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3 hours ago, Cassel said:

Did you use the trial for Affinity? You might be able to use Designer on a trial basis.

I bought Affinity photo too, but I just activated a 7 day trial for Designer. Now I can do day 6 and 7 and get a feel for designer. Maybe an idea for those who doesn't have designer at the moment!

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20 hours ago, Sharon Murray said:

Day 4 - my dinosaur looks like something a first grader would draw lol.  I wish I knew how to join the two colored layers into the same shape but keep the two different colors.  Is it even possible?  For the spikes I did them on a new layer since I wanted them a different color.  I had to bring them in after the dinosaur shape, then I duplicated and tried to manipulate them around the tail.  Bad job but I got tired to playing around with it.  I couldn't figure out how to use the eraser tool like I wanted!  It's not easy just to grab it and erase.  I've still got a lot to learn in Affinity!  Don't even get me started on the toes - they saved as individual assets too ugh! After I realized I had saved my dinosaur with the outline, I was too frustrated to go back and resave it without after noticing I'd have to bring in each of the toes and everything else in again. 

Everyone is doing such an amazing job, I am also too embarrassed to even post mine!

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Sharon don't be embarrassed, we all are here to learn and you did very well!

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Lesson 6 Pansy on an M 😉

 

 

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(Forgot to add shadows)

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Lesson 4: cutting out a hole in a vector - Cups. Here is my cup and mug. Looks like an angry leaf asking when is he getting his cuppa!!

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1 hour ago, MoniqueN. said:

@Corrie Kinkel Bedankt voor het opmerken van de typo. Gefixed 🙂

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I quite agree.  And that's just what my best friend did, they moved from Canada to Scotland on a 5 yr ancestry visa.  My friend's hubby's life-long dream to see and live where he dad grew up.

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Question please:  how do I get a bespoke template saved to AFFINITY PHOTO? I would like to have 600 x 600 transparent ready for these workshops. At the moment I have saved a blank version in my file.  Many thanks. 

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Day 6. This is a nice workaround for tubes. The gap is a minor annoyance, but manageable.

@Cassel Are brushes program specific?

I first installed the ones you provided using Photo. When they didn't show up, I followed the instructions and installed them using Designer, where they do appear. I also notice that other brushes from my stash that I installed using Photo do not appear in Designer.

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Day 6

On my trip I fleetingly saw a rattlesnake but sadly was too late to make a photo. I never have seen one before in the wild, but luckily my son in law had a photo of a rattlesnake and shared it with me. When I saw the spiral shape I thought immediately of this photo and here he is with the spiral shape with the rope brush. Of course I had to use the letter R with the beads brush. As I was playing around I gave the R an outer glow and the rest of the letters have a bevel. I was not totally happy with my R, so here is another example.

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1 hour ago, Krystyna Nicholls said:

Question please:  how do I get a bespoke template saved to AFFINITY PHOTO? I would like to have 600 x 600 transparent ready for these workshops. At the moment I have saved a blank version in my file.  Many thanks. 

what I have done, Krystyna, is I created a 600x600 preset with transparent background and hit the + sign, down bottom left of the new file dialogue box, which created a new file to use each time. I also have a 12x12 file.

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1 hour ago, Krystyna Nicholls said:

Question please:  how do I get a bespoke template saved to AFFINITY PHOTO? I would like to have 600 x 600 transparent ready for these workshops. At the moment I have saved a blank version in my file.  Many thanks. 

You can just save the whole page as an asset, I think, by selecting everything you want to save, and dragging it in the Assets panel.

Check this week's article about Saving Assets: https://scrapbookcampus.com/2025/05/saving-assets-in-affinity/   

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Day 6.  I started using Affinity Designer before I used Photo because I wanted to do vectors.  That being said, and this is just my choice, I did all of this in Designer.  

The chain brush is one I made a few years ago and the rose is all vector that I drew.

Thank You Carole for the brushes!   You can never have too many brushes!!

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20 hours ago, Linda Rexford said:

If you have more than 1 layer, like the toes, when you are done, highlight all the layers for the dinosaur and group them.  Then put the group in your assets and it will all be together.  You will still be able to change colors, etc when you want to use it again.  I hope that makes sense.  I also love that you found the cat shape!!

Thank you so much!  I don't know why I didn't think to group them!  That little cat shape is so cute!  🙂

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4 hours ago, Krystyna Nicholls said:

Question please:  how do I get a bespoke template saved to AFFINITY PHOTO? I would like to have 600 x 600 transparent ready for these workshops. At the moment I have saved a blank version in my file.  Many thanks. 

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@CristinaGreat work on the text. I like your "logo" too. I like that quote too! I see those beads will stay in your toolbox, right?

@Carolyn RyeYes, some things are easier in PSP, others easier in Affinity. I guess it will be the advantage of knowing both programs.

