Ally, could you and Ezra maybe make a quick tutorial on how to use a color checker in Affinity Photo? Great Video by the way!

Reflections - HA! Great video as always!

You just have the best tutorials! Thank you!

Thank you. Your tutorials are always awesome. You guys are the best!

Thanks, been looking for an hour on how to refine my selection.

I love all of these tutorials I wish the iPad and desktop versions were setup more closely I'm currently using the iPad Pro version and have a difficult time following with the same ease Still Affinity is without doubt one AMAZING program and blows photoshop out of the water in hundreds of ways. Not the least of which is price. Affinity does everything photoshop can do, many times better, and it doesn't cost a small fortune

I appreciate the vid. I was hoping for a "magic button" that did it all for me, but pent tool is to be expected.

gracias por tu ayuda, he aprendido muchísimo en tu video, me has salvado la vida, gracias.

Great video, thanks. And great software. So glad that I bought it.

thank you for your excellent tutorials. Your very clear pronunciation is very useful for me, French speaking English poorly.

Very nice. Thank you for this tutorial. You have a very nice way of presenting it too.

Good morning! Thank you for your work 🙂 and help!

Thanks for tutorial !

The image has a fairly simple background to remove, could you do a tutorial where the background is more complex? Thank you.

Thank you for making these videos, you teach really well.

Excellent video, well presented, thanks so much for this great technique,

This channel is GOLD, helped me alot THANK YOU

Thanks , really good tutorial. you are an excellent teacher

Always with great tutorial videos. It helps beginners like me.

Love the videos. keep em coming. Great job.

This was really helpful! :)

Also a good tutorial for action figure photography thanks.

Super useful and clear. Thank you.

Really useful video, very well explained - Thank You :o) (Its also really helpful that we can download the same image and work alongside you as you go through the the process)

Great tutorail ! Thanks for sharing. You can apply nested child layers in AF .

I am new to Affinity and I am trying to learn it on my own. Your tutorials are of great help, thank you! I didn't have any problem to apply the gaussian blur as a child to the mask with it being itself a child layer to the picture: has this been corrected in the latest updates? Keep up with the good work!

really nice informative video Thanks. Please make more.

Very helpful video, thank you!

Thank you for the great explanation

What a fantastic video, thank you!

Great one once again. Learning so much from these videos.

Excellent demo! thanks!

Man, this is great - it solves a lot of my problems I had before. Looking forwrd to ur videos

Great video time for me to practice with this image, tnks yall

Well presented and a lot more than I expected. Thanks and 🖖🏻 to Ezra's recovery..

One of the most important thing you touted. Thank you for this. And I have one question, can I use background eraser tool (and also with magical eraser tool) for this? If yes how? Your replay is much appreciated.

Thanks, very helpful as always.

i already cut out the person, how do i transfer it on top of another photo??

Love it! Great tutorial. Can you help me with Liquify... I cannot find those 4 persona icons (next to the purple logo) that you touch in the top left? Is there a toggle to turn them on/ off?

I managed to do that. But, I still don’t understand why it worked out. When you apply the blur layer as a child layer of the mask, it shouldn’t blur the entire man? Because it should affect the entire white space of the mask (whole body). Why it blurs just the edges, I don’t get it

Thanks so much for making these detailed tutorials available! *Very* *Helpful!* **Photo hobbyist now firmly embedding myself into Affinity Photo (Win7) after kicking A**be to the curb ... wish I would've done it sooner. #Cheers

amazing tutorial, thank you!

Thank you for the very clear instructions

This is good video and helpful but when I try it I ended up with a good selection generally but there was also on the body some additional seclections for example on the white t shirt that I wanted to exclude and there is no information on how to remove "stray selections" and keep the main selection.

What a great tutorial. Many thanks - now I got it!

Great video and techniques, well presented 🔝

Really good tuto thanks!

Just amazing!! Thank you.

Thank you

Muchas gracias por el tutorial y por enseñarnos esta técnica. Intentaré practicarla. Soy un nuevo usuario en Affinity Photo. Nunca he usado Photoshop sino tan sólo Lightroom. Las técnicas con capas y máscaras me cuestan mucho. No las entiendo bien. Contienen una lógica distinta a la que estoy acostumbrado. De todas maneras, lo seguiré intentando. Como soy tan sólo un aficionado, me tomaré mi tiempo y no claudicaré hasta entenderlas. Le escribo en español porque no soy bueno con el inglés. Saludos desde Montevideo, Uruguay.

Great tutorial. Great instructor.

Wow, so helpful and so likeably presented

That was a great tutorial... thanks