Affinity Designer for Beginners | Updated for Version 2

Name: Affinity Designer for Beginners | Updated for Version 2
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Everything you need to master Affinity Designer!

Created byAffinity Revolution

Last updated 12/2022

English

What you'll learn

You will learn the foundational skills of Affinity Designer
You will learn how to use the most important tools for graphic design
You will gain real world experience as you complete the course projects
You will feel confident working in Affinity Designer

Course content

7 sections • 49 lectures • 4h 17m total length

Introduction0:38
Download the Exercise Files0:06

Affinity Designer Overview0:12
New Documents, Saving, Exporting8:10
Affinity Designer's Workspace4:04
Mac vs. PC2:03
Explore mac vs. pc setups for Affinity Designer, including panel placement and keyboard shortcuts using command/control and option/alt.
Navigating in Affinity Designer2:42
Learn to navigate Affinity Designer using trackpad, zoom with keyboard shortcuts, pan with the spacebar, and enable mouse wheel zoom in preferences, then open the exercise file to follow along.
Introduction to Layers6:02
Learn how to manage layers in Affinity Designer, including stacking, visibility, renaming, opacity, locking, undo shortcuts, and grouping to organize complex designs.
Layer Groups2:56
Introduction to the Move Tool3:47
Introduction to Shapes4:54
Introduction to Color7:15
Explore fill and stroke colors in Affinity Designer using the color wheel or sliders. Learn to adjust stroke width and always select the correct layer to apply changes.
Child Layers3:18
Mountain Practice Project11:00

Curves for Beginners0:19
Explore curves in Affinity Designer for beginners, learning how to create custom shapes by connecting dots and transforming prebuilt shapes into your own designs.
Pen Tool for Beginners5:06
Node Tool2:59
Turn Shapes into Curves2:49
Corner Tool2:53
Explore how the corner tool rounds sharp edges and inner areas on shapes and pen paths, converts shapes to curves, and lets you adjust radius with multi-node selection.
Combining Shapes6:05
Character Practice Project16:53

Mastering Color0:15
Fill Tool3:39
Stroke Panel2:50
Appearance Panel3:21
Color Picker1:58
Swatches5:32
Learn to save and reuse colors with swatches in Affinity Designer, create document and application palettes, apply global colors, and import or export palettes for consistent designs.
Color Resources4:37
Adjustment Layers2:49
Monster Practice Project20:30
Create a cute monster in Affinity Designer by importing a color palette, building the body with shapes, eyes, and limbs, adding shadows, highlights, and a gradient background.

Powerful Tools to Know0:18
Master the Move Tool5:00
Flipping and Transparency3:29
Master Snapping3:38
Master snapping in affinity designer by adjusting screen tolerance, candidates, and limiting snaps to two visible objects. Use alt or option to temporarily ignore snapping for precise placement.
Power Duplicate5:54
Layer Effects3:51
The Text Tool3:08
Adding New Fonts3:59
Discover how to add and install new fonts for Affinity Designer, including finding fonts on a font site, previewing with sample text, and choosing 100% free fonts for commercial use.
Free Photos and Graphics!5:09
Adventure Poster Project13:04

Requirements

A copy of Affinity Designer
No prior knowledge or experience of Affinity Designer is required

Description

If you are new to Affinity Designer, this course is for you!

I've been teaching Affinity Designer for over 5 years. During that time, I've learned the best ways to help people learn Affinity. Now in this course, I've brought together all of my Affinity knowledge to give you the ultimate learning experience.

This course has been designed for complete beginners. So even if you are brand new to graphic design, you will be able to easily follow along with these tutorials. We will start at the very beginning, and gradually build your skills.

All of the course exercise files are available to download, so that you can follow along with all of the videos. We will complete lots of projects together, so that you can see how everything you've learned can be used in real world designs.

I want to help you maximize your time in Affinity Designer. So in this course, I will teach you the best techniques that require the least effort. You will learn simple, effective ways to create beautiful designs.

I know you're going to love this course. The tutorials are a lot of fun, and I know you will learn a lot. So if you've struggled with Affinity Designer in the past, but you still want to learn how to use this amazing program, then please join me in the course! :)

Who this course is for:

This course is designed for beginners to Affinity Designer. Even if you have zero graphic design experience, you will feel confident working in Affinity Designer by the time you finish this course.

Affinity Designer for Beginners | Updated for Version 2

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Getting Started2 lectures • 1min

Affinity Designer Overview12 lectures • 56min

Curves for Beginners7 lectures • 37min

Mastering Color9 lectures • 46min

Powerful Tools to Know10 lectures • 48min

The Pixel Persona4 lectures • 24min

Final Projects5 lectures • 47min

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