@AprilDawnI wish I could paint like that. Is it painted on canvas or digitally? Your assignments are great too. It is fun to see them in a little project like that. It makes this thread more colorful!

@JacquesGreat stitching. Once you use it in a project, you will likely add some shadows, right?

@Sue ThomasThose thick curves look fantastic! I can see adding short quotes or other details in a project.

@Krystyna NichollsGood start. I am sure you will catch up. Showing as a screenshot is a good way to go. Your leaf looks like it was just chewed by caterpillars!

@Cindy SheetsThe Asset panel does not include any shape by default. It is a little like the Organizer in PSP except that you have to add the Assets yourself (or import them). Do you see the three lines on the top right corner of the Asset panel? That is where you should get the option to add a Category.

@MoniqueN.Lovely design with the extracted image.

@Corrie KinkelIf you want the 90-day trial, you can do it even if you purchased the Photo app. Drop me an email if you want it. Good work on the assignment with the Vector brushes.

@Gerry LandrethI am not sure what happened as I responded to you earlier but my post disappeared. To answer your question, yes and no. The brushes can be Raster or Vector. The Raster brushes are like the regular basic ones, and the Image brushes. They work in both AP and AD BUT, in AD they will show only if you are using the Pixel Persona (that is the icon to the right of the blue icon for AD on the top left of your workspace - it looks a bit like the pixels from the Campus logo). If you are using that persona, it will use the RASTER brushes. However, the Vector brushes are ONLY available in AD, in the Designer Persona. Does that make sense? I might have to go over that during the Q&A next week?

@Linda RexfordI have considered converting some of the Picture tubes from the store into brushes for Affinity. I am just annoyed that there are Image brushes and Vector brushes and they have to be created differently AND will have different applications (not all of them can be used the same way as they are in PSP).

@Raymond I love that quote! Isn't that right!??

You are all doing fantastic work. I love how you are all applying the assignments to create something when you can. It is so much fun to browse through. 

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16 minutes ago, Cassel said:

@CristinaGreat work on the text. I like your "logo" too. I like that quote too! I see those beads will stay in your toolbox, right?

@Carolyn RyeYes, some things are easier in PSP, others easier in Affinity. I guess it will be the advantage of knowing both programs.

@AprilDawnI wish I could paint like that. Is it painted on canvas or digitally? Your assignments are great too. It is fun to see them in a little project like that. It makes this thread more colorful!

@JacquesGreat stitching. Once you use it in a project, you will likely add some shadows, right?

@Sue ThomasThose thick curves look fantastic! I can see adding short quotes or other details in a project.

@Krystyna NichollsGood start. I am sure you will catch up. Showing as a screenshot is a good way to go. Your leaf looks like it was just chewed by caterpillars!

@Cindy SheetsThe Asset panel does not include any shape by default. It is a little like the Organizer in PSP except that you have to add the Assets yourself (or import them). Do you see the three lines on the top right corner of the Asset panel? That is where you should get the option to add a Category.

@MoniqueN.Lovely design with the extracted image.

@Corrie KinkelIf you want the 90-day trial, you can do it even if you purchased the Photo app. Drop me an email if you want it. Good work on the assignment with the Vector brushes.

@Gerry LandrethI am not sure what happened as I responded to you earlier but my post disappeared. To answer your question, yes and no. The brushes can be Raster or Vector. The Raster brushes are like the regular basic ones, and the Image brushes. They work in both AP and AD BUT, in AD they will show only if you are using the Pixel Persona (that is the icon to the right of the blue icon for AD on the top left of your workspace - it looks a bit like the pixels from the Campus logo). If you are using that persona, it will use the RASTER brushes. However, the Vector brushes are ONLY available in AD, in the Designer Persona. Does that make sense? I might have to go over that during the Q&A next week?

@Linda RexfordI have considered converting some of the Picture tubes from the store into brushes for Affinity. I am just annoyed that there are Image brushes and Vector brushes and they have to be created differently AND will have different applications (not all of them can be used the same way as they are in PSP).

@Raymond I love that quote! Isn't that right!??

You are all doing fantastic work. I love how you are all applying the assignments to create something when you can. It is so much fun to browse through. 

Carole, converting some of the Picture tubes would be a great idea!  I do agree with you that I wish the brushes all worked the same way.  It can be confusing!  I do like being able to create brushes and tweak ones that are already there.

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5 hours ago, Cassel said:

Great work on the text. I like your "logo" too. I like that quote too! I see those beads will stay in your toolbox, right?

For sure they will! 😄 

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Here is the logo I created while practicing a tutorial from Affinity Revolution for Affinity Designer.

The logo Ally created was inspired by a Logo Template from the site “Heritage Type,” which offers graphic supplies for designers.

There is a free downloads section, “Free Vintage Illustrations,” from which I got the PDF flower illustration.

 

 

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