2 Courses That Will Help You Master Affinity Designer

Affinity Designer is a vector editing software created by Serif Labs in 2014. Unlike other software, some features of Affinity Designer make it comparable to Adobe Illustrator. If you’re considering switching to Affinity Designer and want to master Affinity Designer, then these courses could be for you.  

Affinity Designer Complete Course: Beginner to Advanced

Filip Kordanovski is the CEO of CodeCrack (web development and design agency). He’s a self-taught web developer and web designer with over seven years in the industry. Also, Filip is verse in other fields such as game design & development, video & audio editing, 3D modeling & digital sculpting, and databases and database management systems.

In the course, Filip teaches you both basic and advanced things that you can create with Affinity Designer. You will learn about setting up documents for web or print, the difference between vector and raster graphics, personas (draw persona, pixel persona, and export persona), and basic shapes.

In the advanced section, you’ll learn about layer effects, layer adjustments, enhancing photos, and exporting your work. Throughout the course, you will design a logo, a 2D cartoon Character, an app icon, an app, and a website. Here are the things I created while taking the course:

Affinity Designer: The Complete Guide to Affinity Designer

Jeremy Hazel is a professional graphic designer and owner of 7th Seasons Studio. This course also teaches you about the Affinity Designer interface. Jeremy shows you how to create things such as logos, vector art, and pixel art. You’ll learn about vector brushes and how to create an image brush. In addition, you’ll learn about pixel brushes. Additionally, Jeremy teaches you about the pen tool, clipping masks, gradients, and the gradient tool. You’ll even create a gradient palette. Moreover, you’ll learn how to work with text, develop a professional workflow, and use the export persona to export work. Here are some of the things I created in the course:

Conclusion

With both courses, you’ll walk away with different perspectives and techniques on how to create graphic work in Affinity Designer. Plus, you will master Affinity Designer!