Ultimate Affinity Designer V2 on the iPad - Zero to Hero

Create a new document, then tour the interface to see what all the studios are about.

Explore the start interface of Affinity Designer on the iPad, navigate samples, live documents, templates, and the new document window, and learn how to adjust settings and enable left-handed mode.

Start a new document in Affinity Designer on the iPad by selecting presets such as print, web, or devices, then set size, color mode, and resolution.

Create a new web-sized document and explore the interface by navigating tools, panels, and top menus; zoom with two fingers and switch between designer vector, pixel, and export personas.

Compare vector and pixel personas in Affinity Designer, showing vector lines that scale with adjustable stroke and fill, versus pixel brushes that render fixed resolution.

Move the command controller circle with the pencil, click to bring up keys, and hold modifiers like shift, command, and alt; fix a modifier permanently with a second click.

Master vector shape creation with Affinity Designer on the iPad, using shape tools to make basic shapes as building blocks for graphics and logos across three projects.

Learn to create and edit simple shapes in Affinity Designer on iPad, including rectangles, stars, and cogs; adjust color, resize with scaling, rotate with guides, and fine-tune points and curves.

Select heart with the move tool and adjust fill and stroke colors using the color wheel or sliders. Drag to swap fill and stroke, adjust stroke width, and save swatches.

Copy objects quickly in Affinity Designer by dragging with the command key, then set fill or stroke to none or transparent to create invisible objects.

Master the corner tool in Affinity Designer on iPad to round corners on rectangles and other shapes, apply to multiple corners, and undo with two fingers.

Convert basic shapes to curves to edit individual points with the node tool, revealing bezier handles that shape smooth curves and allow precise point movement.

Adjust selection methods in Affinity Designer by choosing between touch selection and marquee selection, toggle the select object when intersects selection marquee setting, and enable touches for clearer feedback.

Convert nodes to curves with the node tool, select single or multiple points, switch between corner and curved nodes, adjust handles, and revert to smart curve with equal handle lengths.

Master copying and duplicating shapes with keyboard shortcuts and alt/option, then perform geometry and boolean operations to union or subtract shapes, and edit nodes for refinement.

Master shape operations in Affinity Designer on the iPad using intersect, xor, and divide; see how intersect keeps the overlap, xor removes it, and divide splits into individual shapes.

Learn to design a simple fruit logo in Affinity Designer on iPad by constructing shapes with ellipses, converting to curves, using booleans, and coloring fills.

Explore creating and editing compound paths in Affinity Designer v2 on iPad, using xor to knock out shapes and separating curves to return to two original shapes.

Begin the first project by creating monkey faces using simple circles in Affinity Designer on the iPad.

Create four equal circles using the ellipse primitive, enable power duplication, and apply a stroke while maintaining selection to keep duplicating in Affinity Designer on the iPad.

Build the monkey’s hair in Affinity Designer on iPad by arranging shapes, duplicating and aligning, using booleans and separate curves to refine the hairline, color, and layer order.

Create a monkey tuft with ellipses, subtract and join shapes, rotate for balance, and use the eyedropper to apply a blue fill while layering ears behind the head.

Learn to build a monkey face using ellipses, add a nose, mouth, eyes with blue irises and highlights, and refine color with hsl luminance, fill, stroke, and grouping.

Create a rocket logo using circles and squares, then add drop shadows and other easy-to-use extras. See how drop shadows work in this intro project.

Start a new document in affinity designer for iPad, set the iPad size, and create a rocket shape from ellipses using two-finger copies and boolean intersect and subtract.

Divide a rocket into two parts using geometry and subtraction, combining shapes and an ellipse to create clean color sections, and try multiple colors.

Create a rounded rectangle background behind the rocket, fill with color, adjust corner radius, rotate the rocket, and use a shadow plus a white fill and stroke for separation.

Design a courier logo using squares and circles, built from scratch in this final project.

Create a basic delivery van icon in a new document by combining ellipse and rectangle shapes, using geometry to unite and subtract, and cutting wheels with donuts.

Use the node tool to adjust the nodes and their curvature, then round corners with the corner tool to refine a custom shape by moving points.

Create zippy speed lines in Affinity Designer on iPad by enabling snapping, duplicating and aligning shapes, rotating, and dividing objects for clean, connected designs.

