Affinity Designer Training Course – Introduction

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Affinity Designer Training Course – Introduction

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Duration: 1 day
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Affinity Designer Training

Master the Core Skills of Affinity Designer

Introduction to Affinity Designer – with Affinity Designer there are many easy to use tools. You will soon discover that not only can you unlock the same creative impulses you’ve always had as you’ve picked up a pencil to sketch out an idea, but also capture those multiple ideas and “what ifs” during the creative process in ways that you never imagined. And for those of you who are just embarking on building your creative skills, you will be surprised at “how good” your work will appear, even at the outset of your exploration of the world of graphic design.

1 Day Introduction Affinity Designer     £250.00  Face to Face or Online – Discounts are available for 2nd & 3rd delegates and Group bookings.

Course Content

  • Learn the interface
  • Work with Objects
  • Implement Layers
  • Learn to accurately draw with the Pen tool
  • Apply Colour & Gradients to objects
  • Add Effects to objects
  • Create reusable Symbols
  • Q&A
  • FREE Detailed Training Manual in PDF format (one per course) Normal cost £50.00
  • Money Back Guarantee
  • Small Class Size (Max 6 Delegates)
  • Refreshments (at in2)
  • Training Course Certificate
  • Email Support
  • Automatic enrolment into our customer discount reward scheme

Who is the target audience?

  • This Introduction to Affinity Designer training course is designed to help you either get started or hone your illustration and design skills.

Course Guidelines

  • Working with the Tools panel
  • Exploring the Control panel
  • Working with panels
  • Resetting and saving your workspace
  • Viewing artwork
  • Setting Artboards
  • Adding artboards to the document
  • Resizing artboards
  • Navigating multiple artboards
  • Arranging multiple documents

  • Using the Selection tool
  • Using the Direct Selection tool
  • Creating selections with a marquee
  • Selecting similar objects
  • Aligning objects
  • Aligning objects to each other
  • Aligning to a key object
  • Distributing objects
  • Working with groups
  • Grouping items
  • Scaling objects
  • Reflecting objects
  • Rotating objects

  • Adding Layers
  • Moving layers
  • Locking layers
  • Viewing layers
  • Pasting layers

  • Applying Compounds to Objects
  • Add, Subtract, Intersect, Divide

  • Selecting paths
  • Constraining lines
  • Introducing curved paths
  • Drawing a curve with the Pen tool
  • Drawing a series of curves with the Pen tool
  • Converting smooth points to corner points
  • Combining curves and straight lines
  • Editing curves
  • Deleting and adding node points
  • Converting between smooth points and corner points

  • Understanding colour
  • Exploring colour modes
  • Understanding the main colour controls
  • Working with colour
  • Applying an existing colour
  • Creating and saving a custom colour as a swatch
  • Creating a spot colour
  • Creating and saving a tint of a colour
  • Adjusting colours
    Creating and applying a linear gradient to a fill
  • Adjusting the direction and angle of a gradient fill
  • Applying a gradient to a stroke
  • Editing a gradient on a stroke
  • Creating and applying a radial gradient
  • Editing the radial gradient colours
  • Adjusting the radial gradient
  • Applying gradients to multiple objects
  • Exploring other methods for editing gradient colours

  • Applying Gaussian blurs, Shadows
  • Applying Brightness & Contrast
  • Recolouring objects
  • Soft Proof Adjustments

  • Using Snapping
  • Applying Grids & Guides

  • Creating symbols
  • Editing a symbol
  • Replacing symbols
  • Breaking a link to a symbol
  • Editing symbol options

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  • Angela

    5 out of 5

    Oxford City Council
    The training was really helpful – Neil is a great trainer and I feel confident to have a go myself and start practicing at work – Thank you ! – Angela

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