Affinity Designer 2: Tutorial for Beginners [2024]
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
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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.
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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
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I'm only 23 minutes in, and I perceive you are a great teacher. Thank you! To me, unless I have a teacher, Affinity is a challenge to learn. It's like no other. Open a blank page, with no manual, and begin clicking. 😂 Thank you for this video! My design life just got easier!!!
Dang, two hours of nonstop high quality input, not a single second wasted. Thank you! 😊
Thanks for the donation, @pretschious....I'm glad the video was helpful!
brother thank you, i finally understood how to use affinity designer 😢..i was literally gonna give up and then i found this video
Hi @August_2456, glad it was helpful and thanks for watching!
I usually don’t finish tutorials but this one was well made. Finished all 2 hours
Thanks so much for the donation, @jumpropemf! I appreciate it.
Right?? I didn’t even skip ahead, every minute of this was packed with knowledge and no annoying filler. May the art gods bless this man 🙏
"I can drag them into my compound..."😂 who knew affinity Tutorials could get so spooky!
Ha, yes, some comments can definitely be taken out of context ;)
I wonder how many people googled "how to lock children" 😂
Amazing tutorial, I've learned extremely much from this and I'm gonna repeatedly come back to this video. Really well done!
Ha, yes, "lock children" could be taken the wrong way out of context....
Excellent tutorial. I took this as an unexpected crash course after leaving Adobe for Affinity. This was just as good as the courses I paid for to learn Illustrator. I think you'll have an influx of new views soon. Thanks!
Thanks @octonolite_0, glad it was useful!
We don't know what we don't know. You certainly help to dispell the ignorance with your wealth of knowledge. Thanks so much for a great job.
Thanks for watching, @johntraiger8003!
Great video! Clear explanations with many good examples in a pleasant pace: not too fast, but not too slow either. Top teacher! Thank you for your time. 👍
This is great, thanks for putting this together. I've known some of this stuff for two decades from photoshop and similar tools, but your straight to the point approach doesn't feel redundant. Keep it up!
This was an incredible crash course, moving from adobe products to affinity and this was exactly what I needed. Thank you so much!!
This is the best tutorial I’ve found on UA-cam!!! Well done!
This video is just what I have been looking for. I can now work out my design spot-on, thank you. Cheers! 👍🇬🇧
Sir, you are THE BEST person ever! I'm currently switching from adobe to affinity and you're such a savior..I've been using adobe since 15 years but somehow affinity apps feel very different and I was stuck..till now, thanks!
Thanks Stefan, I'm happy it was useful!
I’m new to Affinity Designer 2 and this video has helped me a lot. You’re the best teacher, thank you!
Hi @saksornboonta4322, glad it was helpful!
This is amazing thank you. I bought affinity a while ago but was too intimidated on how to begin learning. With all the hype surrounding it at the moment, it has spurred me on to try and learn it and your lesson has made it make a lot of sense.
Always looking out for your content. Thank you for your time.
1:34:27 You can simply tap enter or backspace to add or substract the selected shapes.
Good point, thanks for the tip!
Thank you! Downloaded Affinity design last night. Got up this morning and your video came up when I searched YT. Just watched the entire thing and did the exercises along with you in your video, and subbed, great video, very helpful, and I will be watching your line up. Glad I found your channel right away.
Hi @GarrettBM, glad to hear that!
Great, great video about Affinity Designer and all its capabilities and possibilities. The way you explain and the speed of your words are just precise. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
I appreciate how thorough your tutorial is. Cheers!!!
Now that was a tutorial worth sitting through. I cannot remember something as loaded with good stuff such as this. I'm about to start going through your back catalogue. Thank you !! Aiden
Thanks Aiden!
Your videos on Affinity Designer are absolutely great. I really enjoy your videos and I discover something new every day.
Thank you for your effort and keep it up.
No problem, Mark...thanks for watching!
THIS is the Affinity Designer tutorial I've been looking for!!! Superb breakdown and demonstration of the functionality. There was so much to absorb, I will come back to this again and again, and learn something new each time. Deepest Gratitude!!
Hi @Abqscanner, thanks for watching and glad it was helpful!
Man thank you so much for all the hard work I'm sure went into this. This was the best most comprehensive Affinity tutorial Ive ever taken. I feel like it filled in so many gaps in my knowledge that were bugging me! All the best to you!
Thanks @ethanunick83, I appreciate it!
Thank you for this tutorial! I've just finished it after years of laziness. I finally feel at ease and I really feel like I understand a lot of the software!
Thanks @gloups825, I am glad it was helpful!
I keep coming back to this tutorial. Thank you for the information. 👍😁
Great informative video. Just left adobe CC for affinity. This will help me with functions I'm not familiar with. Thank man.
Clear and crispy - as always!
Fantastic tutorial. I learnt so much.Thank you very much Sir
You truly are a really superb teacher - clear and thorough, anticipating and addressing our potential areas of confusion. And this is such a generous offering. Thank you so much!
