Isometric Drawing in Affinity Designer

Master the fundamentals of isometric design by setting up your document and learning shortcuts to make this process easier.

Set up your document for isometric designs by creating a 1920 by 1920 canvas, docking the isometric panel, then enable an eight-division isometric grid and adjust colors and opacity.

Learn to use the isometric panel to convert shapes into a perfect cube by enabling planes, fitting to top, front, and side, and editing in plane with snapping.

Learn essential isometric shortcuts in Affinity Designer, including duplicating with command or control drag, grid-aligned movement, center-based resizing, and quick canvas and grid visibility for efficient workflow.

Master Affinity Designer snapping settings for isometric drawing, including grid and object snapping, visible objects, pixel alignment, and creating a reusable isometric course preset.

Apply the document setup skills from this chapter to create an isometric room scene in Affinity Designer, starting a fun, hands-on workflow.

Explore lighting in isometric art by assigning each plane a different light level from the source. Apply plane-specific gradients to enhance realism and separate the top, side, and front faces.

Apply isometric lighting to design a green 3d chair on a grid using a three-color palette, top/side/front planes, gradients, and the node tool to adjust shapes.

Transform a triangle into a snowy mountain range using the node tool to convert to curves, add nodes, and adjust for a simple isometric look.

Explore off angles in isometric drawing by building an open and closed cardboard box, applying tape details, gradients, and color layers, while mastering planes, grids, and grouping.

master rounded objects within the isometric grid by building a standing floor lamp from a base, stem, and lampshade, using the top plane, gradients, and shading to add realism.

Master rounded edges by modeling a couch with three seat cushions and two rolled arms in isometric drawing using Affinity Designer, duplicating seats and applying gradients for plush 3d look.

Create a complete isometric room scene in Affinity Designer by building walls, flooring, trim, window details, furniture, lighting, shadows, and finishing with a framed artwork and a rug.

Plan an isometric drawing project by following a step-by-step workflow for planning a scene and choosing colors, and apply these techniques to your own work.

Sketch first to plan an isometric board game, using thumbnails to map the board grid and test dice and pieces before detailing in Affinity Designer.

Choose and customize a board game color palette in Affinity Designer using Color Hunt palettes, the color picker, and freehand color choices from reference images.

Explore advanced isometric grid settings, including two by one, cube adjustments, and 45 O with 20 elevation, then apply freeform design for a board game project.

Edit a game board in isometric drawing using Affinity Designer by exploring editing in plane and editing flat, then apply fit to plane to arrange shapes, colors, and strokes.

Use select same to edit all blue layers and other colors across an isometric scene in affinity designer, adjusting fill and stroke via the color panel and swatch.

Finish the isometric board game by building the dice, game pieces, and central platform in affinity designer, then add gradients, shadows, and pop-art dots.

Join this dollhouse project as we build it step by step, breaking the task into small pieces to keep videos concise, and end with an absolutely adorable final result.

Explore isometric drawing in affinity designer by framing a two-story dollhouse, setting the isometric grid, building the outer frame and roof, and adding color-coded walls, trim, and stylized curves.

Learn to decorate the exterior by drawing wood siding lines on a blue wall with the pen tool, add scalloped roof shingles, and create floorboard details as layered groups.

Isometric drawing lesson: create windows in Affinity Designer by cutting wall holes, building frames, adding glass with reduced opacity, and duplicating the windows across walls with proper layering.

Add a ladder to the isometric scene in Affinity Designer by building two poles, tilting them, adding rungs, and duplicating the pieces, then place behind the blue wall.

Model the upstairs furniture for a dollhouse by building a bed and a rug in isometric view using Affinity Designer, bending edges for a soft, overstuffed look.

Build the downstairs doll house furniture in isometric drawing using Affinity Designer, crafting a table, stools, and a flower vase with ellipse, rectangle, and pen tools.

Create isometric exterior dollhouse objects by building a blue mailbox and a brown flower box, then add three-dimensional detail and flowers using pen, knife, and curves.

Add 10% opacity black shadows under the bed, rug, stools, and table using the pen and ellipse tools to finish the isometric dollhouse design.

Create a video game inspired isometric scene with platforms and playful details in Affinity Designer.

Build isometric platform frames in affinity designer using a cube grid set with eight divisions, colors, and 3D bending for three themed platforms: grassy, space, and underwater.

Design a grassy isometric platform in Affinity Designer by adding dirt beneath the grass, sculpting tufts with the node tool, building a tree, clouds, hills, and mystery blocks.

Create isometric stairs in Affinity Designer by shaping one step and duplicating it to connect two platforms, then align to planes and add a grass tuft.

Enhance the outer space platform by adding Saturn with rings, stars across planes, and 3D star platforms as floating stepping stones, while grouping, duplicating, and adjusting colors for clarity.

Use the pen tool in Affinity Designer to draw a squared shape and curves, then refine with the node tool for an isometric slide. Group and rename layers to finalize.

Master isometric drawing in Affinity Designer by detailing an underwater platform with sand bumps, layered textures, background water, rocks, fish, seaweed, and a recovery heart, plus subtle shadows and textures.

Apply gradients and shadows in affinity designer to finish the game platforms project, adjusting gradient direction to the light source and layering shadows under objects for depth.

Design a mountainside scene with a small tent for the final chapter, delivering a fun isometric camping project to wrap up the course.

Configure the grid and create a circular base for the isometric scene, then build a 3d base with layered shapes and gradients, ensuring light comes from the top right.

build an isometric landscape in Affinity Designer by shaping mountains on front and side planes, tracing with the pen tool, refining with node tool, and applying gradients to create depth.

Isometric drawing in Affinity Designer: create fluffy and spiky trees using trunk ellipses, triangles, and circles, with duplication, flipping, grouping, and staged shading.

Create an isometric tent in affinity designer using the triangle tool, grid snapping, and duplication for the back; cut openings with subtract and refine with the node tool.

Create a textured isometric scene in Affinity Designer by adding grass tufts and logs, duplicating and coloring for variation, and detailing bark rings and shadows.

Celebrate finishing the course by creating your own isometric art. Look forward to the next Affinity Revolution tutorial.