Affinity Photo: Beyond The Basics!

Unlock the full potential of Affinity Photo.

What you'll learn

You will learn advanced tools & skills for working in Affinity Photo

You will learn how to combine multiple photos into a single image

You will learn professional retouching techniques

You will learn how to create perfect selections & masks

You will learn how to precisely control the color & light of your photos

And much, much more!

Requirements

Before taking this course, you should already know the basics of Affinity Photo.

Description

Are you ready to unlock the full potential of Affinity Photo?This course is for anyone that already knows the basics of Affinity Photo, but wants to take their skills to the next level. In this course, we will learn about the most powerful tools Affinity Photo has to offer. We will learn how to make perfect selections, enhance color & light, remove distractions, combine photos, and so much more!Before taking this course, you should already know the basics of Affinity Photo. But even though this course isn't for beginners, I will still carefully explain everything we learn in the course. This course assumes you know the basics of Affinity Photo, not that you are an expert!As long as you know the basics of Affinity Photo, then you will be able to easily follow along with these tutorials. We will start nice and simple, and then gradually build up to more advanced skills.All of the course exercise files are available to download, so that you can follow along with all of the videos. We will complete lots of projects together, so that you can see how everything you've learned can be used in the real world. I know you're going to love this course! The tutorials are so much fun, and I know you will learn a lot. So if you're ready to take your Affinity Photo skills to the next level, then please join me in the course! :)

Overview

Section 1: Course Introduction

Lecture 1 Welcome!

Lecture 2 Download the Exercise Files

Section 2: Selections and Masks

Lecture 3 Selections & Masks

Lecture 4 Removing Backgrounds

Lecture 5 Gradient Masks

Lecture 6 Masking Groups

Lecture 7 Hue Masks

Lecture 8 Luminosity Masks

Lecture 9 Blend Ranges

Lecture 10 Pen Tool

Lecture 11 Softening a Mask

Lecture 12 Combining Selection Tools

Section 3: Color and Lighting

Lecture 13 Color & Lighting

Lecture 14 Curves for Light

Lecture 15 Curves for Color

Lecture 16 Color Balance

Lecture 17 Advanced HSL

Lecture 18 Blend Modes

Lecture 19 Global Color Correction

Lecture 20 Targeted Color Correction

Lecture 21 Color & Lighting Project

Section 4: Photo Clean Up

Lecture 22 Photo Clean Up

Lecture 23 Clone Brush

Lecture 24 Cloning Edges

Lecture 25 Cloning Clothing

Lecture 26 Removing Power Lines

Lecture 27 Masking Cloned Areas

Lecture 28 Moving Cloned Areas

Lecture 29 Clean Up Project

Section 5: Retouching Skills

Lecture 30 Retouching Skills

Lecture 31 Removing Shadows

Lecture 32 Dodging & Burning

Lecture 33 Extending Backgrounds

Lecture 34 Blurring Backgrounds

Lecture 35 Defringing

Lecture 36 Advanced Skin Retouching

Section 6: Practice Projects

Lecture 37 Practice Projects

Lecture 38 Wedding Couple

Lecture 39 Ocean Rock

Lecture 40 Sidewalk Model

Section 7: Compositing Skills

Lecture 41 Compositing Skills

Lecture 42 Step 1 - Find the Photos

Lecture 43 Step 2 - Mask the Subject

Lecture 44 Step 3 - Resize & Position

Lecture 45 Step 4 - Match Global Lighting

Lecture 46 Step 5 - Match Global Color

Lecture 47 Step 6 - Add the Shadow

Lecture 48 Step 7 - Create the Contact Point

Lecture 49 Step 8 - Add the Shadows & Highlights

Lecture 50 Step 9 - Match Clarity

Lecture 51 Step 10 - Continue Editing

Section 8: Compositing Projects

Lecture 52 Compositing Projects

Lecture 53 Wedding Composite - Find the Photos

Lecture 54 Wedding Composite - Mask the Subject

Lecture 55 Wedding Composite - Resize & Position

Lecture 56 Wedding Composite - Match Global Lighting

Lecture 57 Wedding Composite - Match Global Color

Lecture 58 Wedding Composite - Add the Shadow

Lecture 59 Wedding Composite - Create the Contact Point

Lecture 60 Wedding Composite - Add the Shadows & Highlights

Lecture 61 Wedding Composite - Match Clarity

Lecture 62 Wedding Composite - Continue Editing

Lecture 63 City Composite - Find the Photos

Lecture 64 City Composite - Mask the Subject

Lecture 65 City Composite - Resize & Position

Lecture 66 City Composite - Match Global Lighting

Lecture 67 City Composite - Match Global Color

Lecture 68 City Composite - Add the Shadows & Highlights

Lecture 69 City Composite - Match Clarity

Lecture 70 City Composite - Continue Editing

Lecture 71 Street Composite - Find the Photos

Lecture 72 Street Composite - Mask the Subject

Lecture 73 Street Composite - Resize & Position

Lecture 74 Street Composite - Match Global Lighting

Lecture 75 Street Composite - Match Global Color

Lecture 76 Street Composite - Add the Shadow

Lecture 77 Street Composite - Create the Contact Point

Lecture 78 Street Composite - Add the Shadows & Highlights

Lecture 79 Street Composite - Match Clarity

Lecture 80 Street Composite - Continue Editing

Lecture 81 Course Conclusion

This course is for anyone that already knows the basics of Affinity Photo, but wants to take their skills to the next level.