Affinity Designer 2 for Beginners - Essential Tools and Techniques

Overview

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Embark on a comprehensive 2-hour and 26-minute journey into Affinity Designer 2 with this free course. Master essential tools and techniques, starting from the basics and progressing to more advanced concepts. Explore the interface, create artboards, and learn to use fundamental tools like the Move, Pen, Node, Corner, and Pencil tools. Dive into layers, shapes, and vector brushes, and discover how to work with parametric shapes. Gain proficiency in color management, including swatches and global colors. Enhance your designs with shadows, highlights, textures, and gradients. Learn to use compound shapes, export your work, and incorporate text using the Artistic Text Tool. Finish with advanced techniques like masking and using the Pixel Persona. By the end of this course, you'll have a solid foundation in Affinity Designer 2, ready to tackle your own creative projects.

Syllabus

1. Affinity Designer 2 Tutorial
2. Interface Tour
2.1 Get Seriously Creative With Envato Elements
3. Artboards and References
3.1 Creating an Artboard in Affinity Designer
3.2 Get Seriously Creative With Envato Elements
3.3 Add Reference Images
4. Basic Tools
4.1 How to Use the Move Tool in Affinity Designer
4.2 How to Use the Pen Tool in Affinity Designer
4.3 How to Use the Node Tool in Affinity Designer
4.4 How to Use the Corner Tool in Affinity Designer
4.5 How to Use the Pencil Tool in Affinity Designer
4.6 How to Clip Layers in Affinity Designer
4.7 Get Seriously Creative With Envato Elements
5 Layers and Shapes
5.1 How to Use the Vector Brush in Affinity Designer
5.2 How to Use Parametric Shapes in Affinity Designer
6 Color
6.1 How to Use the Swatches Panel in Affinity Designer
6.2 How to Use Global Colors in Affinity Designer
7 Shadows and Highlights
7.1 How to Use the Flood Fill Tool in Affinity Designer
8 Texture and Detail
8.1 How to Use the Brush Tool in Affinity Designer
8.2 How to Use Gradients in Affinity Designer
8.3 How to Use Compound Shapes in Affinity Designer
8.4 Adding Final Details to the Bear
9 Export
9.1 How to Use the Export Persona
10 Text
10.1 How to Use the Artistic Text Tool in Affinity Designer
10.2 How to Add a Mask in Affinity Designer
10.3 How to Use the Pixel Persona in Affinity Designer
11 Final Tips
11.1 How to Use the Resource Manager in Affinity Designer