7 Design Techniques for Photoshop and Affinity Photo

Learn seven essential design techniques that seamlessly work across both Adobe Photoshop and Affinity Photo in this detailed video tutorial. Master key skills including extracting subjects from frames using perspective tools, applying auto-enhancement corrections, working with smart objects and embedded layers, modifying individual colors with HSL controls, converting type to paths and curves, making precise selections with polygonal tools, and creating cloud effects using procedural textures and Perlin noise. Each technique is demonstrated step-by-step in both software applications, making it valuable for designers transitioning between platforms or working in both environments.

Syllabus

Seven Common Design Techniques
Technique #1: Extract a Classic from Its Frame
Using the Perspective Tool in Affinity Photo
Technique #2: Auto Enhance Correct an Image
Using the Auto Functions in Affinity Photo
Technique #3: Convert Layers to a Smart Object
“Image” and “Embedded” Layers in Affinity Photo
Technique #4: Modify a Single Color in an Image
Using the HSL Picker in Affinity Photo
Technique #5: Convert Type to Path Outlines
Converting Type to a Curves Layer in Affinity Photo
Technique #6: Using the Polygonal Lasso Tool
Affinity’s Polygonal Freehand Selection Tool
Technique #7: Fun with the Clouds Filter
Perlin Noise and Procedural Texture