Graphic Design for Beginners - Affinity Design Essentials You're Probably Missing 🔥

Try Framer for free and build your website today: https://framer.link/willpaterson 🔥 Download Affinity for free! https://www.affinity.studio Part 1: https://youtu.be/lTeperbIZBc 10 Affinity Tricks You Need To Know! 🔥 https://youtu.be/8jpFzSULypU I’m Will Paterson. I run a brand identity agency in the North of England, and I teach graphic design on the internet. In this video I’m going to walk you through the brand new Affinity from absolute zero, even if you’ve never opened a design app before, and by the end you’ll be confidently creating layouts, posters, grids, custom workspaces and more. 🔗 Links Will Paterson: https://linktr.ee/willpaterson Take a look at our store for awesome design resources! https://assets4d.com Join the Reddit crew: https://www.reddit.com/r/WillPatersonDesign/ Become a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIp9sEZiv36cDG7cEnrVU7Q/join If you would like me to design your logo and company branding, please check out my website for more information! https://www.willpaterson.design 0:00 Intro 0:36 How to create an artboard in Affinity 1:04 Live Documents and how to create mockups easily 6:19 Design your website in Framer 7:28 How to blend textures in Affinity with Blend Options 9:23 Mesh Gradients in Affinity 12:49 Adding live effects 14:21 Why your art looks blurry in Affinity and how to fix it - Vector & Pixel Mode 15:10 Portrait Lighting Tool 17:06 How to export in Affinity 18:05 Export to Canva 19:03 How to use Pathfinder - how to cut out and unite vectors 20:40 How to cut shapes using the Shapebuilder Tool