Lessons: 35Length: 2.7 hours
Affinity Designer is an amazing new app for Mac which is taking the design world by storm. Designers everywhere are reporting that they’re dropping their old graphics software and switching entirely over to using Affinity instead.
By completing “Affinity Designer Quick Start” you’ll have all the right shortcuts and tricks up your sleeve, be fully familiar with the app’s interface and tools, and be able to go from laying down curves all the way through to exporting a design.
Everything we’ll cover can be done in the free trial of Affinity Designer, so even if you don’t yet have the app you’ll still be able to take this course. Let’s begin!
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1.Introduction
1.1Affinity Designer Quick Start00:58
1.1
Affinity Designer Quick Start
00:58
2.Vector Persona
2.1Creating Curves02:43
2.1
Creating Curves
02:43
2.2Adding, Deleting and Connecting Nodes05:02
2.2
Adding, Deleting and Connecting Nodes
05:02
2.3Node Types and Pen Drawing Modes05:07
2.3
Node Types and Pen Drawing Modes
05:07
2.4Using the Corner Tool03:15
2.4
Using the Corner Tool
03:15
2.5How to “Power Duplicate”02:49
2.5
How to “Power Duplicate”
02:49
2.6Real-Time Embedded Object Editing04:11
2.6
Real-Time Embedded Object Editing
04:11
2.7Painting With Vectors03:45
2.7
Painting With Vectors
03:45
3.Interface
3.1Transforming Objects03:32
3.1
Transforming Objects
03:32
3.2Split-Screen View With Slider02:17
3.2
Split-Screen View With Slider
02:17
3.3Understanding the Layers Panel07:04
3.3
Understanding the Layers Panel
07:04
3.4Using the Guides Manager02:51
3.4
Using the Guides Manager
02:51
3.5Tip: Rearranging Studio Panels02:11
3.5
Tip: Rearranging Studio Panels
02:11
3.6How to Set Up Grids03:22
3.6
How to Set Up Grids
03:22
3.7How to Set Up Snapping02:37
3.7
How to Set Up Snapping
02:37
4.Color, Fill and Stroke
4.1Working With Fills04:57
4.1
Working With Fills
04:57
4.2Working With Strokes03:10
4.2
Working With Strokes
03:10
4.3Color Selection and Copy Paste Hexcodes03:31
4.3
Color Selection and Copy Paste Hexcodes
03:31
4.4Extracting Color Palettes02:17
4.4
Extracting Color Palettes
02:17
4.5Generating Color Chords03:45
4.5
Generating Color Chords
03:45
4.6Define and Edit Gradients05:02
4.6
Define and Edit Gradients
05:02
4.7Using the Transparency Tool03:21
4.7
Using the Transparency Tool
03:21
5.Pixel Persona
5.1Pixel Persona and Pixel Brushes04:16
5.1
Pixel Persona and Pixel Brushes
04:16
5.2Pixel Tool03:33
5.2
Pixel Tool
03:33
6.Interactions Between Shapes
6.1Using Boolean Functions04:37
6.1
Using Boolean Functions
04:37
6.2Masking and Clipping07:43
6.2
Masking and Clipping
07:43
7.Effects, Styles, Pressure and Velocity
7.1Effects and Styles04:42
7.1
Effects and Styles
04:42
7.2Velocity, Pen Pressure and Manual Simulation06:07
7.2
Velocity, Pen Pressure and Manual Simulation
06:07
8.Exporting
8.1Exporting, Export Persona, Continuous Export05:24
8.1
Exporting, Export Persona, Continuous Export
05:24
9.Conclusion
9.1Wrapping Up00:33
9.1
Wrapping Up
00:33
10. Bonus Lessons
10.1Typography18:52
10.1
Typography
18:52
10.2Artboards08:09
10.2
Artboards
08:09
10.3Constraints06:49
10.3
Constraints
06:49
10.4Symbols06:28
10.4
Symbols
06:28
10.5Assets Panel06:56
10.5
Assets Panel
06:56
