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Affinity Designer: Beginner's Introduction Course
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Affinity Designer: Beginner's Introduction Course

Affinity Designer for iPad
Created byWeronika Salach
Last updated 3/2023
English

What you'll learn

  • Get to know the V1 & V2 Affinity Designer interface
  • Learn about the basics of vector graphics
  • Master essential Designer iPad gestures
  • Learn about all the vector drawing tools: the Pen Tool, the Pencil Tool, the Vector Brush Tool
  • Discover Affinity's Transform Studio

Course content

3 sections • 18 lectures • 1h 40m total length

  • Class Trailer: Affinity Designer: Beginner's Introduction2:00

    Explore Affinity Designer on the iPad and streamline vector work by mastering the interface, gestures, layers, and transforming objects. Learn stroke, fill, and the pen, pencil, and vector brush tools.

  • About Vector Graphics6:18

    Learn how vector graphics use coordinates, lines, curves, and nodes to create scalable, crisp shapes. Compare vectors with raster and explore formats like SVG and PDF.

  • The Node Tool2:58

    Learn how vector graphics stay sharp when zoomed or resized, and how to edit vector curves with the node tool by manipulating nodes and their control handles, including deleting points.

  • Getting Started8:22

    Navigate the Affinity Designer iPad interface, create documents or projects with the plus sign, and organize with folders, rename items, and use the hamburger menu.

  • BONUS Affinity V1 vs V27:15

    Compare Affinity Designer v1 and v2 to understand interface changes, such as left-side menu versus top access, and differences in saving, renaming, and tools like knife tool and shape builder.

  • New Document V13:56

    Start a new Affinity Designer document by choosing new document, setting 4000 by 4000 pixels, RGB color mode, and 300 dpi, then explore tools and layers in the designer persona.

  • New Document V26:36

    Learn to create new documents in Affinity Designer v2, organize projects with folders via drag-and-drop, and save presets with custom pixel sizes and artboards.

Requirements

  • No prior experience necessary
  • Tools: Affinity Designer V1 or V2

Description

Interested in Affinity Designer as an alternative to Adobe Illustrator? Maybe you're looking to add VECTOR design skills to your creative portfolio Enrol now and get familiar with THE best alternative to Adobe Illustrator: Affinity Designer!

Important: This course includes video material on predominantly Affinity Designer Version 1 (V1). However, I included enough BONUS material that covers Affinity V2! If Affinity V2 is not shown, then it automatically means that what I'm teaching still applies to both V1 and V2. Those are still essentially the same programs, with a few small differences which I'm covering.


Affinity Designer is a powerful design program that is fantastic for both vector and raster art. It is a good alternative to Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Fresco and Photoshop. It doesn't require any subscription, you acquire it for a single payment. It enables a whole new way of working by allowing you to combine vectors with raster.

In this beginner's course, we will be focusing on getting to know the tool from scratch, so no prior knowledge necessary. This class is suitable for both beginners, as well as for more intermediate artists who wish to transition to Affinity from other programs, and they need some help to get the hang of it. By the end of this class you'll be able to create a simple vector illustration using Affinity Designer.


WHAT YOU WILL LEARN 

  • You will learn everything you need to know to start creating vector graphics in Affinity Designer.

  • I will guide you through navigating the whole interface with ease, so that you're not afraid of vectors.

  • I will show you amazing time-saving iPad gestures that will make your designing process super efficient.

  • By the end of this course, you will have all the skills to literally arm yourself with multiple vector assets, which will in turn save you a TON of time and help you solidify your own brand style.

We'll be covering:

  • navigating the interface

  • new documents, vector formats

  • transforming vector objects

  • the Node Tool

  • the Pencil, Pen and Vector Brush Tool

  • stroke and fill

  • useful iPad gestures (that you probably don't know of)

Who is this class for?

  • artists

  • illustrators

  • vector artists

  • graphic designers

  • surface pattern designers

  • content creators

Who this course is for:

  • Beginner

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