About, history, use, features.

The basic concepts of Affinity Designer, formats and colors

Image types: Bitmap and Vector / Capture, display and print devices.
Color modes: RGB, CMYK and PANTONE colors.
The chromatic circle and the different representations of color.

Presentation of the main graphic formats:
Affinity Photo’s native format, AFDESIGN.
Other common formats: AI, PDF, PSD, EPS, PNG, TIFF, JPEG, ect.

Introducing Affinity Designer Interfaces

Menu bars, options, tools, panel columns
The different Persona
The assistant

Creation of a new document
Preset parameters: print, print (proof), photo, web, devices
The workspace
Ruler, ruler origin, guides, guide manager, grid
Magnetism
Adding artboards
Navigating the artboards
Workshop: creation of a new document

Simple shape creations
Color selection window
Selection tool
Node Tool
Anchor points
Movements and transformations of simple shapes
The Rotation tool
Using layers and clipboard
Workshop 1: creation of a simple illustration 01
Workshop 2: creation of a simple illustration 02

Using the Bézier curve tools:
The Pen tool
Node Tool
Options for converting points, actions, alignment
Workshop 1: squaring the circle
Workshop 2: illustration of a fruit

The Dynamic Control bar and the Layers panel
Contour modifications
Infill modifications
Color Panel and Samples
Generate a color palette from an image
Create and edit gradients
Fill Tool
Transparency Tool
Adding an outline
Transformation of an object aspect into a graphic style
Symbol panel
Exchange of graphic styles and symbols
Workshop 1: illustration of a character

Free, captive and curvilinear text
Convert text to curves
Workshop: creation of a badge

Character and paragraph style
Exchanging character and paragraph styles
Workshop: creation of a flyer

Basic registration:
Formats for paper printing
Web formats
Export Persona

Geometric Selection Tools
Lasso tool
Selection brush tool
Workshop: cropping an image into a Pixel persona

Image editing tools
Adjustment layers
Workshop: processing an image in a Pixel persona

Merge, subtract and divide shapes between them (destructive)
Merge, subtract and divide shapes between them (non-destructive)
Workshop 1: complex illustration

Brush Tool
Working with Pixelated Layers
Blending modes and layer transparency
Layer effects
Overall color
Adding noise to a color
Workshop: Applying textures to a complex vector illustration

Export Persona
Exports in pdf
Crop marks and bleed
Print settings
Workshop: Generation of a file for printing

Persona Export
Slice tool
Export for the web (bitmap and vector)
Export Options Panel
Preset
Options
Formats
Workshop: Saving optimized images for the web

Transversalities with Affinity suite software:
– Photo
– Publisher
PSD export to Adobe After Effects