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Affinity Designer Complete Course: Beginner to Advanced
Master web and graphic design with Affinity Designer and learn to design beautiful websites, apps, logos and graphics!
Learn how to design modern-looking apps, logos and graphics
Design real-world, beautiful, minimalistic websites and 2D characters
Explore and master countless tools, features and components of Affinity Designer
Navigate, understand and work with the interfaces of all 3 Personas [Vector, Pixel, Export]
Create and export professional & market-ready logos, illustrations and graphics
Draw, texture and shade an amazing flat 2D character
Lifetime access: 7.5+ hours of Full HD video material divided into 45+ lectures in 10 sections
Adaptive and available instructor (24/7) to answer all of your questions ASAP
Access to an exclusive Facebook group where we discuss graphic design & web topics and help each student with any questions they have!
Get my e-book "75+ Must-Use Resources for Web Developers & Designers" completely free!
Hi there, thank you so much for showing interest in my Affinity Designer complete course. Below
is a complete breakdown of what you’re going to learn throughout this
course. Lets start the journey.
– GENERAL OVERVIEW:
Have you ever wanted to start a career in the design world but weren’t feeling comfortable or you just thought that design is not for you? Or maybe you’ve tried to learn web design but you weren’t sure where to start?
Well, this complete Affinity Designer masterclass will take you from a total beginner to an advanced designer who’s feeling comfortable designing logos, apps, graphics and even websites.
You absolutely don’t have to have any experience in the design world or Affinity Designer, we’ll go through everything step-by-step in the course. We’ll go through the interface of the software, explain all of the panels, toolbars and settings and then we’ll get to work within the 3 personas in Affinity Designer.
– PROJECT-BASED COURSE!
The masterclass contains many projects that we will be designing through the course, polishing and putting our learned skills to the test. You’ll use the skills learned to create amazing creations, apps, logos, graphics and more!
SO, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DESIGN?
Let me introduce you to the design projects:
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Design an App Icon: With just few tools learned [rectangles and gradients], you’ll be able to quickly design a very minimalistic, modern and sophisticated icon for an app.
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Convert a Pixel Graphic to a Vector Logo: Follow this very cool time-saving trick in order to turn any kind of pixel graphic to an amazing looking vector shape, logo or form.Â
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Enhance Photographs: Affinity Designer also allows us to edit pictures on the go with its huge set of photo manipulation options. Join me as we thoroughly go through the options.
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Design a Logo:Â With the techniques, tools and tricks learned you’ll be able to design an eye-pleasing modern logo for a company. I’ll go through the whole process and you’ll design a brand new logo from scratch.
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Design a 2D Flat Character: You’ll even design a 2D cartoon character from scratch using just plain tools as rectangles, spheres and curves! It will be really fun.
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Shading and Texturing: You’ll learn the very important processes of shading and texturing and we’ll be applying these techniques to the current graphics that we’ve already designed.
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DESIGN AN APP: If the above wasn’t enough, I’ll even walk you through the complete process of sketching/wireframing and designing a real-world app for a social media/dating app. We’ll design 3 screens from scratch to complete finish.
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DESIGN A WEBSITE:Â As a final task, you’ll be given an assignment with instructions to design a website with all of the things that you’ve learned during the course. Don’t miss this!
– ASSIGNMENTS: After you complete a section, in order to brush up the learned techniques, you’ll have to put your skills to the test and design what’s required from you. This is how you will master your craft and this is how you’ll practice design principles until you get the hang of it. Make sure to never miss an assignment as this is a vital part of the learning process.
– DESIGN AÂ WEBSITE WITH SKILLS LEARNED: With all of the things learned in the last 7-8 hours, as a final assignment and a test, you’ll be granted a task that will require you to design a landing page from scratch. If you were able to follow along designing the app, you should have absolutely no problem designing a website from scratch and you’ll actually be very surprised how skillful you’ve become. I’ll be taking a detailed look in every one of your submissions regarding this final finished website design. Get to work!
