Drawing an Ice Cream Treat Using Affinity Photo

Drawing these ice cream treats was easier said than done. I used a glass texture for the container. I wasn't too happy with the first art so I created the second art. The third one is an animated one for the sake of an animation.

This one looks more like a standard drawing with some duplicated images. I wasn't too aware of the power of Layer Effects at this point.

My second art is based on trying another approach. The strawberries are partially buried in the ice cream. This time, I played more with the Layer Effects, using Bevel/Emboss and 3D. Now, the chocolate looks better.

I created this animation in order to learn more about making animated GIFs. As I said, hopefully Affinity Photo will release a newer version, capable of making animated GIFs.

Remembering the Time I Learned Affinity Photo to Draw Simpler Food Art (Cheese and Bread)

I have good reasons to ditch Adobe Photoshop, even before I installed it. I was still able to use it without the subscription fee, on an old PC. I was spoiled by too many customized shapes on Adobe Photoshop. However, Affinity Photo actually got me to realize that using Boolean operations can be good. I got the curves I wanted. I was initially hesitant to use Affinity Designer, which I also learned to use. I would like to share my super low beginnings with these art... I remember when I didn't see the frames that Photoshop had. I started to experiment with creating frames using the subtract function. Converting shapes into curves was the beginning of my new casual art. I started drawing these around last year. One can see the evidence of my art at its juvenile state. The reason why I didn't go for Affinity Designer too soon was this--it was because I wanted to crop off unwanted areas for the final product .

Indian Vegetarian Food Art

When it comes to Indian food, I usually go for vegetarian options. I drew these Indian vegetarian artworks both last year and this year. Vegetable chilla Indian curry rice Soya meat masala Samosas aka empanadas Mushroom masala Vegetable dosa Kachumber salad version 1 Kachumber salad version 2 Vegetable biryani version 1 Vegetable biryan version 2 Chole bhatura

My Creepy House on a Hill Drawing

I drew this art the other day. I thought about honing my skills as a casual artist. Here's my latest art. I just had a thought about this MS Paint-style art (but better) with Affinity by Canva. The trees were obviously duplicated and stretched. So far, I hope I can get more people to try and become casual digital artists.

Shaun T. Dy's Adventures in Casual Digital Art

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