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A practical course on professionally editing, correcting, and enhancing digital images with Affinity Photo. Participants learn how to use the software’s essential tools and workspaces for typical tasks such as colour correction, retouching, selecting subjects, correcting perspective, and creating photo composites.
You will learn how to navigate the Affinity Photo interface confidently and select suitable tools for different image-editing tasks. You will process a range of image formats, including RAW files, work with layers, masks, and selections, and improve images in terms of colour, sharpness, resolution, and perspective.
By the end of the course, you will be able to plan and complete common image-editing projects independently, use non-destructive techniques, and export the results for digital media or print.
• Use the interface, Personas, and essential tools confidently
• Open, edit, and convert different image formats
• Develop RAW files and prepare them for further editing
• Use layers, groups, selections, and masks in a structured way
• Retouch images and correct unwanted elements
• Improve colour, tonal range, contrast, sharpness, and resolution
• Correct perspective and create photo composites
• Export files for screens, websites, and print production
• Basic confidence in using a computer
• No previous experience with Affinity Photo is required
• Basic knowledge of digital photography or image editing is helpful but not essential
*We customize the course outline and content to your specific needs and relevant use cases.
Module 1: Introduction to Affinity Photo
• Typical applications and essential functions of Affinity Photo
• Overview of the user interface
• Tools, studios, panels, and the context toolbar
• Understanding Personas and their different purposes
• Photo, Develop, Liquify, Tone Mapping, and Export Personas
• Setting up and customising the workspace
• Navigation, zoom, and viewing options
Module 2: Managing Documents and Image Files
• Opening images and existing documents
• Creating new documents with suitable dimensions
• Placing, embedding, and managing images
• Adjusting document size, canvas size, and orientation
• Saving files and managing versions
• Differences between native documents and exported image files
• Understanding lossless and lossy formats
Module 3: Image Formats and RAW Development
• Essential image formats and their applications
• JPEG, PNG, TIFF, PSD, and other relevant formats
• Fundamentals of the RAW format
• Opening and developing RAW files in the Develop Persona
• Adjusting exposure, white balance, contrast, and tonal range
• Recovering highlights and shadows
• Applying lens corrections and noise reduction
• Completing RAW development and transferring the image to the Photo Persona
Module 4: Layers, Groups, and Non-Destructive Editing
• Creating, selecting, duplicating, and organising layers
• Controlling layer order and visibility
• Naming, grouping, and locking layers
• Understanding pixel, image, text, and adjustment layers
• Using live filters and adjustment layers
• Applying opacity settings and blend modes
• Using nested layers and clipping techniques
• Building non-destructive editing workflows
Module 5: Selections, Masks, and Marking Tools
• Using selection tools for geometric and free-form areas
• Selecting subjects and specific areas of an image
• Refining selection edges
• Expanding, contracting, and feathering selections
• Creating and editing layer masks
• Modifying masks with brushes and gradients
• Saving and reusing selections
• Cutting out complex subjects and backgrounds
Module 6: Retouching and Image Correction
• Removing unwanted elements from images
• Using healing, cloning, and inpainting tools
• Retouching skin, surfaces, and backgrounds
• Correcting dust, marks, and minor imperfections
• Reconstructing and extending image areas
• Using dodge and burn techniques
• Carrying out retouching on separate layers
• Considering the limits of appropriate and authentic image correction
Module 7: Colour, Brightness, and Tonal Range
• Fundamentals of brightness, contrast, and tonal distribution
• Reading and assessing histograms
• Applying levels, curves, and exposure adjustments
• Correcting white balance and colour casts
• Adjusting hue, saturation, and lightness
• Making selective colour corrections
• Creating black-and-white conversions
• Controlling local adjustments through masks
Module 8: Sharpness, Resolution, and Image Quality
• Understanding the relationship between image size, resolution, and output quality
• Distinguishing pixel dimensions from document resolution
• Enlarging and reducing images
• Selecting suitable resampling methods
• Assessing and improving sharpness
• Applying unsharp masking and other sharpening methods
• Reducing image noise
• Avoiding oversharpening and other quality loss
• Preparing images for screens and print
Module 9: Perspective, Alignment, and Lens Correction
• Cropping, rotating, and straightening images
• Correcting horizons and converging vertical lines
• Using perspective tools and perspective transformations
• Correcting distortion and lens-related issues
• Improving architectural and document photographs
• Filling areas created by perspective corrections
• Refining composition and framing following correction
Module 10: Colour Modes and Colour Management
• Fundamentals of RGB, CMYK, and greyscale colour modes
• Selecting suitable modes for screens and print
• Understanding colour spaces and colour profiles
• Converting documents between colour modes
• Assessing the effects of colour-space conversion
• Introduction to soft proofing and output control
• Preparing colours for different output media
Module 11: Photo Compositing and Creative Image Combination
• Combining multiple images within one document
• Scaling, rotating, and transforming image elements
• Placing cut-out subjects against new backgrounds
• Matching perspective, lighting, and colour across different images
• Using layer masks and blend modes for composites
• Creating realistic shadows and transitions
• Adding text and graphic elements
• Producing a simple photo composite from selection to final output
Module 12: Import, Export, and Compatible Workflows
• Importing files from other applications
• Exporting projects to suitable document and image formats
• Producing JPEG, PNG, TIFF, PDF, and PSD files
• Defining resolution, dimensions, quality, and transparency
• Using export areas and the Export Persona
• Preparing files for websites, presentations, and print
• Considering compatibility when exchanging files with other image-editing software
• Using supported Adobe Photoshop plug-ins, depending on the software version and system environment
• Practical tips and efficient workflows for everyday projects
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