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5 MORE BONUSES WITH ENROLLING INTO THE COURSE:
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GET MY E-BOOK FOR FREE: “75+ Must Use Resources for Web Developers & Designers”
is a book I’ve written especially for my students. Its supposed to be
your ultimate guide when it comes to finding web resources like stock
photos and videos, mockups, PSD templates, icon packs, fonts,
typography, design inspiration and much more! -
ACCESS TO A FACEBOOK GROUP: My students are granted access to a completely private Facebook group where we discuss web design and development topics, share knowledge and help each other with bugs and issues. You can also contact me personally there, as well.
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MY PERSONAL FEEDBACK ON YOUR FINISHED DESIGNED WEBSITE:Â Once
you’ve completed the course and the website you designed is ready, I
will be very glad to take a look at it and give you some feedback and
thoughts. Feel free to message me in the student chatroom and we’ll
discuss your website in detail! -
COMPLETE SUPPORT WITH QUESTIONS:Â I will be available 24/7 for your questions and queries regarding this course.
If you’re stuck, facing a problem or have a question regarding anything in Affinity Designer,
I’ll be glad to personally inspect your query and explain your the solution in a
timely manner. Just post a discussion in the Q&A section and I’ll be
there! -
30-DAY FULLÂ MONEY BACK GUARANTEE:Â In case the course didn’t meet your expectations, I’m offering full 30-day money back guarantee, no questions asked.
I would, however, appreciate if you give me feedback on what would you
like to be improved, so I can improve myself for my upcoming courses!
What are you waiting for? Click the “BUY NOW” button and I can’t wait to see you inside!
Affinity Designer Workspace / Interface
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What is Affinity Designer?In this short lecture we're introducing the software that we'll be working on throughout the course, Affinity Designer.
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Why Affinity Designer? What Are the Advantages?
Here we'll take a look at some of the advantages AD offers and why would you consider using it instead of Adobe Illustrator.
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Join the Official Facebook Group Here!"uDemy Web Enthusiasts" is a Facebook group where me and my students communicate. Its a vital part of the learning process and you're very welcome to join in!
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Download Your Copy of the E-Book Here!
Here you can get my e-book that I've written especially for my students as my gratitude towards them.
Draw / Vector Persona: Shapes
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Affinity Designer's Panels Introduction
In this lecture we'll take a close and detailed look of all the available panels in the Affinity Designer interface.
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Toolbars: Customizing
In this lecture we're customizing the toolbars to personalize our experience and enhance our workflow.
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Creating a New Document for Web, Print, Photo or Mobile
In this lecture we'll be taking a close look at the 4 options you can choose from when creating a new document.
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Preferences and Document Setup
Quick overview of the preferences of the software and the document setup (editing).
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Navigation Through the Document (View + Zoom Tool)
Zooming in and out of the document and navigating through it is fairly important. Learn it in this lecture.
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Introduction to Affinity Personas
Brief description of what the Affinity Personas are capable of doing.
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Vector VS Raster Graphcis
In this lecture we're explaining what vectors and pixel graphics are and we're demonstrating the differences.
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Customize Your Perfect Interface
Draw / Vector Persona: Tools
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Exploring the Rectangle Tool / Shape
Explore the possibility of the rectangle tool/shape inside Affinity.
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Creating Rings and Spheres with the Eclipse Tool
The Eclipse tool is a must-have tool in any designing software, so AD is no exception.
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My Favorite Icon Design Tool [Rounded Rectangle]
Quick overview of the rounded rectangle tool, perfect for designing icons.
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Designing an Icon for an App
We take our learned skills and apply them into creating a simple yet beautiful app icon.
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Design an Icon for an Imaginary App
Layer Effects, Styles and Semi-Navigation Bar
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Managing Multiple Artworks with the Artboard Tool
Artboards are a great way of organizing your content into the document and keeping track of your designs.
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Manipulating Curves with the Node Tool
In this lecture we'll explore the amazing Node Tool and how we can manipulate curves to create almost everything you can imagine.
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Soften and Edit Sharp Edges and Corners with the Corner Tool
The corner tool is a fun tool that allows us to soften up sharp edges in all of the shapes. See how its used in this demonstration.
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The Unlimited Posibilities of the Pen Tool
We're exploring the Pen Tool and all of the possibilities that this feature is offering. Mastering the Pen Tool is really important in the Vector illustration world.
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Pencil & Vector Brush Tool
The pencil and vector brush tool are pretty straight forward but worth mentioning their features as well.
