Perfect for Beginners
No previous knowledge of Affinity, photo editing, or design is required!
90+ Video Lessons
Master all the major features in Affinity…from photo editing to vectors to PDF layouts. Become confident with the tools to bring your ideas to life.
Learn Timeless Editing Skills
Learn skills that apply beyond Affinity. Masks, adjustments, blend modes, color, and more. These topics will enhance your work in any graphics or video editing program for years to come.
Master All the Essentials
Fundamentals: Navigate the interface, explore image file formats, and understand the core concepts of Affinity workflows
Vectors: Master the tools to work with scalable vector graphics
Photos: Everything from masking & selections to key touch-up techniques
Text: From titles to paragraphs, learn to make your text look clean and professional.Â
Filters & FX: Enhance your designs using tools such a liquify, displace, blur, and more
Adjustments: Modify your colors & values with total confidence
Blend Modes: Add a whole new level of detail to your projects with Blend Modes
Layout: Create multipage documents & learn skills for making brochures, pamphlets, and PDFs.
I designed this course to contain knowledge that will benefit you far beyond Affinity.
You will carry this knowledge to every other graphics and video editing software you use!
Q: Who is this course for?
This course is designed for everyone including:
- Beginners with no experience looking to get started with design software
- Photoshop users who want to ditch the Adobe tax
- Canva users who need more powerful software to bring their visions to life
NO EXPERIENCE is required in photography, design, illustration, or digital art!
Q: What version of Affinity is needed?
This course is for Affinity V3. This version of Affinity is FREE to download and use.
Q: Is this for Mac or Windows?
This course is for both Mac and Windows.
Q: Do I need a Canva subscription?
No Canva subscription is required!
A few of the paid Canva features are covered at the end of the course.
Q: Are there subtitles?
Yes, English subtitles are available.
Video playback speed can be adjusted to slower or faster.
Bonus Downloads
Blend Mode EBook PDF
Quick reference for all 33 Blend Modes
- Darken Modes
- Lighten Modes
- Contrast Modes
- & more
Color Cheat Sheet PDF
Easily lookup color relationships
- RGB Color
- HSL Color
- Hex Color
Lessons
- What Are Vectors? (8:30)
- Shapes & Curves (12:59)
- Gradient & Image Fills (16:46)
- Strokes (13:15)
- Node & Pen Tool (14:13)
- Boolean Operations & Knife Tool (12:14)
- Shape Builder & Vector Fill (8:13)
- Demo: Editing a Vector (14:05)
- Duplication (10:48)
- Warp Groups (5:56)
- Clipping Masks (12:24)
- Image Trace (6:13)
- Quiz - Vectors
- Image & Pixel Layers (6:02)
- Masks (8:38)
- Selections (13:24)
- Selection Brush & Refine (9:25)
- Example: Words Behind Objects (6:40)
- Object Selection (4:45)
- What Selections REALLY Are (7:21)
- Paint Brush (6:18)
- Paint Mixer Brush (3:37)
- Protect Alpha & Clipping Layers (12:19)
- Clone, Heal, & Patch Tools (8:28)
- Inpainting Brush (7:19)
- RAW Photos (7:15)
- Quiz - Photos
- How Adjustments Work (7:09)
- Color Basics (12:24)
- How Histograms Work (8:21)
- Levels (12:07)
- Curves (10:19)
- Light & Dark Adjustments (6:25)
- HSL, Vibrance, and Saturation (10:58)
- White Balance & Color Balance (11:37)
- Recolor & Gradient Maps (9:05)
- Black & White (8:49)
- Threshold & Posterize (10:33)
- Channel Mixer (9:34)
- Other Adjustments (5:23)
- Adjustments Summary (1:54)
- Quiz - Adjustments
- What Are Blend Modes? (7:38)
- Multiply (16:42)
- Screen (7:11)
- Shadow and Glow FX (3:40)
- Demo: TShirt Mockup (7:42)
- Overlay (5:23)
- Other Darken, Lighten, and Contrast Modes (9:48)
- Comparative Modes (7:13)
- Component Modes (Hue, Color, Saturation, Lightness) (11:10)
- Erase (4:11)
- Other Blend Modes (4:48)
- Passthrough (2:50)
- Blend Options (13:38)
- Blend Modes Summary (0:37)
- Quiz - Blend Modes
- Creating a Multi-Page Document (2:12)
- Master Pages (8:55)
- Page Numbers (5:49)
- Frame Text : Advanced Features (11:41)
- Exporting to a PDF (9:46)
- Grids, Guides, Margins, and Bleed (15:23)
- Color Swatches and Global Colors (10:55)
- Symbols (7:59)
- Table Tool (3:38)
- Data Merge Tool (16:48)
- Embed vs Link (4:57)
- Quiz - Layout