Professional tips, tricks, and important points
When it comes to text and editing, the biggest mistake I see editors make is picking fonts that do not help but actually harm the image because they do not match. Either they do not match the feel, or they don’t match the theme, or they have not adjusted the text for saturation, opacity, and so on, and so the text overpowers the piece.
Pixel-based editors typically do not spend much time learning vectors, but the shapes in Affinity Photo can be converted to curves to create some amazing clipping mask options, so while you may have no interest in being a vector artist, please learn how to use the Pen Tool, as it will help substantially in your career.
Remember, your text has to tell a story, so do not forget to pay equal attention to your text to make it as amazing as your picture. The following image was created in Affinity Photo, and the chrome text was equally as challenging as the skull. Notice the amount of effort put...
