Affinity

One of the more common edits you may look to make to a photo is by adding a simple border around it — whether it be a plain white border, a solid fill, a gradient, or even a pattern. In this tutorial we’ll be going over how to add a border to an image in…

In today’s lesson we’ll be taking an in-depth look at the Layers panel in Affinity Designer and going over how you can best utilize it. In Affinity Designer layers function differently than they do in other applications. This tutorial will seek to demystify this feature in case you’re a new user and are used to…

Today I’ll be sharing a neat little trick that will allow you to create seamless patterns with ease. In this tutorial we’ll be going over how to make a single object into a repeat pattern in Affinity Designer. This will be done in such a way that the result will be a single square tile…

Being able to apply gradients to your artwork is an important aspect of vector design, and Affinity Designer makes this process so much easier than rival applications. In this tutorial we’ll be going over how to gradient fill in Affinity Designer by using the Fill Tool to create various gradient types; including linear, elliptical, radial…

Different strokes for different folks, as the old saying goes. As an Affinity Designer user you may be wondering how to personalize its appearance — whether it be the background, the artboard, or the surrounding workspace. In this tutorial we’ll be focusing on how to change the background color in Affinity Designer using Preferences and…

In today’s tutorial we’ll be going over a simple process for creating dotted lines using Affinity Designer. Creating dotted lines with Affinity Designer is simply a matter of creating strokes and then changing the style of the stroke to dashed. If you want to change the properties of your dotted lines, however, then there’s a…

One of the many ways in which you can use Affinity Designer is to make interesting and unique typography designs. In this tutorial we’ll be going over how to design a neon text effect with Affinity Designer, step by step. In short, this is accomplished by duplicating several copies of the text, applying various shades…

In past tutorials we’ve gone over various ways that Affinity Designer can be used. Whether it be to create logos, delete backgrounds, or crop images, there’s no shortage of ways in which Affinity Designer can assist you in your design needs. One such example would be for designing t shirts. For those seeking to make…

One of the most common ways that you’ll use a vector design application like Affinity Designer is to design things like logos, icons, badges, and various other types of graphics. In order to work with these isolated graphics though, you’ll need to know how to export them in a usable format, which is what we’ll…