Thanks Andy. To clear up one point though, this is what I do for a living so I'm pleased you think it's what I should be doing. I make my money through my photography, and the books and courses that I sell.

Thank you. That's much appreciated.

*I agree totally*

Glad it helped! Thank you.

Great. I'm about to do the same but am not yet entirely decided.I just downloaded the trial version and check.

Thank you. At the risk of sounding a little pushy, you might want to take a look at my Affinity Photo books. I think they will help you. I noticed you commented on a couple of selection based videos so if you have a specific interest in that my latest book is How To Select It lenscraft.co.uk/project/how-to-select-it-book/

@@RobinWhalley Thanks. I do a *lot* of cutouts of figures from their background, and in later versions of Photoshop “Select subject” was a very useful tool to speed up starting the jobs, but of course Affinity doesn’t have that, so I’m having to remind myself of what I used to do!

@@RobinWhalley I just bought and downloaded the Kindle version. Looks good 👍

Thank you. I'm glad you like the video but I wouldn't say that I'm at the top of my game. I have so many ideas that I want to try to improve the videos. It is reassuring to know that you think I've improved though.

Glad you think so! Thank you. Now I just need to work out how to let everyone know 😀

You are very welcome. Thank you.

Thank you. Much appreciated.

That's great to hear. It's suprising how easy it is to overlook something so simple but which can change everything. I wish you a Merry Christmas also.

Glad it was helpful! Thank you.

You're very welcome! Thank you.

Thank you. It's always good to know that I'm helping.

Thank you. It's good to know that my efforts are appreciated.

That's great to hear. Thank you.

Thank you so much. If I can help people achieve more with their software, I've met my goal.

Thank you. I'm glad that you found me and like my videos.

Glad it was helpful and you're very welcome. It's nice to know you appreciate the effort.

@@RobinWhalley My pleasure.

I'm so glad to hear that it helped you. Thank you.

Glad it was helpful. Thank you.

Thank you. I'm pleased you liked it.

You are welcome. I’m pleased it’s helped.

My pleasure! Thank you.

That's great to hear. Thank you.

Thank you. That's wonderful to hear. I hope you're enjoying your editing.

You are welcome and I'm glad you liked it! Thank you.

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Glad it was helpful! Thank you.

Thanks. It's great to hear you liked it.

Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you.

I'm glad that it's helped you. Thank you

Thanks. There's a lot that Affinity Photo can do that's often hidden away.

You're very welcome.

Glad it was helpful! Thank you

Glad it was helpful! Thank you.

Glad you think so. Thank you.

Many thanks.

Thanks. There are a lot of Affinity Photo videos on my channel. I hope you find some of the others useful as well.

Thank you

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Thanks. Great to hear.

You are very welcome. I’m pleased to have helped.

Thanks. I’m pleased you liked it.

You're welcome! Glad it helped.

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Great to know the video helped you. Thank you.

Glad you think so. Thanks

My pleasure. Thank you

That's great to hear and I'm glad you found the video easy to follow. I hope you like some of my others as well.

I do, thank you very much. & it's great that you use both Affinity & DxO, as I recently switched over from Lightroom, Photoshop & Illustrator @@RobinWhalley

Glad you liked it. Thank you

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@@RobinWhalley I've used Affinity and all it's fiddly buttons for about 5 years, and have watched nearly all of the serif tutorials. Despite this history, your video illuminated features I did not know about and helped me with a difficult selection. I'm about to watch more of your videos! Richard Blada

Thank you. I hope that they help.

My pleasure!

Merci. je suis content que ça te plaise.

Thank you. Yes, I wouldn’t want to be a tree up there.

Thanks. The simplest solution is often the best. It just needs a little bit of planning and as you say, patience. The key is knowing the strengths and weaknesses of each tool.

You're welcome!

You're welcome

Thanks. I'll add it to my list of possible future videos.

Thank you. That’s great feedback.

@@RobinWhalley every bit as valuable and well presented at James Ritson, maybe better

wow, thank you

@@RobinWhalley very welcome. Thank you for the content. I've been using Affinity for 4 years, but nevertheless always learn something from your videos.

Thank you 😊

Glad you like them and thanks for the compliment.

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks

Thank you 😊

@@RobinWhalley sir please bring videos about Pen tool in affinity and selections via it like in Photoshop, thumbnails for youtube and typography videos in affinity There are very few good vids on utube Thanks

Typography is not really my thing. When I’ve done that type of video in the past it’s not done well as my usual viewers aren’t that interested. As for the Pen Tool, it’s in the pipeline.

The tools in Affinity Photo are extremely effective once you have mastered them.

Thank you. Yes you can seelct based on colour but not using this tool. It's better to use the new Hue Range selection layer in Affinity Photo 2. I mention it in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ZtKKnM1oy6fDYqc.html

Personally, I haven't found the Magic Brush as accurate or controlable as the tools in Affinity. I wasn't able to create the same selection as well as the calculation taking a log time to complete. As for remaining in RAW, it would depend on what you intend to do with the selection but I understand where you're coming from with the suggestion. I think most of the RAW processors need to evolve further before they can really challenge the likes of Affinity and Photoshop selection tools.

