Introduction
  • Hello and welcome to the course
  • What is Affinity Designer?
  • What are the core features of the software?
  • What are Personas and how to use them
What you see is what you work with
  • First look at the interface
  • How to work with the Toolbar
  • How to customize the Toolbar
  • How to work with the Tools panel
  • How to customize the Tools panel
  • How to work with the interface
How to get started with Affinity Designer
  • How to create new documents
  • How to manage already created documents
  • How to view your documents
  • Zooming, panning and using the Navigator panel
  • How to use the Zoom tool
How to use the artboards
  • What are artboards?
  • How to add and remove artboards
  • How to manage your artboards
  • How to export your artboards
  • Adding artboards
How to use guides, grid and snapping
  • How to use guides
  • How to use Dynamic Guides
  • Working with the grid
  • How to use snapping
  • Snapping quiz
How to draw shapes in Affinity Designer
  • The Rectangle and the Ellipse tools
  • It’s more than just rectangles and circles
  • How to use the custom shapes tools
  • How to use the Pen tool
  • How to use the Pencil tool
  • How to use the Vector and Pixel Brush tools
  • How to work with gradients using the Fill tool
  • How to use symbols
  • How to use the drawing modes to simulate masking
  • Creating custom shapes
How to customize your artwork
  • How to use the Corner tool
  • How to use the Node tool
  • How to use the Transparency tool
  • How to use the Vector Crop tool
  • Vector crop tool
How to transform your artwork
  • Selecting and grouping objects
  • How to align and distribute objects
  • How to create complex shapes from simple objects
  • How to rotate, reflect and shear objects
How to work with text in Affinity Designer
  • Basics of working with text in Affinity Designer
  • How to use the Character and Paragraph panels
  • Creating and managing text styles
  • How to create text on a path
How to use the panels
  • What’s a Studio and how to use the panels
  • How to use the Stroke panel
  • How to use the Swatches panel
  • How to use the Effects panel
  • How to use the Studio
How to work with layers
  • A brief introduction to layers in Affinity Designer
  • How to create, manage and edit layers
  • How to use layer adjustments and effects
  • Layer clipping and masking
How to save, share, print and export your artwork
  • Saving and printing your artwork
  • Sharing by exporting
  • Using the Export Persona
Summary: Where to go from here
  • Thank you for watching
BONUS How to use Pixel tools in Affinity Designer
  • Creating pixel selections
  • How to use the marquee selection tools
  • How to use the Dodge and Burn tools
BONUS 2: Affinity Designer Updates
  • What's new in Afinity Designer 1.6
  • Designer 1.7 is coming soon!
Complimentary e-books
  • How to get started with Affinity Designer
  • A Complete Affinity Designer Shortcut Directory
  • BONUS lecture