Affinity is now FREE!....and I have some thoughts.

Affinity started as a buy-once digital creativity option for those moving away from Adobe's subscription model for visual art, and now the full Affinity suite is COMPLETELY FREE! .......and I don't trust it. Let's find out why. Affinity - http://www.affinity.studio -------------- CHAT COMMANDS (use these in chat during live streams!): !discord - Link to Discord channel !links - List of all of Wes's links !mark - Set a marker for video-on-demand highlights !gfuel - Get Wes's coupon code for GFuel -------------- Wes's Discord -   / discord   Big thanks to GFUEL for sponsoring the channel! Use code 'WESG' at checkout to save 20%, or use this link and it'll get you going with fresh, tasty energy! - http://www.gfuel.com/wesg -------------- ArtStation Store - https://www.artstation.com/wesgardner... Gumroad Store - https://wesgardner.gumroad.com/ 🖌️ - FREE BRUSH PACK - https://www.wesgardner.art/shop/p/wes... 🎨 - FULL ART COURSES - https://www.wesgardner.art/courses 🖼️ - BRUSH PACKS AND ASSETS - https://www.wesgardner.art/shop --------------- SOCIALS Portfolio - http://www.wesgardner.art Gumroad - http://www.gumroad.com/wesgardner ArtStation - http://www.artstation.com/wesgardner Twitch -   / wesgardner   Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/artofwesgard... X (formerly Twitter) - https://x.com/ArtOfWesGardner Instagram -   / artofwesgardner   Cara - https://cara.app/artofwesgardner ------- Buy Rebelle: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-10129... Buy CLIP Studio Paint: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-10129... ---------------------------- Q: What is the program you use for organizing and sorting your references? A: I use PureRef, which is totally free to use and a godsend when working, no matter what digital art program you prefer! http://www.pureref.com