Learn how to quickly, and easily, create a digital cyanotype from your favorite photographs, in Affinity Photo.

Hello everyone and welcome to my latest Quick Tip class! One of my favorite alternative photography methods is cyanotype, a process that uses a combination of a chemical compound and UV rays from either the sun, or a UV lamp, to create beautiful, ethereal images with a gorgeous cyan blue tone.

PLEASE NOTE

This class was filmed in V1 of the app. If you are using V2 of the app, you can still follow along, as long as you know where tools are located. The process itself hasn't changed, however the interface is much different. Thank you!

In this class, we'll set aside the chemicals, and I'll show you how easy it is to create a digital cyanotype, even on the rainiest of days, out of one of your favorite photographs using Affinity Photo.

You can use this process to create a beautiful photographic set of botanical prints for the home, an elegant greeting card, or even eye catching graphics for your website or social media. You can even use this effect on a favorite portrait for a gorgeous, ethereal effect.

What will I learn?

In this class, we'll cover:

Best practices when choosing a photograph for this digital process.
How to quickly and easily prepare your photograph, using non destructive adjustments and filters, to add the signature cyan blue tone.
How to add depth and dimension to your digital creations and add texture using a combination of images from the Stock Studio and from brushes built in to Photo.
Finally, we'll add a fun, deckled edge around our image using masking layers I created especially for class, and add a final touch of realism using one of my seamless watercolor textures which I'm providing as a free download.
Finally, I'll show you how you can swap out photographs and make minor adjustments to so you can easily make a fun set of complementary prints without extra hassle.

What do I need for the class?

For this class, you will need...

Affinity Photo (either desktop or iPad version)**
A photograph (this can be one of your own, one pulled from the Stock Studio, or one of the free use images I included in the downloads)

** I'll be using the desktop version for the class but, as long as you know where the tools are located, you can easily follow along on the iPad version of the app. Have Affinity Designer instead of Photo? No problem! Designer has the same adjustments we'll be adding in Photo so you can create these right along with us.

This class is perfect for beginners to Affinity Photo as I will be walking you step by step through the entire process.

Who is your teacher?

Hi there! I'm Tracey and you can find my full profile on my Skillshare Channel page here. I'm a full time illustrator, and photographer, who loves to know how to use allllll of the apps. I bring tons of experience using the Affinity suite of apps to the class and I look forward to sharing my knowledge with you!

Do you love textural digital illustrations as much as I do? Join my Texture for Digital Artists Facebook Group. In this group, you can share your creations, learn tips and tricks for adding texture in the various digital apps, and ask questions of other artists who love texture as much as you do. Check out there group here.

If you have any questions or issues while taking the class, please don't hesitate to ask me, either in the Discussion board for the class, or my emailing me at hello@traceycapone.com.

I can't wait to see what you create, so let's get started!

Marion Penney

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