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I moved from windows to Mac as fed up with all the updates and problems with windows, tried to install adobe and had so much hassle very time the Mac upgraded so went down the gimp route finally getting affinity photo and never looked back, sharpening and noise reduction is great for me as an amateur and the stacking and pano is brilliant

I didn’t like the subscription only model. If there was an option for purchase, I would have chose that. I used Affinity Photo since version 1.6. Bought the universal license when 2.0 came out and never looked back. I think in time Affinity will put more tools that’s missing.

Your story is similar to mine. I used CS 6 until I upgraded my Mac in 2021. I began using Affinity around 2018 because I knew I wouldn’t stay with Adobe. I actually prefer Affinity’s workflow compared to Adobe for a number of reasons. it’s a joy to work in. Affinity’s strength is in using the 3 programs together. If you’re only using one program it’s advantages may not be relevant to you. I have to use Adobe at work but i tend to do image editing in Photo and certain layouts in Designer. I never could make my peace with Illustrator after 30 yrs as a designer.

I used Photoshop for photography but only occasionally. Their subscription model became prohibitive. I have other monthly bills. I changed to Affinity and for an amateur photographer like me I found it superb. I just adapt images every now and then. Adobe’s model is far to expensive. We are not all professionals.

Its an ok experience

In comparison of tutorial videos with Photoshop and Affinity it is immense, I think that frustrates the one who has no design idea. And what I would like would be videos that in Spanish say 'miniaturero', that is, I would like to learn to make great miniatures for CZcams. I can do the same, I only fix them with what I can with Affinity Photo and Canva. I hope to find some course because 'miniaturero' is practically a profession of which you can live. Pordon for the extensive comment.

LOL, I am still on Photoshop CS 5.5.

I used photoshop since version Photoshop 7. Never used anyother other software thinking that no one comes close to Photoshop. I heard so many designer giving Affinity a try. I Tried it. Its very similar to adobe so learning curve is not that bad. so far its been 2 months i have not touched Photoshop or illustrator, nor i missed it in anyway. Sure i have some skill issues with Affinity but at this point i am willing to learn it.

Thanks 👍

if a true, all-rounded adobe competitor came by i’d jump ship so fast 💀 i did a really good job switching my team onto Figma though! the ceo still doesnt get it entierly but i got his trust w/ all the work we’ve made in it over the past 3 years : ) Only thing left to replace is InDesign, and that one I’ve used the 2nd most in my workflow (figma is first). Just learning about this Publisher thing though, thank you, imma check it out.

I switched from adobe to On1 Photo Raw to replace Lightroom, and Affinity Photo to replace photoshop. I was planning to drop adobe anyway because of the subscription pricing, but their recent fiasco with their terms of service sealed the deal. I actually prefer my new programs over adobe and have been very happy with the switch.

I mainly use Adobe because it's the industry standard and we exchange files with other services and external contractors; plus my employer pays for it, so price is not an issue for me (and we have a corporate account). But I still use Affinity Designer and Photo occasionally. I sometimes use Affinity Designer to edit PDF files and it does it way better than Illustrator: text handling in PDFs for instance is so much easier with Affinity Designer. I use Inpaint (the equivalent of content-aware fill in Photoshop) in Affinity photo when Photoshop does a poor/bad job. It's not always perfect but sometimes Affinity Photo does a better job; you have to try both apps and see which one will give the best result, depending on the subject. I don't use Publisher but I still bought the whole suite (version 1 and now 2). I want to give Serif (Affinity's publisher) the support they deserve. And when I retire, I already know I won't be using any Adobe software anymore. Affinity will be my go-to suite for graphic design.

Haven’t considered this yet. But am now.

Have you used Photopea? What did you think?

Have you made the switch from Adobe to Affinity? Is there any feature you miss that may cause you to want to return?

this is amazing! your art style rocks!!

we havin babies here?

This helps me a lot ty

Hi

Love your art

Great stuff as always, Paul. Love the artwork. :)