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AFFINITY PHOTO USER GUIDE BASIC EDITS EXPLAINED

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IN AFFINITY

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While Camera School is aimed at getting great
shots in camera, with the previous pages showing
you how to nail your cutlery flat lay in detail, we
do allow light, natural editing. With this in mind,
Affinity Photo’s Clone Brush Tool is the
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When using the Clone Brush Tool it
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can be easy to go overboard or create
action. Thanks
tell-tale signs of over-editing. We suggest you
to the Clone
use a soft-edged brush setting, which makes the
Brush Tool, we
blending appear much more natural, avoiding
can tidy it up
creating harsh edges to your patch work. You will
to make it less
also want to ensure that you pick a source that
distracting to
is similar in brightness and texture, as well as
the final shot.
making a single large pass. Making multiple,
smaller passes can result in a repeating pattern
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effect, which is another Clone Tool giveaway.

CLONE OUT ANY

DISTRACTIONS

In Affinity Photo, click the Clone Brush Tool icon,
or press ‘S’. In the Options bar at the top, set
Opacity and Flow to 100% and Hardness to 0%
for a smooth join. Now find the area you wish to
replicate and, while holding Alt, click on it with
the crosshair. You have now set a source point.
After releasing the Alt button, move to the area
you wish to remove and simply brush over it as
if you were using the Paint Brush Tool. You can
repeat this as required, and if you make any
mistakes, press Ctrl+Z to undo.

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