Affinity Photo - Photo Editing and Raster Graphics (AFF)

Graphics, 2D Graphics

Affinity Photo is a professional raster editor for Windows, macOS and tablets. In this course you will learn practical photo editing, RAW development, and raster graphic workflows, plus how to move projects smoothly between desktop and tablet environments.

Hands-on exercises teach practical retouching, selections and masks, layer composition and export workflows for print and web. You will also work with RAW processing, HDR, panoramas, brushes and tablet collaboration to complete full image projects.

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The course:

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  • Introduction
    1. Key graphic concepts (rasters vs vectors, resolution, color spaces, image formats)
    2. Interface orientation (personas: Photo, Liquify, Develop, Tone Mapping, Export)
    3. New document (presets, templates)
  • Working with photos
    1. Basic photo adjustments (exposure, white balance and color, crop and straighten, local edits)
    2. Working with RAW
    3. LAB editing
    4. Panorama creation
    5. HDR (exposure merging)
    6. Retouching (healing brushes, patch tools)
  • Organization
    1. Guides and grids
    2. Groups
    3. Layers
    4. Artboards (drawing canvases)
  • Composition and graphic work
    1. Selections (combining selections, selecting complex objects)
    2. Masks
    3. Working with text
    4. Brushes
  • Outputs
    1. Color profiles
    2. Export for print
    3. Export for digital media
    4. Interoperability with other programs
  • Bonus
    1. Using and collaborating with Affinity Photo on tablets
Assumed knowledge:
Basic Windows skills; basic experience with any graphics editor is advantageous.
Schedule:
2 days (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM )
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