Master Photo Restoration in Affinity Photo

Prepare photos by creating a digital copy—scan at home or use a service, or photograph them—then crop them in Affinity to start restoration.

Learn to use the crop tool (press C) to remove white space and borders, adjust with square handles, set a custom eight-by-ten ratio, and apply non-destructive crops.

Learn to straighten images using the crop tool’s straighten feature, align lines with a drawn guide, rotate manually, and crop edges for clean, properly framed photos.

Fix warped photos by correcting perspective with the perspective tool, duplicate the layer, adjust the side handles to straighten lines, and crop to finalize a natural look.

Learn to clean up old photos by removing scratches and folds using a new blank pixel layer and the inpainting brush tool, keeping adjustments above the layer for non-destructive restoration.

Use the inpainting brush in Affinity Photo to remove blemishes by sampling surrounding area on a new pixel layer. Adjust brush size; the clone brush helps with tricky edges.

Apply the clone brush to sample and stamp areas on a new pixel layer, using alt/option to sample, adjust flow, and blend edges for a cleaner image.

Use the inpainting brush to clean blemishes and smooth background; sample colors with alt-click, work on a pixel layer with low flow, then apply noise and blur to restore texture.

Practice cleanup in Affinity Photo using inpainting and clone brushes on a damaged 1915 photo, mastering sampling, blending, smoothing, and texture with layers, noise, and blur.

Practice 2 demonstrates cleaning blemishes with inpainting and clone brushes on a 1920s photo, sampling shadows and removing an arch to focus on the subjects.

Apply the curves adjustment to uncompress and restore lighting in faded photos, darken the shadows and brighten the highlights by moving the black and white points, guided by the histogram.

Master masking in Affinity Photo by painting white and black on layer masks to selectively reveal adjustments like recolor, invert masks for targeted areas, and refine edits.

Master photo restoration with masked curves to fix lighting, darken highlights and shadows, and selectively emphasize the face and jacket using inverted masks and painting with white in Affinity Photo.

Paint masks with low flow to fix extreme lighting in this restoration video. Use curves adjustments and white paint to reveal masks and blend light across the photo.

Apply gradient masks with the gradient tool to even lighting in a restoration, using white and black masks and curves adjustments to brighten faces, darken coats, and refine highlights.

Improve subject separation by creating contrast with a brighter background using curves, masks, and gradients, painting with white to reveal brightness, then darken clothing for a sharper focus.

Master color correction for old and black-and-white photos using the recolor adjustment to even out distorted colors, adjust saturation and hue for a subtle or sepia look.

Learn advanced color correction with the gradient map to blend shadows and highlights, customize colors using HSL sliders, and explore endless color combinations, including presets.

Turn the gradient map adjustment into presets for quick color corrections with a single click, saving three options: subtle sepia, warmer sepia, and blue shadows with warm highlights.

Learn to match a photo's original colors in Affinity Photo by using gradient maps and curves, plus cloning with the clone brush and soft transitions to preserve shading.

Discover why you can't add color to grayscale photos in affinity photo and fix it by converting the image format to rgb eight, enabling the recolor adjustment.

Learn to reduce noise with the denoise filter, balance luminance and luminance detail to preserve textures, then sharpen and adjust curves to restore contrast in old images.

Mask the de-noise filter to selectively reduce noise, preserving subject detail while smoothing the background, using an inverted mask, brush strokes, and controlled brush flow.

Use Affinity Photo's dust and scratches filter to remove background dust, mask and paint the background white, invert the mask, and keep subject detail while edges stay sharp.

Learn how to reduce textures in a photo using the dust and scratches filter to soften texture while painting with a brush to preserve eyes, hair, and lips.

Apply dust and scratches reduction and texture controls, then sharpen with a high pass filter and soft light blend mode, painting with black and white to restore facial detail.

Plan to restore wedding photo: crop out tape and blank background, clean with inpainting and clone brushes, adjust lighting with curves, apply gradient map for warm highlights and cool shadows.

Clean up the image by inpainting blemishes and dots, keep the plan on top, and use the clone brush to smooth transitions and faces, aiming for cleaner results before lighting.

Apply a curves adjustment to fix lighting by adjusting the histogram's black and white points, then use an inverted masked brush to darken shadows and refine features.

Apply a gradient map to balance color, with shadows in blue and highlights in warm tones. Increase midtone saturation and refine areas with targeted lighting to preserve the original look.

Learn how to reduce noise in photos using the dust and scratches filter, compare denoise, adjust radius, and selectively restore detail on the subjects.

Create a pixel layer restoration plan to crop, cleanup, and enhance lighting, colors, and noise. Apply the workflow with curves adjustments and warmth to highlights and shadows.

Master photo restoration techniques by learning inpainting and clone brush workflows to clean up a large rip, blend edges, sample colors, and reconstruct the collar and surrounding details.

