Affinity Photo Essential Training

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Free Online Course: Affinity Photo Essential Training provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 3-4 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Affinity Photo Essential Training is taught by Steve Caplin.

Overview
  • Learn how to enhance and composite photos using Affinity Photo, the photo editing software for the Mac.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    • Affinity Photo vs. Photoshop
    1. Using the Raw Controls
    • Exposure, Contrast, and Clarity
    • Applying lens correction
    • Removing chromatic aberration and fringing
    • Adjusting tones with Curves and Split Toning
    • Sharpening and noise reduction
    • Creating local enhancement with overlays
    • Using the Blemish Removal tool
    • Developing the image
    2. Using Selection Tools
    • Using the Freehand Selection tool
    • Using the Rectangular Marquee tool
    • Adding and subtracting selections
    • Modifying selections with Quick Mask mode
    • Working with selections
    • Using the Flood Select tool
    • Round selections with Elliptical Marquee
    • Expanding and outlining selections
    • Making automatic selections by tone and color
    • Making a layer mask
    3. Advanced Selection Tools
    • Using the Selection Brush
    • Viewing selections in Refine Selection
    • Making global adjustments
    • Painting adjustments in Refine Selection
    • Saving selection results
    4. Using Adjustments
    • Using Levels to warm an image
    • Adjusting shadows and highlights
    • Localized adjustments using Curves
    • Desaturating using Selective Color
    • Painting selections on adjustments
    • Using the Black & White adjustment
    • Enhance color images with Black & White
    • Apply adjustments to preselected areas
    • Turning adjustment layers on and off
    5. Working with Filters
    • Applying standard filters
    • Creating live filter layers
    • Using the Lighting filter
    • Changing the layer mode
    • Adding depth of field blur
    • Adding the Shadows / Highlights filter
    • Adding the Detect Edges filter
    6. Creating Photomontages
    • Copying and pasting
    • Transforming layers
    • Masking hair
    • Creating an "out of bounds" effect
    • Mask a sitting figure to fit behind a desk
    • Adding plasma glow
    • Reducing the size of a plasma ball
    • Darkening the screen
    • Adding lighting
    • Adding wall shadow
    7. Distortion and Special Effects
    • Distorting with the Liquify Persona
    • Distorting with the Perspective tool
    • Distorting with Mesh Warp
    • Merging images with stacks
    8. Text and Graphics
    • Working with type
    • Working with basic graphics
    • Creating pie charts
    • Customizing shapes
    • Customizing layer effects
    9. Exporting Images
    • Exporting photographic images
    • Exporting images with transparency
    • Using the Export Persona
    Conclusion
    • Goodbye