Serif, maker of Affinity Photo and Designer, announced their commitment to creating Windows versions of their software this week. Windows users can go to the Affinity site to sign up for beta testing. Affinity has made a huge splash on the Mac OS, earning recognition in the design community and being listed as one of […]
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Infographics are a tricky thing. A lot of work goes into looking at data and figuring out how best to tell your narrative visually. The best infographics draw in viewers, giving a strong overview of the info at a glance. Although important, getting your audience’s attention is just the first step. The trick is keeping
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Earlier this week, I purchased the Secrets of Krita, a new series of training videos available on the Krita site. Buying the DVD is a great way to learn the basics of how to use Krita for digital painting while also supporting their further development. Lead developer of Krita, Boudewijn Rempt, is proud to add Secrets to
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Over the past two years, Krita has become a force to be reckoned with in the digital painting arena. Their ambitious developers have launched two successful Kickstarter campaigns and delivered numerous new features, bug fixes, and enhancements. Currently, they’re busy at work optimizing Krita’s speed, making it a direct competitor to Photoshop. For October, I decided purchase Krita’s new
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On the heels of the much anticipated release of Affinity Photo this summer, Affinity announced in late August that they’re now offering a free ten-day trial. This offer gives curious new users the chance to kick the tires before they purchase the program. Affinity Photo’s a photo editing/digital painting tool that’s similar to Adobe Photoshop
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For a second month in a row, open source is taking a back seat to proprietary software for my Adobe Offsetting. As a rule I try to support open source as much as possible, but there times when it’s important to stand behind closed software that furthers professional tools. Serif‘s Affinity Designer and Affinity Photo
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Lift off! Today marks the end of Affinity Photo‘s beta and the launch of version 1.0 with an introductory price of only $39.99 USD. Affinity’s Project Manager, Dale Cook, was thankful for the overwhelming interest in the beta program for Affinity Photo. “Around a quarter of a million participated (in the public beta), and around half of those
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Affinity Designer is a drawing program for the Mac that has gotten a lot of buzz, earning lots of high praise in just its first year of existence. Last month Affinity Designer garnered its highest honor to date, becoming an Apple Design Award recipient for 2015. To celebrate, Affinity Designer is having a 20%-off sale
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A couple months ago, my Samsung laptop went on the fritz and I was surprised to find myself tempted to purchase a Dell. It turned my Samsung needed a new battery. Normally, I’m brave enough to perform surgery but was made fearful after watching an online tear-down video for my model. My laptop has an abundance of screws
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Spring is in the air, taxes are done, and it’s time to focus on fun stuff—like digital painting! Krita is attempting a second stab at success with another Kickstarter that started earlier last week. For 2015, Krita has Photoshop in their crosshairs with the anticipation of making Krita as fast or faster than Photoshop. I was
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