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Affinity Designer Quick Start

Offered By: Envato Tuts+ via YouTube

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Course Description

Overview

Dive into a comprehensive 2-hour 43-minute video tutorial series on mastering Affinity Designer. Learn essential vector design techniques, including curve creation, node manipulation, and power duplication. Explore the interface, transforming objects, and utilizing split-screen views. Gain proficiency in color management, working with fills, strokes, and gradients. Discover pixel persona features and brush techniques. Master shape interactions through boolean functions, masking, and clipping. Enhance designs with effects, styles, and pressure sensitivity. Understand exporting options and the export persona. Bonus lessons cover typography, artboards, constraints, symbols, and the assets panel. Perfect for beginners and intermediate users looking to elevate their Affinity Designer skills.

Syllabus

1.1 Affinity Designer Quick Start.
2.1 Creating Curves.
2.2 Adding, Deleting and Connecting Nodes.
2.3 Node Types and Pen Drawing Modes.
2.4 Using the Corner Tool.
2.5 How to “Power Duplicate”.
2.6 Real-Time Embedded Object Editing.
2.7 Painting With Vectors.
3.1 Transforming Objects.
3.2 Split-Screen View With Slider.
3.3 Understanding the Layers Panel.
3.4 Using the Guides Manager.
3.5 Tip: Rearranging Studio Panels.
3.6 How to Set Up Grids.
3.7 How to Set Up Snapping.
4.1 Working With Fills.
4.2 Working With Strokes.
4.3 Color Selection and Copy Paste Hexcodes.
4.4 Extracting Color Palettes.
4.5 Generating Color Chords.
4.6 Define and Edit Gradients.
4.7 Using the Transparency Tool.
5.1 Pixel Persona and Pixel Brushes.
5.2 Pixel Tool.
6.1 Using Boolean Functions.
6.2 Masking and Clipping.
7.1 Effects and Styles.
7.2 Velocity, Pen Pressure and Manual Simulation.
8.1 Exporting, Export Persona, Continuous Export.
9.1 Wrapping Up.
10.1 Typography.
10.2 Artboards.
10.3 Constraints.
10.4 Symbols.
10.5 Assets Panel.


Taught by

Envato Tuts+

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