Affinity Designer 2: Tutorial for Beginners [2024]

✅ Looking for HIGH QUALITY Fonts, SVGs, Graphics and More? Check out: 👉 Creative Fabrica ► https://www.creativefabrica.com/ref/2746202/ Learn Affinity Designer 2 with this FREE crash course! Covers a wide range of topics including vector essentials, layers, text, colors, images, design tips, and more! Applies to Affinity Designer V2 on Windows and MacOS. 💻🚀 Download my FREE PDF with 10 more Affinity Designer tips here: 👉 https://trenttech.gumroad.com/l/affinitydesigner_10_Tips (Cost is $0 but a small donation helps support this channel! 😇) Thanks for watching! Trent CONTENTS 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:14 What is Affinity Designer? 0:03:42 PART 1 : SHAPES + LAYERS 0:03:54 Creating a Document 0:05:15 Shapes 0:08:56 Navigation 0:09:43 Rotation & Flipping 0:10:25 Alignment 0:11:40 Snapping 0:13:10 Rulers, Guides, and Grids 0:16:10 Layers 0:20:06 Groups 0:22:28 Exporting (Basic) 0:23:03 PART 2 : COLORS + STROKES 0:24:54 Strokes 0:29:02 Color Picker 0:30:43 Gradients 0:35:00 PART 3 : TEXT + FONTS 0:35:21 Frame Text 0:36:26 Artistic Text 0:37:42 Text Options 0:38:41 Text on a Path 0:40:22 Fonts 0:41:40 PART 4 : INTERFACE 0:43:49 View Modes 0:46:12 Personas 0:47:22 Artboards 0:49:59 PART 5 : VECTORS 0:50:09 SVG 0:54:25 Curves 0:59:15 Nodes 1:01:10 Pen Tool 1:04:55 Pen Tool Demo 1:07:07 How Nodes Work 1:08:29 Node Actions 1:11:36 Knife Tool 1:13:14 Vector Assets 1:18:30 PART 6 : IMAGES + BRUSHES 1:15:41 Images (JPG, PNG) 1:20:55 Embedding VS Linking 1:22:59 Pixel Persona 1:26:38 Masks (Raster) 1:28:34 Vector Brush 1:32:38 Exporting Raster + Vector 1:34:21 PART 7 : BUILDING SHAPES 1:34:27 Shape Builder 1:38:56 Boolean Operations 1:42:45 Compounds 1:44:34 Clipping 1:47:32 Masks (Vector) 1:49:35 PART 8 : SPECIAL EFFECTS 1:49:50 Blend Modes 1:54:00 Adjustment Layers 1:57:10 FX NOTE: Some resources in this description contain Affiliate Links that earn me a commission and help support this channel.