Fix lighting in Affinity Photo using a curves adjustment to increase contrast by moving black and white points and lifting the spline for more light, with color adjustments coming next.

Adjust colors via a gradient map and presets, tweak the midpoint, and optionally vary layer opacity to balance hues; this artistic step precedes a quick noise fix.

Apply the denoise filter in affinity photo to soften subtle noise by increasing luminance, while preserving facial detail; compare the before and after for a natural result.

Plan and colorize a black-and-white photo by cropping and inpainting first, then apply coordinated, muted tones for skin, hair, lips, and clothing on a warm sepia background.

Use reference images from free sites like Pexels, Pixabay, and Unsplash to sample skin tones, hair, lips, and color palettes in Affinity Photo for recoloring.

Apply a gradient map to color the skin by adjusting shadows, midtones, and highlights from the palette, then invert the mask and paint with white to reveal the colors.

Refine facial skin with recolor adjustments to add redness, subtle saturation, and variation; invert and paint with low flow, erase excess, and group layers as skin for a before‑and‑after comparison.

Use recolor adjustments to tint the lips, whiten the teeth and eyes with a subtle orange hue, add eye rim redness, and brown the iris, then group the face details.

Learn to recolor hair in Affinity Photo using multiple layers and a gradient map. Sample skin tones, invert the gradient map, and paint on masks for a natural, blended finish.

Recolor the clothing to purple with a gradient map and paint on the mask, adjust shadows, midtones, and highlights, and recolor the gems to reflect surrounding colors.

Apply a recolor adjustment to the background and choose a sepia color. Use a drag-and-drop shortcut under the skin group to apply it instantly and preview the result.

Apply final enhancements to a recolored photo in Affinity Photo, using curves to deepen shadows, color balance for warmth, and denoise to reduce grain, comparing before and after.

Plan and execute a color restoration workflow using reference images to recolor skin, eyes, mouth, hair, and an American soldier's World War II uniform, with final lighting and noise adjustments.

Use skin color references and gradient map adjustments to apply tones. Gather World War II uniform images and the AA badge to guide accurate color choices in Affinity Photo.

Recolor the subject’s skin in affinity photo by building a skin and hair color palette, applying a gradient map on a mask, and refining shadows, midtones, highlights, and redness.

Recolor facial details in Affinity Photo by adjusting skin tones and shadows, then recolor lips, gums, teeth, and eyes with hue and saturation tweaks for a before/after view.

Recolor hair in affinity photo using a gradient map with colors sampled from the hair, invert the adjustment, and paint white to reveal hair and eyebrows while blending.

Apply gradient map adjustments to recolor the uniform, sampling whites, blues, and greens, then invert and paint to create shadows and highlights across the badge and clothing.

Apply final enhancements to a recoloring restoration in Affinity Photo by adjusting lighting with curves and darkening shadows. Use color balance to cool shadows and warm midtones and highlights.

Explore red eye removal in Affinity Photo by duplicating the layer, using the red eye tool, and refining results with opacity and recolor adjustments.

Fix a color tint by sampling white with the color picker, applying it to a rectangle, and using the divide blend mode. Lower opacity to fine-tune the result.

Develop a practical restoration plan in Affinity Photo for a color photo, outlining cropping, warp correction, blemish cleanup, lighting adjustments, global and targeted color fixes, then noise reduction.

Crop and clean up this image by warping edges with the perspective tool and adjusting slants, then remove dust and specks with an inpainting brush on a new pixel layer.

Adjust lighting for color photos by temporarily turning them black and white to reveal light and dark areas. Apply curves to darken shadows, brighten highlights, and balance the background.

Fix global colors using the color balance adjustment to fine-tune shadows, midtones, and highlights, adding cool tones to shadows and warmth to midtones and highlights.

Targeted colors show applying selective color corrections with color balance and HSL in Affinity Photo, painting adjustments onto denim and grass and adjusting shadows, midtones, and highlights for natural hues.

Learn to add new colors from scratch in Affinity Photo to restore a faded sky and fix blue fringing, using recolor adjustments, saturation tweaks, desaturation with HSL, and careful painting.

Reduce noise in color photos by applying the denoise filter, increasing luminance, and applying adjustments across all layers to preserve detail from before to after.

Master photo restoration in Affinity Photo with practice 1: perform clean up using inpainting and clone brushes, then apply curves to brighten subjects and darken the background.

Enhance the photo by applying color balance to shadows, midtones, and highlights, adjust water and sky hues, and refine skin tones with hsl tweaks for a more vibrant restoration.

Clean up and enhance lighting on a restored image in Affinity Photo using crop, inpainting, and clone brushes, then apply curves adjustments to brighten the subject while balancing shadows.

Fix colors and reduce noise with a color tint using divide blend on a top rectangle, then refine shadows, midtones, and highlights with color balance and denoise.

Finish the course and apply your new skills to bring your old photos back to life with Affinity Photo. See you in the next Affinity Revolution tutorial.