Affinity Designer For Beginners | Updated For Version 2

Everything you need to master Affinity Designer!

What you'll learn

You will learn the foundational skills of Affinity Designer

You will learn how to use the most important tools for graphic design

You will gain real world experience as you complete the course projects

You will feel confident working in Affinity Designer

Requirements

A copy of Affinity Designer

No prior knowledge or experience of Affinity Designer is required

Description

If you are new to Affinity Designer, this course is for you!I've been teaching Affinity Designer for over 5 years. During that time, I've learned the best ways to help people learn Affinity. Now in this course, I've brought together all of my Affinity knowledge to give you the ultimate learning experience.This course has been designed for complete beginners. So even if you are brand new to graphic design, you will be able to easily follow along with these tutorials. We will start at the very beginning, and gradually build your skills.All of the course exercise files are available to download, so that you can follow along with all of the videos. We will complete lots of projects together, so that you can see how everything you've learned can be used in real world designs. I want to help you maximize your time in Affinity Designer. So in this course, I will teach you the best techniques that require the least effort. You will learn simple, effective ways to create beautiful designs. I know you're going to love this course. The tutorials are a lot of fun, and I know you will learn a lot. So if you've struggled with Affinity Designer in the past, but you still want to learn how to use this amazing program, then please join me in the course! :)

Overview

Section 1: Getting Started

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Download the Exercise Files

Section 2: Affinity Designer Overview

Lecture 3 Affinity Designer Overview

Lecture 4 New Documents, Saving, Exporting

Lecture 5 Affinity Designer's Workspace

Lecture 6 Mac vs. PC

Lecture 7 Navigating in Affinity Designer

Lecture 8 Introduction to Layers

Lecture 9 Layer Groups

Lecture 10 Introduction to the Move Tool

Lecture 11 Introduction to Shapes

Lecture 12 Introduction to Color

Lecture 13 Child Layers

Lecture 14 Mountain Practice Project

Section 3: Curves for Beginners

Lecture 15 Curves for Beginners

Lecture 16 Pen Tool for Beginners

Lecture 17 Node Tool

Lecture 18 Turn Shapes into Curves

Lecture 19 Corner Tool

Lecture 20 Combining Shapes

Lecture 21 Character Practice Project

Section 4: Mastering Color

Lecture 22 Mastering Color

Lecture 23 Fill Tool

Lecture 24 Stroke Panel

Lecture 25 Appearance Panel

Lecture 26 Color Picker

Lecture 27 Swatches

Lecture 28 Color Resources

Lecture 29 Adjustment Layers

Lecture 30 Monster Practice Project

Section 5: Powerful Tools to Know

Lecture 31 Powerful Tools to Know

Lecture 32 Master the Move Tool

Lecture 33 Flipping and Transparency

Lecture 34 Master Snapping

Lecture 35 Power Duplicate

Lecture 36 Layer Effects

Lecture 37 The Text Tool

Lecture 38 Adding New Fonts

Lecture 39 Free Photos and Graphics!

Lecture 40 Adventure Poster Project

Section 6: The Pixel Persona

Lecture 41 The Pixel Persona

Lecture 42 Paint Brush Tool

Lecture 43 Adding Texture

Lecture 44 Ice Cream Practice Project

Section 7: Final Projects

Lecture 45 Final Projects

Lecture 46 Monkey Head Project

Lecture 47 Rocket Ship Project

Lecture 48 Explore Badge Project

Lecture 49 Course Conclusion

This course is designed for beginners to Affinity Designer. Even if you have zero graphic design experience, you will feel confident working in Affinity Designer by the time you finish this course.