Goals
- Master the main features of Affinity Designer
- Knowing how to create and manipulate vector graphics (illustration, plans, diagrams, etc.) for DTP and the web
Program
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
Duration
3 days
Price
£ 1620
Audience
Everyone
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the PC or Mac environment
Reference
PAO100520-F
Sessions
Contact us for more informations about session date