IMHO the glass ball effect is so beautiful because if you use a great picture to begin with, the effect is gorgeous. Your tool tips and suggestions are consistently creative and useful. Instant replay.
Brilliant, damn I get a headache just thinking about how you figure out all of this. I can follow the tutorial but never would have thought of half the steps. Well done.
Großartiges Video. Vielen Dank. Ich bin ja ein großer Glaskugelfan und oft damit unterwegs. Aber das probier ich am Wochenende mal aus. Sehr cool. Ein schönes Wochenende für Dich.
Great tutorial, Thanks. BUT if looking at a real crystal ball... there's a freaking and curious detail: Image refraction in a crystal ball is inverted: Upside-down, Left-right. So, if wanting to be realistic (for real), you'd have to rotate 180º the background or the ball at the end of the process. Nice! isn't it?
Hello Olivio, I am new to this channel and although I have Affinity Photo on my iPad, I have done very little with it as I have been daunted by the complexity of it. I would love to get familiar with it and thought your videos looked very impressive and prolific. However I am confused as to how to start learning the app. Would you be able to recommend me to some of your most simple demonstrations as a starting point. I would be grateful for any advise. This crystal ball effect is beautiful. Vielen Dank
Hi Patricia, here are some fun ones that are easy to follow: ua-cam.com/video/dK_KADemCZI/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/BXNhIWdw620/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/fNtTbkIvXnc/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/bgLzYGI0F0Q/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/7PYLvGWyNCg/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/iGceHNR_eac/v-deo.html
Great tutorial! Tried it a couple times with great success. I did have an issue setting the radius of the Distortion effect. I had to type in a value to get it anywhere near the corners of the square layer. Is there a setting to allow the slider to go higher?
That's great to read, Franc. Really happy it worked for you :) You can enter the value as numbers with your keypad. should make it the right size. Tell me if it works
@@OlivioSarikas It did! Here's result of one of my previous shots where I used your workflow... although I left out the specular effect. photos.app.goo.gl/iNtDmowTZkaQ4QNY9
What can I say Olivio, great video/tutorial as usual. Can you please tell me how do you save the finished image once you are satisfied with the result, or does it stay in layers and you choose it if you want to print it (or share it). BTW, I’m still trying to decide between Affinity Photo and Luminar. Thank you.
Thank you, Enrique. Since most of my files are for projects, like this video, i always safe the file with all the layers, so i can always go back to make changes. But if i need it for any other use, like my youtube cover, print and such, i export it to the format that makes most sense. mostly that is JPG, but PNG may be great too for example if it has transparent areas that need to stay transparent.
Technically yes, but many people rotate the ball even in photos where they us a actual crystal ball, to make it look more interesting. so i went for that look. but you can simply rotate it if want to.
In a photo with an actual crystal ball, simply select the area of the ball and rotate it 180 degrees. If the selection is a bit hard to do, you can use a ellipse shape as a help and then create selection from that by CTRL + Click on the layer of the ellipse shape :)
Hi Olivio I have just tried to follow this tutorial but cannot get the distortion right. I notice that when I open the original file it is being renamed background and automatically converted to a pixel layer and yours isn't .Is this the problem and how do I stop it. Many thanks
Hi DJ, when you open a pixel file, like a jpg image, the image is always the background and named as such in the layer. However it is also always locked - click on the little lock icon right side of the layer to unlock it :)
Hi Mike, there are several ways. A very important source is to learn from others, see what ideas they have, how they do it, where you can improve it. Then there is experimentation and reading about things. Not only in the way the software works but also by looking at other software and trying to replicate the things you see or read. For the videos i mostly think of something i want to do, then create it in a test run for the video and then record it while doing it again. that is also why often in my videos the version i show at the start is a bit better, because i had more time to do all the steps, compared to the less than 15 minutes i get while recording. ;)
IMHO the glass ball effect is so beautiful because if you use a great picture to begin with, the effect is gorgeous. Your tool tips and suggestions are consistently creative and useful. Instant replay.
Brilliant, damn I get a headache just thinking about how you figure out all of this. I can follow the tutorial but never would have thought of half the steps. Well done.
Olivio, you're a genius! This effect is so wonderful. Cant' wait to try.
Hi Olivio, thanks very much. I needed some spherical image hot spots for 360 panorama tours and this tutorial was just perfect.
Danke für dieses aufschlußreiche Tutorial. Ich habe es gleich ausprobiert. Ein nicht ganz so gutes Foto gerettet!
damn! this looks amazing and exactly what I needed to find on how to do.
incredible work
Absolutely amazing! Thanks so much.
UNFREAKINBELIEVABLE! I LOVE IT SIR!
Herzlichen Dank für dieses geniale Tutorial - perfekt erklärt - lässt sich Schritt für Schritt nachvollziehen. Daumen hoch und natürlich ABO ;-)
Awesome Tutorial! Excellent Quality. Thanks, Olivio.
Very nicely done 👍
Well thought out technique and very well explained - amazing! - thank you....
You're very welcome!
Amazing !! I luv this tutorial. You earned yourself a subscriber :) Thank you Olivio
Stunning. Thank you!
Thank you, LDavis87001
Awesome tutorial as usual! Thanks Olivio!
Thank you, Lee
I combined a globe and a parallelogram in the same picture. For a beginner, I may say, it is quite ok. Thx.
