About this tool
Affinity Photo is the Photoshop-shaped sibling: retouch, paint, and composite, including iPad. Illustrators use it when a drawing needs photographic layers or print-ready pixel work without Adobe.
It is not as fluid for blank-canvas illustration as Procreate. Pair it with Designer or Procreate rather than treating it as your only sketchbook.
Details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Category | Raster painting |
| Jobs | Painting, Illustration |
| Surfaces | iPad, Mac, Windows |
| Website | affinity.serif.com/photo |
| Pricing | One-time purchase per platform; check current Serif / Canva terms |
| Added | 2026-08-23 |
| Last updated | 2026-08-23 |
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