void ✦<p>TIL you can use the <a href="https://craftodon.social/tags/Affinity2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Affinity2</span></a> Suite 100% free as a non-profit org! the only catch is: you need to register and validate your non-profit status via <a href="https://craftodon.social/tags/Canva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canva</span></a>.</p><p>Wanted to share it anyway because maybe it's exactly what you were searching for:</p><p><a href="https://www.canva.com/canva-for-nonprofits/eligibility-guidelines/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">canva.com/canva-for-nonprofits</span><span class="invisible">/eligibility-guidelines/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/affinity-canva-free-not-for-profit/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">affinity.serif.com/en-us/affin</span><span class="invisible">ity-canva-free-not-for-profit/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://craftodon.social/tags/NonProfit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NonProfit</span></a></p>
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Carl - CrlBox<p>I am getting excited about the progress people are making, to be able to install affinity products on linux. <br>If things keep ramping up, I will switch over to linux (mint) before microsoft quits on win10 in October. </p><p>The affinity suite is the one thing that is keeping me from leaving windows. </p><p>🤞</p><p><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-vkxDQBzAGc&t=819s" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">m.youtube.com/watch?v=-vkxDQBz</span><span class="invisible">AGc&t=819s</span></a></p><p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/fuckmicrosoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fuckmicrosoft</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/Affinity2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Affinity2</span></a></p>
Megan Fox<p>Extremely specific Affinity Designer question: anyone know if, when opening an .ai that someone exported with a tiny artboard that cropped the contents down, there's any way to remove it and zoom back out?</p><p>Having the artist just remove the artboard before export also works, it's just odd. <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/Affinity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Affinity</span></a> <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/Affinity2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Affinity2</span></a></p>
Bob Harvey<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://twit.social/@ant_pruitt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ant_pruitt</span></a></span> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/Affinity2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Affinity2</span></a> </p><p>I found a man who does know how to fix <a href="https://twit.social/tags/ConvergingVerticals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConvergingVerticals</span></a> !</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RSoAaXztKQ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=9RSoAaXztK</span><span class="invisible">Q</span></a> - there are 50 tutorials in thier playlist.</p><p>Well done <a href="https://professionalphoto.online/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">professionalphoto.online/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/ProfessionalPhotMagazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProfessionalPhotMagazine</span></a></p>
Bob Harvey<p>I have just upgraded to Version 2 of <a href="https://twit.social/tags/serif" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>serif</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/Affinity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Affinity</span></a> suite, using the seasonal discount. You get a lot for your money with this stuff, and it is not a subscription.</p><p>The purchase, download, and install process was as smooth as silk. I only authenticated the first programme installed, and the others picked that up. Impressed.</p><p>Still don't really understand the thing. I can't make it fix <a href="https://twit.social/tags/ConvergingVerticals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConvergingVerticals</span></a>, for example</p><p><a href="https://twit.social/tags/Affinity2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Affinity2</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/Photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photo</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/Photoediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photoediting</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/DTP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DTP</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/perspective" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>perspective</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://twit.social/@ant_pruitt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ant_pruitt</span></a></span></p>
Beardy Star Stuff<p>"Serif has set a high bar with the Affinity apps on the iPad and Publisher allows all three to work together seamlessly. And at a time when Apple pundits continue to doubt the potential of the iPad as a powerful tool for creative work, Serif demonstrates what is possible.</p><p>If only those pundits could occasionally step away from churning the rumor mill for a bit they might actually discover there are still innovative developers working hard to...</p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/iPad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iPad</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Affinity2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Affinity2</span></a></p><p><a href="http://beardyguycreative.com/blog/2023/03/26/affinity-publisher-mini-review-follow-up" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">beardyguycreative.com/blog/202</span><span class="invisible">3/03/26/affinity-publisher-mini-review-follow-up</span></a></p>
Joe Steinbring :thisisfine:<p>I’ve been playing around with Affinity Designer on the iPad, tonight.</p><p><a href="https://toot.works/tags/Affinity2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Affinity2</span></a> <a href="https://toot.works/tags/AffinityDesigner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AffinityDesigner</span></a> <a href="https://toot.works/tags/iPad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iPad</span></a></p>
Beardy Star Stuff<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://toot.works/@joe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>joe</span></a></span> The way I would do it: Start with the Smart Selection tool first - 5th icon down on left. Then, with that same tool selected, look for the refine too in the top tool bar. In your screenshots you have the paint brush tool selected so it won't let you refine a selection from there.</p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/iPad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iPad</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/AffinityPhoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AffinityPhoto</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Affinity2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Affinity2</span></a></p>
Joe Steinbring :thisisfine:<p>I am going to learn how to use this damn app or die trying! Why won’t it let me refine my damn mask?!?</p><p><a href="https://toot.works/tags/AffinityPhoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AffinityPhoto</span></a> <a href="https://toot.works/tags/Affinity2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Affinity2</span></a> <a href="https://toot.works/tags/iPad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iPad</span></a></p>
Peter Clarke<p>Currently working on a heavily illustrated 240 page book with <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Affinity2" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Affinity2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Affinity2Publisher" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Affinity2Publisher</span></a>. It's good but does have a few stability issues - I tend to get several crashes per day so a habit of frequent saving pays off. Have not found the best method of importing Google Docs content although placing files saved as rtf seems best but tends to create duplicates of similar styles that have to be reassigned. Anyone got suggestions for a better way?</p>
Julia Thorne<p>I spent nearly two-and-a-half hours this afternoon removing the background from this photo of a Middle Kingdom model boat. It's quite a fiddly outline to work with, but it's well worth the time.</p><p>I *love* Egyptian tomb models - they're so characterful, a wonderful glimpse into life in ancient Egypt, and such fun to photograph 😊<br><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/AncientEgypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientEgypt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Egyptology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Egyptology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Affinity2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Affinity2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/AffinityPhoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AffinityPhoto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Museum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Museum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/MuseumPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MuseumPhotography</span></a></p>
Nicola Schofield<p>A little look at something I'm currently working on. Although it doesn't seem like it from this little snippet, it's a Christmas illustration! 😅</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/illustrationWIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>illustrationWIP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/dinosaur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dinosaur</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Affinity2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Affinity2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/KitLitArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KitLitArt</span></a></p>
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I paid $100 for Affinity 2, a few weeks back, so I've been working on trying to get good at the thing. For today's test, I am cleaning up a photo that I took in Venice, this past spring.
#Affinity2 Just took the plunge with V2, fed up with Adobe subs for something I don't use frequently. Very impressed so far and kind of enjoying the climb up the learning curve!
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Also, just to say that a £90 one time cost for all their software on PC and iPad is amazing and a subscription model just wouldn't work for the sporadic nature of my illustration work. #Affinity2
This is an illustration from a book I'm working on. It has a few scanned textures and was drawn & created using Affinity Photo. I've just downloaded the full new Affinity 2 suite and I'm excited to see the updates!
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... The original photo is a bit of a mess but I tried using a mask to shapen what was there and then I tried to replace the sky. It's obviously not a good option for replacement skies but I think that I'm getting there with the technique.
I was going to wait until black friday to buy Affinity Photo but the launch special for affinity 2 seems good enough.
The agency pays for creative cloud but I can't justify using that outside of work and Adobe is big 
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Am I blind or did Serif still not implement path simplification in Affinity Designer?! I mean even Inkscape has that and the feature request is from 2018 or so...
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