Großartiges Video. Vielen Dank. Ich bin ja ein großer Glaskugelfan und oft damit unterwegs. Aber das probier ich am Wochenende mal aus. Sehr cool. Ein schönes Wochenende für Dich.
Danke, Sabine :) Freut mich. Ich werde mir denke ich bald auch mal so eine Kugel besorgen. :)
Awesome!
Great tutorial, Thanks.
BUT if looking at a real crystal ball... there's a freaking and curious detail:
Image refraction in a crystal ball is inverted: Upside-down, Left-right.
So, if wanting to be realistic (for real), you'd have to rotate 180º the background or the ball at the end of the process.
Nice! isn't it?
Beautiful, Olivio! Thank you.
You are welcome, Sandi :)
thanks for sharing this awesome tips and tricks
You are welcome, Just a User
Gutes Tutorial! Sieht richtig gut aus!
Danke, Claudinchenchen. Freut mich :)
Hello Olivio, I am new to this channel and although I have Affinity Photo on my iPad, I have done very little with it as I have been daunted by the complexity of it. I would love to get familiar with it and thought your videos looked very impressive and prolific. However I am confused as to how to start learning the app. Would you be able to recommend me to some of your most simple demonstrations as a starting point. I would be grateful for any advise. This crystal ball effect is beautiful. Vielen Dank
Hi Patricia, here are some fun ones that are easy to follow:
ua-cam.com/video/dK_KADemCZI/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/BXNhIWdw620/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/fNtTbkIvXnc/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/bgLzYGI0F0Q/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/7PYLvGWyNCg/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/iGceHNR_eac/v-deo.html
Olivio Sarikas thank you so much
Great tut Olivio! Great :)
Thank you, Marco :)
Excelente tutorial
Thank you, Manuel
Great tutorial! Tried it a couple times with great success. I did have an issue setting the radius of the Distortion effect. I had to type in a value to get it anywhere near the corners of the square layer. Is there a setting to allow the slider to go higher?
That's great to read, Franc. Really happy it worked for you :) You can enter the value as numbers with your keypad. should make it the right size. Tell me if it works
@@OlivioSarikas It did! Here's result of one of my previous shots where I used your workflow... although I left out the specular effect. photos.app.goo.gl/iNtDmowTZkaQ4QNY9
Very nice, @@francwoods!
What can I say Olivio, great video/tutorial as usual. Can you please tell me how do you save the finished image once you are satisfied with the result, or does it stay in layers and you choose it if you want to print it (or share it). BTW, I’m still trying to decide between Affinity Photo and Luminar.
Thank you.
Thank you, Enrique. Since most of my files are for projects, like this video, i always safe the file with all the layers, so i can always go back to make changes. But if i need it for any other use, like my youtube cover, print and such, i export it to the format that makes most sense. mostly that is JPG, but PNG may be great too for example if it has transparent areas that need to stay transparent.
ya da best
Awesome video
Thank you, Kevin
How about advanced object? Like fonts or else? Thank you
Brilliant, thank you!
Thank you, Goldmangun. You are welcome
Brilliant !
Thank you, Brian Horrocks
How do you make that look so easy?!
Bonjour. Very interesting but I think the image in the ball should be upside down. Am I wrong?
Yes it should. Most pictures I've seen have the image within the ball in the correct orientation and everything else is inverted.
technically yes, aesthetically no. most people with "real balls" (no pun intended, or is it...) turn it around in post :)
thanks
Very nice!
Though the image within the ball should be upside down.
Technically yes, but many people rotate the ball even in photos where they us a actual crystal ball, to make it look more interesting. so i went for that look. but you can simply rotate it if want to.
In a photo with an actual crystal ball, simply select the area of the ball and rotate it 180 degrees. If the selection is a bit hard to do, you can use a ellipse shape as a help and then create selection from that by CTRL + Click on the layer of the ellipse shape :)
Inspiring.
Thank you :)
Can you do the same with text like make it look magnified?
Geht das im designer auch?
Hi Olivio
I have just tried to follow this tutorial but cannot get the distortion right. I notice that when I open the original file it is being renamed background and automatically converted to a pixel layer and yours isn't .Is this the problem and how do I stop it.
Many thanks
Hi DJ, when you open a pixel file, like a jpg image, the image is always the background and named as such in the layer. However it is also always locked - click on the little lock icon right side of the layer to unlock it :)
im trying to master affinity because my macbook air 2019 doesnt like photoshop, the fans go insane and the overheating is just unacceptable. thanks
How do you actually KNOW all these steps. Nice video btw. Thanks.
Hi Mike, there are several ways. A very important source is to learn from others, see what ideas they have, how they do it, where you can improve it. Then there is experimentation and reading about things. Not only in the way the software works but also by looking at other software and trying to replicate the things you see or read. For the videos i mostly think of something i want to do, then create it in a test run for the video and then record it while doing it again. that is also why often in my videos the version i show at the start is a bit better, because i had more time to do all the steps, compared to the less than 15 minutes i get while recording. ;)
Can we achieve the same results using affinity photos ipad version?
Hi, Pankaj Vashsith, I think that should be possible. I don't have a iPad, but some of my students did their versions on an iPad, so it should work.
Je suis français dommage que je ne comprends pas l'anglais You are a wonderful videos Thank
Thank you, Réjean