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Manipulating Lines with Pressure Variations and Strokes
If you don't own a pen tablet, using this tool for varying your pressure size will be at your service.
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Fill/Transparency, Place Image & Vector Crop Tool
We're exploring the last 4 self-explanatory tools of the Affinity Designer Vector Persona before moving on with a great assignment.
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Converting a Logo Image to a Vector Illustration [Pen Tool Excercise]
In this lecture we're using the Pen Tool and few others to convert a pixel logo image into a vector illustration logo.
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Convert a Pixel Logo Image into a Vector Illustration Logo
Advanced Shapes + Layer Adjusment/Enhancing Photographs
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Gaussian Blur + Outer + Inner Shadow Effect
We start exploring the Layer Effects and how they add a cool addition to an already created artwork.
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Outer + Inner Glow Effect
The outer and the inner glow effect can be used to add a depth to your illustration.
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Outline + 3D Effect
While 3D effects are outdated in 2018, in my opinion, they can sometimes be useful and its worth noting that the AD has amazing 3D tools.
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Bevel + Emboss Effect
Bevel and Emboss are similar to the 3D effect, anyhow, they are worth noting that they exist inside Affinity Designer.
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Color + Gradient Overlay Effect
Lets remind ourselves with the great gradient overlays!
Illustration and Logo Design: Getting Your Hands Dirty
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Enhancing Photographs with the Layer Adjustment Options
Exploring through the dozens of photo editing options inside Affinity.
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Exploring All of the Advanced Shapes in Affinity Designer
Advanced shapes offer literally millions of combinations to create and explore and they are the perfect tool when creating logos.
Pixel Persona: Tools
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Desining a Logo for a Brand/Company
The logo design process using a character and manipulating Affinitiy's features to create amazing logos for companies and brands.
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Creating and Drawing a Flat 2D Character Inside Affinity
In this 20-minute lecture we'll draw a 2D cartoon male character from scratch.
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Create a Logo for an Imaginary Company
Export Persona: Export Your Creations
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Introduction to the Pixel Persona
A quick reminder of what the Pixel Persona is and what its capable of doing.
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6 Types of Selection Tools
We're exploring the 6 selection tools inside Affinity Designer, which are most and least useful.
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Tools: Exploring the Pixel, Eraser, Fill, Dodge, Burn, Smudge, Blur & Sharpen
Exploring the remaining of the tools in the Pixel Persona, when to use them and how to apply their features.
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Pixel Brush Tool and All of Its Possibilities
Exploring the possibilities of the Pixel Brush, the customization and importing custom brushes downloaded from the Internet.
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Create a Custom Brush to Suit Your Needs
Creating custom brushes is very easy and can sometimes help you with your struggles.
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Shading and Texturing for Beginners
In this lecture we'll take a simple circle and with shading and texturing we'll try to transform it in a magical planet!
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Let's Shade and Texture our 2D Character!
We're gonna shade and texture our guy to make him look more realistic via a light source!
Workshop & Real Life Project: Design an App [3 Screens]
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Preparing Artwork for Exporting With the Slice / Slice Selection
Slices are a cool new feature in Affinity that lets you export your creations with ease.
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Export Options
We're taking a look through the export options that the Export Persona is offering to us.
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Exporting Artworks as Slices for a Finished Product
The last step of the process is of course exporting your graphics for the world to see. Check out how you can export your creations with ease.
BONUS lectures
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App Design: Sketching & Designing the "Sign Up" Screen
So, we're kicking off a brand new section where we design a social network app (3 screens of it) from scratch! Join me on this rather longer journey and I'm sure you wont be disappointed! :)
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App Design: Sketching & Designing the "My Profile" Screen
In this second part, we're designing the "My Profile" or "Menu" screen of the app. Stay tuned!
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App Design: Sketching & Designing the "Profile Swipe" Screen
In this final lecture we'll sketch and design the 3rd screen which is the profile swipe screen in which the user will be able to follow, like or comment on the person's profile.
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Design a Website with the Skills Learned!
You can view and review the lecture materials indefinitely, like an on-demand channel.
Definitely! If you have an internet connection, courses on Udemy are available on any device at any time. If you don't have an internet connection, some instructors also let their students download course lectures. That's up to the instructor though, so make sure you get on their good side!