Affinity Photo for Total Beginners: Photo Editing Simplified

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Open an image in affinity photo using three simple methods. Drag the image to the affinity photo icon, right-click and open with affinity photo, or use file open.

Master selections as the core of photo editing, guiding image choices and artwork creation. Explore the three most important tools for selecting to craft precise composites.

Learn to use the marquee tool for basic selections, copy and paste selections, switch to the move arrow tool to reposition and duplicate items, and refine with the eraser.

Master the paint brush selection tool to quickly select objects in photos, refine selections with add/subtract, and copy selections for efficient compositions.

Learn to use the pen tool for precise selections inAffinity Photo, shaping curves with points to refine edges, then copy the selection to another document.

Learn how layers work in Affinity Photo, starting with the background layer, duplicating and moving layers, arranging them front or back, and using opacity to reveal or hide elements.

Learn to resize, rotate, and distort selections to create perspective and scale illusions, using a circle selection, copy and paste, and transform tools.

Select objects with the brush selection tool, paint on the mask with black to hide and white to reveal, then transform isolated layers non-destructively.

Explore adjustment layers in Affinity Photo to fine-tune images with levels, hue, saturation, and luminosity, switch to black and white, and use masks to reveal or hide edits.

Extract a crane cockpit with the pen tool for a precise, refined selection, then paste it into a forest scene to create a seamless flying machine composition.

Learn to fix a selection in Affinity Photo for beginners by refining with the brush selection tool, adding and removing areas, and previewing the full image for a clean edit.

Select and isolate the second arm with the pen tool, then copy, paste, and transform it to flip, rotate, and position for a cohesive machine composition.

Learn to remove unwanted lettering in affinity photo by creating a new layer, sampling colors with eyedropper, and painting over letters with a brush while cloning from multiple sources.

Learn to create daylight for a flying machine in Affinity Photo by selecting a car light, inserting it, and adding a white circular highlight on a new layer.

Place the turbine behind the flying machine and recolor it by adjusting hue and saturation to match the machine, using the pen tool to draw curves and drag selections.

Learn to place a fire image behind the subject, mask and blend with multiply and overlay effects, and paint color to simulate fire lighting.

Apply the general lighting filter to a duplicated background layer, adjust lighting with the gizmo, and use a mask and brush to darken the fire while keeping other areas bright.

Apply a purple color filter by selecting the circle icon, adjusting the path to 39 percent, and clearing the adjustment layer to reveal the final project.

Locate a suitable base image from forest scenes, download the highest resolution, crop and remove edges, then place and adjust the spider in the scene.

Load a high‑resolution excavator image into the photo editor, select the cockpit paths to form a spider robot, erase unwanted areas with the pen tool, and prepare for arm placement.

Learn to build spider-like legs by selecting and duplicating crane legs, refining details with the pen tool, layering behind the cockpit, and adding light to simulate a spider eye.

Import the image into Affinity Photo, create an ellipse eye with red color and refined stroke, and adjust the circle to craft the eye of the spider.

Group the spider parts, resize for composition, then create a black elliptical shadow on a new layer between background and spider, blurred and faded for weight.

learn to brighten a subject in Affinity Photo by using hue, saturation, and lightness adjustments, selecting the subject and applying changes that affect only the light.

Apply ambient color with an adjustment layer, tweak the green and blue sliders toward yellow for a green yellow hue, then set layer to color mode and place the light.