Thanks Jan, no problem!
This video is very well made, you rarely find anything like it. Thank you 😀
Fellow Brazilian here. Great course, the best i found on youtube!!! THANKS!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much, I am very grateful for your kindness in sharing this information for free. This makes it so much easier for a newcomer to learn how to operate the seemingly overwhelming software. Much love.
Thanks @ethosuniverse, I'm glad it was helpful for you!
It is incredibly awesome tutorials !!! Thank you.
I have been using Affinity since it was released, this is one of the best overview videos I have seen, Nice work!
Thanks Mark, I appreciate it!
Incredible resource, thanks
man
Super thorough and helpful! Impressed by the knowledge and clarity, not to mention how direct/succinct everything was. Subscribed!
Thanks @rjacksonartwork189!
Just purchased AD a few days ago and really impressed with the functionality and smooth feeling of it. Your explanations are perfect, clear and concise, no wasted time.
Thanks Craig!
Thank you for this tutorial! Very helpful!
I waiting this tutorial
Thank you so much sir 🙏
Great tutorial 👌very clear instruction covering many really useful techniques which i didnt know about. It will be a major help to me. Thanks! Saved for future ongoing reference! 💛
Thanks @carolinedaniell265 , I am glad it was helpful!
I'm new to Affinity Designer and this video is brilliant to get started with AD
Thanks @roman_fla, glad it was useful!
Hands down, thumbs up, lol, the best crash course for Affinity Designer 👍👍
Thanks for watching, @RebelliousX82 !
This is the best, most concise tutorial I’ve seen! Thank you for your time.
Thanks so much for your comment and the tip, Julie!
Hey Trent, wondering if you have a tutorial re: debossed/engraved effect for an illustration.
Hi Julie, I do not have a video on Bevel/Emboss yet. However, I want to create a video on all the FX (which is where the Bevel option is), so stay tuned :)
Brilliant tutorial, extremely helpful! Thank you very much for sharing your experience. As others have said, you're an excellent teacher. I was quite unaware of all that Designer could do, as many of the tools remained mysterious even after a few trial-and-error runs.
Hi @Roquefortraider1, glad it was useful!
thanks for this excellent tutorial , 1:46:14 you just made that pixer ball
Ha, I didn't even notice it was the Pixar ball. Coincidence I suppose ;)
Best tutorial I have seen. Amazing work. Thank you!
Thanks @cpapsales, glad it was useful!
Best crisp tutorial for real starters. Great work!
Thanks for watching, @MuraliKrishnaKunapareddy!
You are amazing iv'e learned more in one video than ever wow!!!
Trent, this is an incredible tutorial, thank you SO much!
No problem, @TracyCul, glad it was useful!
awesome tutorial! learned a lot, thank you!
Totally Awesome!!! Thank you
Great course. Thank you so much.
Excellent video! I had trouble understanding the Pen Tool and you made easier to understand with how and when to use which mode.
Hi @gh0stransist0r, glad it helped!
Thanks for the content. I try to learn and become proficient with at least 1 new major software title each year (CAD, Design, Video, etc.) So this was my first stab at something from Affinity products. Needless to say, I watch a lot of tutorials to help me learn. You are an excellent instructor!
Thanks for the donation @WickedWood, I appreciate it! And best of luck learning Affinity :)
Fantastic Tuturial!
Thank you!
This is an excellent video! Thank you so much
Great overview mate, thanks a lot👌🏻
Thanks for your efforts, it surely helped me understand Affinity features and their uses. 🌟👍
Glad to hear that!
Best instruction video I've seen in a long time. Wish I'd seen this a month ago when I started my journey. Would like to see a video that could help importing jpg black and white line art into AD and then how best to create Celtic Knots, from simple Trinity to complex designs. So many options and hard to tell which is the best; pen tool or shapes, when to add or subtract, or when to use Shape Builder or compounds. No one addresses these as they don't involve many of the graphic tools that AD offers. But, still you clarified so much in the crash course.
Thanks for the comment, @jacisiehl5002! Yes, black and white raster lineart provides a particular challenge. One thing you can try is converting it to vector with Creative Fabrica's free tool. The results can be hit or miss, but it is worth a shot:
www.creativefabrica.com/features/vectorize-image/ref/2746202/
I show how to use it, along with coloring line art with Vector Fill and raster painting, in this video:
ua-cam.com/video/dgrfQd45FJ8/v-deo.html
Thank you, that helped me a lot. Try to move from Illustrator to another Software after more than 30 years :D
The colour picker has also become my favourite tool, I can just simple snap Affinity designer 2 the side of my screen. Have say a web search of images of background images snapped on the other side for inspiration. I can simply go over to my browser window and pick a colour that I like and then use it on the random design I'm working on to get the hang of Affinity designer 2. Loving this very thorough tutorial so far. Learnt alot already.
Yes, I love how pretty much every color UI in Affinity Designer has the color picker. It is very convenient and I find it so frustrating to use other programs that are missing that feature. Thanks for watching!
