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Affinity Designer
Welcome
Introduction to the course (5:37)
Downloadable Project Files
Pixel vs. Vector Artwork (3:57)
Shapes vs. Lines (2:15)
Basics of Layers (10:40)
How to Submit a Screenshot (1:49)
Assignment: Christmas tree (0:36)
Solution: Christmas Tree (5:12)
Create a Simple Button (6:48)
Affinity Designer Basics
Basics of Personas (3:42)
Navigating, Adjusting, and Customizing Toolbars (8:50)
Basics of Studio Panels (7:49)
Moving and Navigating the Workspace (5:45)
Assignment: Create a Custom Studio Space (1:21)
Solution: Create a Custom Studio Space (2:52)
Opening a New Project for Print and Web (7:39)
Working with Existing Documents (2:25)
Assignment: Create a YouTube Template (2:31)
Solution: Create a YouTube Template (2:57)
Assignment: Backgrounds (10:55)
Shapes
Basic Control of Shapes (9:39)
Adjusting Fill and Stroke (5:33)
Gradients (6:11)
The Transparency Tool (4:23)
Adjusting Size & Rotation of Shapes (5:10)
Grouping (7:20)
Project - Build a Flatscape Part 1 (4:05)
Project - Build a Flatscape Part 2 (6:34)
Project - Build a Flatscape Part 3 (4:16)
Project - Build a Flatscape Part 4 (2:30)
Project - Social Media Icons
Grids (8:22)
Snapping and Dynamic Grids (6:51)
Project: YouTube Icon (10:01)
Project: Facebook Icon (5:56)
Project: Mail Icon (4:18)
Exporting Icons (5:21)
Adding Icon to Project (1:57)
Advances Shapes
Alignment of Shapes (5:04)
Distributing Shapes (6:07)
Rotate, Flip, and Mirror (6:50)
The Transform Panel (3:57)
Power Duplication (4:09)
Expressions (7:06)
Assignment: Design a Chess Board (1:34)
Solution: Design a Chess Board (6:56)
Creating Complex Shapes with Operations (13:09)
Symbols Panel (9:44)
Assignment: Design a Chess Pawn (1:02)
Solution: Design a Chess Pawn (6:42)
Basic Logo Design with Shapes
Create a Coffee Cup Logo Part 1 (5:30)
Create a Coffee Cup Logo Part 2 (3:49)
Assignment: Design Your Coffee Cup (0:50)
Solution: Design Your Coffee Cup (2:28)
Adding a Background (3:19)
Lines and Paths
Lines and Boolean Operations (6:51)
The Pencil Tool (7:19)
The Pen Tool - Basics (8:10)
Pen Tool Techniques Part 1 (7:25)
Pen Tool Techniques Part 2 (6:27)
Pen Tool Techniques Part 3 (10:54)
Actions and Snapping (6:56)
Converting Curves from Shapes (7:36)
Pen Modes (3:43)
Assignment: Bob the Blob (3:23)
Solution: Bob the Blob (5:01)
Project - Designing Hot-Rod Flames with the Pen Tool
Intro to the Project (0:45)
Basic Shape Tracing (3:54)
Refining the Shape and Finishing Pen Work (5:38)
Coloring and Detailing the Flame (9:07)
Saving and Adding it to Your Portfolio (2:07)
Digital Inking for Lines and Shapes
The Stroke Panel (7:41)
Stroke Panel Lines and Advanced Profiles (8:02)
Basic Brushes (6:59)
Texture Brushes (6:45)
Image Brushes (4:58)
Vector Brushes (5:57)
Importing and Exporting Brushes (5:19)
Assignment: Flower (1:05)
Solution: Flower (11:04)
Logo Design
Sketching the Logo (10:44)
Create a Custom Vector Brush (6:20)
Applying a Stroke (5:29)
Finishing the Logo (6:03)
Project Check-In (1:19)
Fills and Gradients
Basics of Colors (7:34)
The Color Picker Tool (6:01)
Color Palettes (6:30)
Importing and Exporting Palettes (4:44)
Assignment: Create a Color Palette (4:07)
Solution: Create a Color Palette (6:00)
The Gradient Fill Tool (9:19)
Gradient Palettes (3:13)
Advanced Group Masking and Vector Shading
Grouping vs. Operations vs. Compound Shapes (4:47)
Clipping Masks (2:36)
Assignment: Mask Layers (5:05)
Solution: Mask Layers (5:17)
Shading Vector Art Using the Paste Inside Function (7:15)
Project - Shading with the Vector Method
Setting Up the Project (5:10)
Shading Your Robot (7:08)
Adding Highlights (5:38)
Progressive Backgrounds (1:59)
Pixel Persona and Raster Brushes
Introduction to the Pixel Persona (2:52)
Selection Brush (11:25)
Pixel and Raster Brushes (5:12)
Pixel Brushes: Terms and Adjustments (10:40)
Using the Raster Brush (4:20)
Assignment: Using the Raster Brush (0:55)
Solution: Using the Raster Brush (3:10)
Pixel Brush Creation Challenge (1:16)
Creating, Importing, and Exporting Raster Brushes (9:39)
Sketching (4:27)
Shade Art (4:55)
Augmentation Brush (6:15)
Assignment: Selections (1:00)
Solution: Selctions (4:21)
Shading with the Pixel Persona
Setting Up the Rose Project (3:14)
Shading Your Rose (6:11)
Adding Highlights to a Rose (4:44)
Adding Your Rose to the Portfolio (2:18)
Stylizing Your Artwork
Gaussian Blur and Inner/Outer Shadows (5:24)
Inner and Outer Glows (4:12)
3D Effects (4:52)
Emboss, Color, and Gradient Overlays (4:43)
Using Effects to Create Texture (10:28)
Creating Textures (7:37)
Assignment: Create Textures (0:27)
Purchasing Textures (4:50)
Blend Modes (7:34)
Styles (6:00)
Assignment: Styles (0:41)
Assignment: Fine Art (1:27)
Challenge: Fine Art (6:57)
Text - Basics, Advanced, Color, and Exporting
Guides, Rules, and Artboards (8:40)
Boxed Text Tool (3:24)
Professional Color Workflow (3:53)
Artistic Text Tool (6:39)
Adding Text on a Path (2:58)
Assignment: Celebration Banner (1:03)
Solution: Celebration Banner (7:06)
The Export Persona (9:07)
Exporting Formats (4:03)
Assignment: Regal Patch (1:16)
Solution: Regal Patch (5:25)
Professional Workflow and Final Project
Project Set Up (5:38)
Sketching the Shapes (4:29)
Lines and Layers (3:46)
Finishing Lines and Layers (8:02)
Adding Micro Zip Ties (6:47)
Chain Link and Brick Adjustment (5:32)
Local Highlights and Finishing (6:58)
Adding a Background (2:04)
Conclusion
Thank You (1:33)
FAQs
How to Remove a Nested Layer (1:12)
Saving and Adding it to Your Portfolio
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