How to Create a Stylized Lighting Effect in Affinity Designer

Explore advanced techniques for creating stylized lighting effects in Affinity Designer with Pope Phoenix, a renowned self-taught illustrator and art director. In this 40-minute Design Cuts Live session, learn how to combine comic book, anime, and realistic styles using the base pen tool and color palettes. Master the art of lighting bodies and faces, maintain saturation, build up lighting layers, add ambient light and intricate details, and enhance your illustrations with gradients and depth. Gain valuable insights from Pope's unique approach to vector art, developed through years of experience and mentorship.

Intro
Choosing Lighting
Lighting the Body
Lighting the Face
Maintaining Saturation
Building Up Lighting
Adding Ambient Light
Adding Details
Coloring
Adding Depth
Adding Lips
Adding Gradients
Adding Eyes
Ambient Light