Part 1: Foundational and Navigation Basics for Affinity Photo

This first part will take you through universal topics in the areas of photo editing and digital art in general. You will find that these core techniques will serve you throughout your entire career, and while some of the chapters may seem rather mechanical, developing the muscle memory around what the program does and how to edit will be fundamental as the work gets more and more artistic later. Remembering mechanical drills early on helps you to create what is in your head later.

This part comprises the following chapters:

• Chapter 1, Fundamentals of Vector versus Raster Art and Basics of the Interface
• Chapter 2, Opening Your First Document
• Chapter 3, Layer Fundamentals – The Heart of Affinity Photo
• Chapter 4, The Basics of Masking in Affinity Photo
• Chapter 5, Selection and How to Achieve It in Affinity Photo