Affinity Designer Course Project-based Learning Experience

Master the pen tool and node tool to create, close, and fill custom shapes with curves and color, employing control points and premade shapes for efficiency.

Explore layers and effects in affinity designer, applying blur, shadows, outer and inner glow, 3d, gradients, and color overlays, while organizing, duplicating, and masking shapes to build complex designs.

Explore pixel persona in Affinity Designer to edit pixel-based graphics, erase backgrounds, and add photo-like textures within the software for richer vector illustrations.

Learn to isolate photo areas in the pixel persona using rectangle, round, and lasso selections (magnetic and standard), quick selection, refine edges, invert selections, and apply masks.

Explore pixel brushes and texturing in Affinity Designer by building simple vector illustrations, applying textures, gradients, and shadows, and mastering masking and layer organization.

Explore shapes and boolean operations in Affinity Designer, uniting, subtracting, intersecting, and dividing shapes, with desktop parity on iPad and touch input using Apple Pencil or finger.

Explore transformation in Affinity Designer using finger gestures and the transformation box to resize, rotate, and move shapes, then group layers and duplicate for efficient composition.

Create a two-sided business card in Affinity Designer, set up front and back in one document, apply gradient and bleeds, add Font Awesome icons, and prepare a printable pdf.

Design a vintage badge in Affinity Designer by building a barge-like emblem with circles, text, and a bold font, applying borders, subtractions, and control points to detail the logo.

Finish a vector illustration by applying texture to individual shapes using brushes, masking, and blending modes (soft light, multiply, overlay), refining background and shadows for a cohesive final image.

Resize the poster canvas to 1080 by 1080 pixels, duplicate and arrange elements, adjust strokes and blending, and export the JPEG for an Instagram post.

Learn Affinity Publisher as a desktop publishing tool for multi-page documents, linking text frames for fluid text, using master pages, and integrating stock photos with designer and photo personas.