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I also received an email from Affinity Revolution, watched the video, and downloaded the app. Yesterday, I played just a bit with the new selection tool. It's very good, but depending on the photo, more tweaks are needed. On PSE, there are the Select Subject Command and the Select Sky Command. How good the selection is will also depend on the photo; sometimes you may need to tweak with the Refine Brush or even paint in the Mask. But all in all, I think both do a great job.

Oh, Julie, this is not nice, to say the least. 😞 I hope they can give you an extension. I can control how many days remain on my Trial Version by clicking MY ACCOUNT on the right side of the toolbar. I'd love it if they gave us a special offer for the app!

I completed Day 4 this time, which I didn’t last time. This is another reason why it is good to repeat these workshops besides relearning the techniques I may have forgotten. Like Rene, I have been a rebel, not following the templates. But templates are just a starting point; sometimes, they work with the photos we have and other times, they don’t. More important for me is to learn the techniques.

I love to look at old photos. This will be a lovely magazine, Ria.

Michele, I didn't compare it with the font Harmony had used in the layout, but I found this one on the My Fonts site. Wavy Fonts

Good news, Carolyn!

Love the umbrella touch, Corrie!

She is a cutie, Clarine!

Julie, you may not be satisfied, but this is lovely. Your artistry side is shining through your layouts. I looked at this, and a few names came to my mind: Katie Perriet, Anna Aspnes, Lynn Grieveson… Great job.

Here is Day 3, and again, I created the template to suit my needs. I used two colors in the title to practice the technique shown in Affinity. It's very interesting.

Anja, this font fits perfectly the theme/cover page. Great layout.

I didn't know that, Julie. There's a lot I have to learn! As I said before, I like many things in PSE and Affinity, and I like others best in PSP. We can still work with PSP, and it’s a very good program, but the downside is that it has not been developed since 2022, which is already a long time for such a program. I agree with you. It’s a shame the new owner let the entire development team go and is only interested in selling the app.

It must be a sight!

Hi Julie, I wasn't familiar with this author. I quickly researched and found that there are also movies based on his books. It is something for me to check out in the future. 🙂

Here is my Day 2. The layout is similar to the one I created for the 2023 Magazine Workshop with minor tweaks. I added more text and one more element. There you go; my magazine doesn't look like a real magazine. Too many years of scrapbooking! 😄

I don't know about that... I'll do my best! 😄 But yes, the most important thing for me is learning about the program, how the tools work, etc. This takes time, but it was the same when I learned PSP. Right at the beginning, I was overwhelmed, but slowly, everything made sense.

Corrie, seeing this El Capitan boulder that close must have been impressive! Some time ago, I read about Alex Honnold, who climbed this rock without ropes or other safety gear. The entire climb was filmed for NatGeo.

Thank you, Susan!

Thank you, Corie!

Great to see what has been posted so far! The different themes make it even more enjoyable. My theme is a business leisure trip we took in 2023; some photos are mine, and others are from the Internet. Here is Day 1 - Cover. The former Magazine Publisher "closed", so I went with a "new one" and changed the title. 🙂 When I first created the cover in 2023, I was inspired by a Travel Magazine I saw online. The tweaks are now based on the same cover. The bar code was created in PSP, following Carole's tutorial, and was already part of the 2023 PSP layout. Fonts: Britannic Bold - Courier New - Brock Script - Blokletters Potlood.

Caroly, I hope everything goes well and wish him a speedy recovery.

I already love the way it is now, Susan! The background, photo, fonts...

That would be great! If you don't have many photos of a single theme, your magazine could also be Random, like Gerry, or about Curiosities. Checking online, I saw a Curiosities and Oddities Magazine.

Yes and No. Lol Yes, because the first 3 layouts have been chosen and are done. No, because I'll recreate the layouts in Affinity and tweak them a bit, and I don't know the program well yet. But that's why it's fun!

Wow, Donna, I love this!