What's New in Affinity Designer 2?

Discover Quick Grid in Affinity Designer 2, duplicating shapes with arrow keys during drawing to create grid patterns, adjust spacing, and maintain proportions with shift.

Explore the new x ray view mode in Affinity Designer 2, compare it with outline and wireframe, and use split view to see beneath layers.

Explore the new knife tool in Affinity Designer 2 to divide shapes while preserving gradients, with auto close and stabilize options, plus the hidden scissor tool for lines.

Discover the vector warp tool in affinity designer 2, learn to apply presets or a mesh to warp vectors and editable text, and convert to curve for clean vector export.

Explore the new shape builder tool in affinity designer 2 to unite and subtract shapes, create holes, align via snapping to object geometry, and clean up unused curves.

Practice the shape builder tool across seven artboards, uncover shapes from grids, and connect them into illustrations, then watch the instructor’s approach to the same artboards.

Discover the new style picker in Affinity Designer 2, copy and paste layer styles between shapes, and transfer stroke, fill, colors, and effects quickly using the style picker.

Master the new area tool in Affinity Designer 2, measuring spaces in centimeters, setting scale, and creating realistic plans or maps with imported CAD support.

Build a brick backdrop on a 1920x1200 artboard in Affinity Designer 2, color bricks with the wheel, duplicate and align rows, and prepare a neon sign.

Create neon sign text using a stroke-only layer, warp to an arc, convert to curves, cut gaps with knife tools, then expand strokes into shapes.

Apply neon styling to vector text with layer effects like outer glow and bevel, darken the backdrop with a gradient, and reuse styles via the version 2 style picker.

Collaborate and refine a design project in affinity designer 2 using a new tool, make modifications, and export the final result for social media in a concise project timelapse workflow.

Master affinity designer 2 tips: zoom to fit with command/zero, flip fill and stroke with shift+x, use tab to hide, apply gradients for fake transparency, and adjust colors in preferences.

Discover the new affinity designer 2 features, especially the shape builder, warp tool, and pen tool, and practice using them to craft vector shapes with the updated interface.

Affinity Designer 2.1 introduces a balanced dash line, a vector bucket tool, and raster and vector warp with pixel persona. It adds auto-select control and artboard renaming for smoother workflows.

Discover affinity designer 2.2 updates, including height effect and grayscale view modes, and a new manual move/duplicate tool with exact-size inputs. Enjoy font favorites and split view for quick inspection.