@@RobinWhalley Interesting, I have found the Magic Brush to be very good in the type of image you used in your example. You can vary the sensitivity of the colour/luma selection for each brush stroke if necessary and then you have the normal C1 feather and refine sliders to fine tune the mask. Instead of deselecting areas that have been selected you just use the erase brush. You can even apply a luma selection to the final mask if needed. C1 also gives you the ability to reuse the mask and even invert it. So although C1 isn't as powerful as a pixel editor it now goes a long way for me in limiting the need for a round trip.

@@ianyorke2617 Yes, I tested it with different sensitivities but I still couldn't create as good a selection. It also took a long time to calculate which makes me wonder if it was hitting a problem.

@@RobinWhalley Possibly could have been a problem it's fast on my Windows desktop. The first time you use the Magic Brush on an image it creates a bitmap reference image which can take a moment or two, so that future brush strokes are fast. I see the Magic Brush as something like NIK U-Point. The pixels you include under the brush stroke determining the colour/luma range of the selected pixels but additive to the selection each time you add a brush stroke. Unlike the selection tool in Affinity the Magic Brush does give you control over the range of colour/luma selected so that is an advantage? You can click on some fall leaves and maybe most are selected, click on the ones that aren't and only the ones that match the clicked area are added to your selection. Want to include the sky as well click on the blue sky and you get the blue sky selected without the white clouds. So leaves and sky in one selection in a few clicks. Feather and refine selection to taste. Personally I find the Magic Brush very good on C1 22. Might be worth a second look?

Thanks. To answer your question, this may not be a hairy spider but if you use your imagination you should be able to use it kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h7B4prKkq9SZXZ8.html

About 25 years 😂. Glad you liked it.

Thanks. I don't think the iPad version of Affinity has the same selection tools.

Split toning is a traditional dark room technique using different colours for the highlights and shadows. It’s always been implemented like that until recently when colour grading caught on and tools began being adapted for that purpose. The result seems to be some companies changed split toning tools to include midtones.

Thank you

You may be looking for the wrong thing. I used the technique you mention in this video for Photoshop (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mtN4m9Nzlby-YGw.html). Just use the inpainting command or Brush on the background copy to remove the subject. You can then blur the background layer without causing a halo. I'll add it to my list of videos to do one for blurring a background in Affinity Photo.

@@RobinWhalley thank you so much!! I edit allot of my screenshots and it have become a fun hobby of mine, you helped me out allot. Very kind of you to respond to my comment.

Thanks

Ah yes, but then I have another video planned in the pipeline to explain the sky replacement element of the process.

@@RobinWhalley Sounds good ;O)

It's the latest version (1.10.1) on the Mac. It should also work with earlier versions as well.

@@RobinWhalley thank you :)

The Flood Select tool is a bit of a blunt instrument. It works great when there is say a clearly defined blue sky set against a hard horizon. Most of the time creating good selections is about know which tool to use and how to start. I would suggest if you are going to use the Selection Brush, start with that. Then make sure you set the controls correctly for the brush. You need to resize the brush and also change the magnification as you work. This video may help kzfaq.info/get/bejne/os2AZKuBmsywm5c.html

@@RobinWhalley Thanks Robin, I'll follow your suggestions and keep practicing. Will watch your other videos as well. Keep up the great work, much appreciated!

@@davidweesner5997 You're welcome. Thank you.

In the View menu you can hide them with the "Show Pixel Selection" option. There is also a shortcut but I can't remember of the top of my head.

@@RobinWhalley Thank you! If I find the short hand I will let you know, In PS it was ctrl+h I believe.

I'm sorry I don't know of a way to invert the mask overlay like you can with Photoshop. That's not to say that it isn't possible it's just that I don't know how. It's probably a good question to ask on the Affinity forum (forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/50-affinity-support-questions/). The team at Affinity spend time answering users questions so if anyone will know they will.

@@RobinWhalley Thank you. I will not trouble you anymore. I understand that your fine tutorial videos are intended for "everyone" - not just me. As suggested, I will attempt to get my question(s) answered through Affinity Support. You videos are excellent, especially being that you have good knowledge of both, Adobe Photoshop and Affinity Photo. Cheers

Thank you. I’m always happy to answer questions but when I don’t know something I say. If I can make suggestions of where to find an answer I will do that too.

As far as I know, only thing you can change with the mask colour is making it Black, White or Transparent. That's in the dropdown to the immediate right of the Quick Mask icon in the toolbar. Using Black may make it more obvious but it makes it more difficult to edit at times.

@@RobinWhalley Mmm, I was afraid of that. If I buy it I will have to suggest that as a feature.

You can do a lot with the Affinity Tools and they are very good. What I've found is that the people who criticise them compared to Photoshop are looking for features that automate the selection. Affinity can't yet compete with Adobe in that space although I hope that they do develop something.

Thanks for the tip. It was done with this video to remove the echo. I was having to record in an empty office for quite a few months and trying to remove the echo was a nightmare. It's been gradually improving new furnishings arrived.

Learn some manners

I'm sorry, you can't download this image. You are better using your own photography to practice with though.