So, what follows is my attempt at creating an atlas-style fantasy map first made popular many moons ago by Ascension over at the Cartographer’s Guild. This may seen unfair, using a tutorial designed for a different app, but Affinity is often proclaimed as a Photoshop replacement, and if I were to buy it, I’d do so on this basis. However, there’s a project I have in mind that’s very Photoshop-heavy, thanks to the style’s use of filters and selection techniques that Pixelmator doesn’t support. I should note I’ve dabbled with Affinity Photo before, but never really took the plunge because my needs are met by Pixelmator Pro and Procreate. In light of this success, I decided to give Affinity Photo a non-trivial test to see how it stacks up against Adobe Photoshop. Colour me impressed, for the app performed really well - but then, so did Pages, Apple’s free word processor. My foray into the Affinity Suite officially began when I used Affinity Publisher to knock up a paperback book as part of my review of Adobe Indesign alternatives.

I review Affinity Photo as an Adobe Photoshop replacement, by putting the app through its pace using Ascension's Atlas Style fantasy map tutorial. Affinity Photo review: Can it create Atlas-style fantasy maps?

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