I think there is two masterclasses in the Campu about FilterForge, it's pretty cool for adding filters to photos and making frames or backgrounds and it usually comes on sale, that's the time to buy it when it does. Topaz I think is well-known for denoising, sharpening and upscaling photos and the Nik Collection is for editing and is supposed to be easy to use. I wanted Silver Efex because it's the top choice for B&W conversion. I didnt want any of the other products in the collection. I've never had AlienSkin but wonder about it too.
We just returned from a mini vacation to visit my daughter and her husband in Fredericksburg, VA. There are "Love" signs in many of the sites that we toured. The barrel and the fish are from Adobe Express. The Virginia map is from a font and filled with a texture from FF.
I missed the Affinity Vector workshop and plan to complete it soon.