@@TechnicallyTrent Same here, goes to show the developers have actually used the programme themselves. Oh boy, that's a good point 🤣 copying an image into the program i.e. using paint (since everyone has paint to use as a comparison) using the snipping tool just to extract a colour no longer feels adequate lol. Thanks for making such an indepth tutorial, have shared it with friends and family.
for those who dont have a mouse to pan, i think navigator will help
Excelllent tutorial ! Apprecieate it .
Good teacher I salute you BOSS
Here well before 1 million subs. Great work!
You are a Genius... Thank you
Thank you for the effort. Even though I have been using AD for quite sometime now, I enjoyed the video.
Thanks, @vs3183!
Great Tutorial!
Great Video!
45:15 view document in xray mode ctrl +Y
45:45 split view "Comma" key
46:12 personas
47:55 convert shape to curves
2:29 Got the french version of the UNIVERSAL LICENCE for 89,99 euros(VAT included), NICE
Grrrrrreat tutorial!
thank you for the video bro
Eye opener! This is the best tutorial I've watched in two years regarding tutorials for designer software. Definitely what I needed and I even now understand how and why vector holds quality and why png etc does not [bonus]. Absolutely brilliant! Heading to purchase this software now that I have confidence to invest and learn from your videos.
Thanks @dripxstreetwear, glad to hear it was helpful! Have fun learning :)
@@TechnicallyTrent , so far so bad 😂😂. Typography is something I would like to make my niche, I have wondered through programmes such as Kittl, They're brilliant it does most for you, but they become a dime a dozen and there is no way to manipulate to your own unique style. Could you recommend some beneficial videos for a beginner wanting to focus on typography in Affinity please?
For typography, I just released a video on the Artistic Text tool:
ua-cam.com/video/iTqPvYfKNEE/v-deo.html
I will be releasing a video on the Frame Text tool in a few days. I focus more on how the tools work than actual typography concepts. But I do want to create a general Typography 101 video about how type can be used with graphic design. Stay tuned!
@@TechnicallyTrent watched this within one hour of release, even my hubby who has absolutely no interest at all commented on how easy anyone can follow along to your tutorials.
Getting to know what each tool is capable of is fundamental, I find your video length perfect and not to over whelming.Thank you Trent, keenly waiting for your next release, no pressure or anything 😅
My first 30 minutes using Affinity Designer; 😐
I'll adapt using this tool for a few coming weeks.
First 1 hour; Designer 2 generally runs smoother and is more efficient on lower-end hardware.
Thank you very much for your work, gave me a good idea of the program!
Great to hear!
Your tutorial is top notch!
Thanks Jean!
4:45 how to reset interface
9:39 rotate is not enabled by defualt
11:47 where I left off 4/9/2024
Checking this out because all of their stuff is on a big sale at time of writing.
Bonkers that "it's a one time purchase" is a selling point these days.
Love this, I'm looking to get rid of the adobe suite, it's over priced and crashes constantly. You are saving the day. Oh, and on Mac, to copy with alignment it's option not shift for anyone who spazzed out like me lol
No problem, and thanks for the Mac info!
Excellent
This guy knows how to teach!
Thank you!!!
Good course! Thank you so much!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for this very high quality tutorial Trent !
Has anyone out there had an issue finding how to increase & reduce brush sizes on an AZERTY keyboard ? The shortcut in the video doesn't seem to work for me...
Very helpful tutorial thank you sharing your knowledge I was wondering if you plan to do a tutorial like this for Affinity Photo Thanks in advance
Hi Jose, thanks for the comment! Yes, at some point I may do a version for Affinity Photo. It is on my to-do list :)
awessome! ty for this!
No problem, thanks for watching!
I love Affinity.
you should get a million Sub by mow ,those teaching crab are even getting million subs , guys let all promote this guy , he is indeed the best that i have ever come acrose on youtub i nerva miss a step , from point to point it like am in the class room , am just here for the first time an am blown a way with quick understand of affinity, it my number one stop to all design software ,
Hi @Redcapsseed, thanks for your comment! I can wish for a million subs some day ;)
I wish I had more to give but I’m in between work at the moment ❤
Thanks so much for the donation, Emma!
thank you!
Thank you so much for your tutorial!! It’s really helpful 🙏 would you do a tutorial for Affinity Photo?
Hi @hangnguyen9684, thanks for your message! I would like to do a similar video for Affinity Photo, but I haven't planned it yet. But I hope to do it at some point!
Thanks!
Thanks for the donation, @user-fl5tq5cn9w, I appreciate it!
Going to start replacing Adobe trash real soon. Going to follow this.
Oh, what I would give to be able to name layers directly in photo2 ipad. This is my number one beef with the program.
Oh, I didn't know that was missing in the ipad version. I haven't used it too much. Yes, that is a super important feature I use all the time in desktop!
To permanently disable snapping, click on the magnet, then youll see enable snapping, remove the tick to disable it
Wow you can be good at anything 😂❤