New hue range and luminance masks work very wellĪffinity Photo 2 now features a Live mesh warp tool, a feature that wasn’t included in V1.

Macros offer a convenient, time-saving solution to automate your workflow.

We'd love to see some kind of library system in Affinity Photo 2, not only to make everything more organized within the software itself, but we think it would give Affinity an edge over Photoshop, its biggest rival.

There are many different ways to organize your images in your own library - one of the ways we prefer is to have a main folder for the year, then split that year into four quarters, then within each quarter have another folder for the location/shoot.

There's not much in the way of organization and cataloging in Affinity Photo 2, so you just import the photos you want to edit straight from your computer library. If you are proficient in Photoshop then we think you'll get along with Affinity Photo 2 just fine.

That said, there are plenty of guides and information in the software itself, plus a plethora of tutorials on Affinity's YouTube channel, so we found it simple enough to find the information we needed when we wanted to do something. Like with any software, there is a learning curve if you've not used it before. The Photo persona is where most of the editing is done and is similar to Photoshop's layout. That said, Affinity does offer a 30-day free trial for those who want to try before they buy. We're not suggesting Affinity switches to a subscription basis, but offering users an option to pay the $69.99 split across a fixed number of payments may make the software more accessible to a lot of people. While $69.99 is affordable for such a powerful editing program, not everyone can afford to shell out $69.99 in one go, especially given the cost-of-living crisis and the rise in food & utility costs over the last few years. There's also no option to pay for the license in monthly installments. However, there were 8 years between the 2014 V V2 release, with many updates in-between, so we think that $69.99 for potentially up to 8 years worth of the software is pretty good. The disadvantage with subscription-free software is that you only pay for that specific version of the software, so in this instance, when V3 eventually comes out, you will have to pay to upgrade to that version from V2. And, if you upgrade from V1, they’re also running an offer where you’ll get 25% off when you upgrade. If you want the entire Affinity collection known as V2 (which includes software Photo, Publisher and Designer), you can purchase the universal license for $169.99/£169.99 and get all the apps on all the platforms. At the time of writing, you can purchase Affinity Photo 2 for Mac or Windows for $69.99/£69.99, and it’s also available on the iPad for $19.99/£19.99. If you’re looking for a quick way to create a magazine layout in Affinity Publisher, these modern, multipurpose templates can be adapted to suit almost any genre-fashion, photography, design, lifestyle, and more! 1.Affinity Photo 2 is subscription free, much to the delight of those who want to own their software outright rather than paying a monthly fee as you do with Lightroom and Photoshop. If you’re looking to get a head start with your next publication or just need a bit of creative inspiration, check out our pick of Affinity Publisher templates now available to purchase on Creative Market. Whether you’re working on a layout for a magazine, putting together a portfolio or producing a set of brand guidelines, using an Affinity Publisher template that has been professionally designed could save you heaps of time.įundamental things like master pages, margins, columns, text boxes and page numbers will be set up for you, and by using Affinity Publisher’s powerful layout and typography tools, you can easily add your own content, move objects around and customise the design to suit your needs. Create print and PDF publications in less time with our pick of stylish, professionally designed templates for Affinity Publisher.

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