Group the van and parts, change colors for the whole set, add a background shape behind the group, and duplicate and scale copies to test color variations for the client.

Learn to draw and edit lines, curves, nodes, and handles using the pen tool, pencil tool, and node manipulation tool to control strokes.

master the basic pen tool to draw strokes and shapes, adjust fill and stroke colors, and fine-tune stroke width by moving individual nodes with the node tool.

Learn to create curves with the pen tool by clicking point to point, adjust points with the node tool, and shape bezier handles to round and bend lines.

Use the pen and node tools to create curves; converting a node adds handles on both sides to shape the curve, and deleting handles straightens lines for an s shape.

Master breaking and shaping bezier handles in Affinity Designer on iPad, using finger-down techniques to create curved or straight segments, reset with the smart option, and leverage the curvature tool.

Master click-drag drawing to create curves with automatic handles and refine shapes by moving nodes with the node tool to adjust heads and tails.

Explore curve control with the pen tool and modifiers, using one finger to add or remove handles, and four fingers to move points and twist by 45-degree increments.

Redraw a violin from a stock photo, explore lines and curves, adjust colors, blend the background image, and add side text to design a poster for a classical punk concert.

Create a poster document for commercial printing by setting a 1 meter by 1 meter canvas, selecting a print-ready color profile, and adding a 3 mm bleed.

Import an image from stock libraries such as Pixabay or Pexels, or use your photo; place, scale proportionally, and rotate to align the violin vertically for tracing in Affinity Designer.

Lock the layer in Affinity Designer and adjust its opacity via the layers panel using the three dots for layer options to prevent edits and keep the image in place.

Redraw the violin body on half the design in Affinity Designer using three methods: pen tool, node tool, or drawing curves as you go, then refine with stroke and fill.

Learn to draw violin parts in Affinity Designer on iPad using the pen and node tools, lock layers, and refine chinrest, f-holes, head, pegs, and fretboard.

Use the pen and node tools to tweak violin parts, unlock layers, and color the body, head, fretboard, f holes, and strings with fills (no strokes) in dark purple.

Double-click inside a grouped object to change its color, then exit to keep it. Add text with the artistic text tool, type classical punk, rotate and scale American Typewriter bold.

Place a Pixabay paper texture on top using blend modes to blend with underlying layers. Scale textures, move layers and text, and adjust colors to refine the paper texture effect.

Adjust the text and background picture by applying an outer shadow to improve readability, then fine-tune softness, hardness, movement, and amount to separate the text from the background.

Export your Affinity Designer project as a press-ready pdf for print, enabling printer's marks and color space conversion before saving to your desktop.

Explore vector brushes in Affinity Designer, learn how they look hand drawn yet remain scalable and adjustable, and discover the variety of vector brush options.

Master the pencil tool in ultimate affinity designer v2 on ipad, using rope and window stabilizers to smooth lines. Adjust width, pressure, velocity, auto fill, and keep selected for shapes.

Explore vector brushes in Affinity Designer on iPad, switching through engraving, inks, pencils, and watercolors, and adjust with stabilizers, pressure, and the node tool.

Apply a paper texture background from stock libraries and select a watercolor brush. Adjust stretch or repeat modes, offsets, opacity, size, and pressure to shape strokes.

Explore a paper cut-out technique in affinity designer on iPad as you create a shark scene, with step-by-step guidance and an adaptable fish alternative.

Create an Instagram project by starting a new 1080x1080 RGB document, center a square and circle with snap, subtract the middle, and apply an adjustable outer shadow.

Duplicate shapes using the move tool and the duplicate command to stack copies, scale them with proportional or uneven methods, adjust shadows with effects for a cohesive paper look.

Lock multiple layers, import a shark silhouette from Pixabay, drag and drop, and resize proportionally to trace in Affinity Designer on the iPad.

Lock the shark layer; trace the shark with the pencil tool using a white stroke on dark background; shape the body, tail, and fins, refine with rope stabilizer.

Group shapes, set fills to white, remove strokes, unlock and delete layers, then apply an outer shadow to create depth in Affinity Designer on iPad.

Learn to craft a quick word logo in Affinity Designer on the iPad by turning text into curves, duplicating and reshaping letters into a shark-inspired mark.

Choose a background color with a rectangle, move it behind layers, adjust the shark, and export a 1080 by 1080 jpeg in srgb for web, saving an affinity design file.