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I'm only 23 minutes in, and I perceive you are a great teacher. Thank you! To me, unless I have a teacher, Affinity is a challenge to learn. It's like no other. Open a blank page, with no manual, and begin clicking. 😂 Thank you for this video! My design life just got easier!!!
I wonder how many people googled "how to lock children" 😂 Amazing tutorial, I've learned extremely much from this and I'm gonna repeatedly come back to this video. Really well done!
Excellent tutorial. I took this as an unexpected crash course after leaving Adobe for Affinity. This was just as good as the courses I paid for to learn Illustrator. I think you'll have an influx of new views soon. Thanks!
Sir, you are THE BEST person ever! I'm currently switching from adobe to affinity and you're such a savior..I've been using adobe since 15 years but somehow affinity apps feel very different and I was stuck..till now, thanks!
Hi Julie, I do not have a video on Bevel/Emboss yet. However, I want to create a video on all the FX (which is where the Bevel option is), so stay tuned :)
Just swapped after 30 Years using Adobe to Affinity Designer & Photo. Fantastic overview and I am only 20 minutes in. +1 Sub. Ok back to watching the rest. ❤
THIS is the Affinity Designer tutorial I've been looking for!!! Superb breakdown and demonstration of the functionality. There was so much to absorb, I will come back to this again and again, and learn something new each time. Deepest Gratitude!!
This is amazing thank you. I bought affinity a while ago but was too intimidated on how to begin learning. With all the hype surrounding it at the moment, it has spurred me on to try and learn it and your lesson has made it make a lot of sense.
Now that was a tutorial worth sitting through. I cannot remember something as loaded with good stuff such as this. I'm about to start going through your back catalogue. Thank you !! Aiden
Great, great video about Affinity Designer and all its capabilities and possibilities. The way you explain and the speed of your words are just precise. Thank you!
Your videos on Affinity Designer are absolutely great. I really enjoy your videos and I discover something new every day. Thank you for your effort and keep it up.
Great video! Clear explanations with many good examples in a pleasant pace: not too fast, but not too slow either. Top teacher! Thank you for your time. 👍
Eye opener! This is the best tutorial I've watched in two years regarding tutorials for designer software. Definitely what I needed and I even now understand how and why vector holds quality and why png etc does not [bonus]. Absolutely brilliant! Heading to purchase this software now that I have confidence to invest and learn from your videos.
@@TechnicallyTrent , so far so bad 😂😂. Typography is something I would like to make my niche, I have wondered through programmes such as Kittl, They're brilliant it does most for you, but they become a dime a dozen and there is no way to manipulate to your own unique style. Could you recommend some beneficial videos for a beginner wanting to focus on typography in Affinity please?
For typography, I just released a video on the Artistic Text tool: czcams.com/video/iTqPvYfKNEE/video.html I will be releasing a video on the Frame Text tool in a few days. I focus more on how the tools work than actual typography concepts. But I do want to create a general Typography 101 video about how type can be used with graphic design. Stay tuned!
@@TechnicallyTrent watched this within one hour of release, even my hubby who has absolutely no interest at all commented on how easy anyone can follow along to your tutorials. Getting to know what each tool is capable of is fundamental, I find your video length perfect and not to over whelming.Thank you Trent, keenly waiting for your next release, no pressure or anything 😅
Just purchased AD a few days ago and really impressed with the functionality and smooth feeling of it. Your explanations are perfect, clear and concise, no wasted time.
Best instruction video I've seen in a long time. Wish I'd seen this a month ago when I started my journey. Would like to see a video that could help importing jpg black and white line art into AD and then how best to create Celtic Knots, from simple Trinity to complex designs. So many options and hard to tell which is the best; pen tool or shapes, when to add or subtract, or when to use Shape Builder or compounds. No one addresses these as they don't involve many of the graphic tools that AD offers. But, still you clarified so much in the crash course.
Thanks for the comment, @jacisiehl5002! Yes, black and white raster lineart provides a particular challenge. One thing you can try is converting it to vector with Creative Fabrica's free tool. The results can be hit or miss, but it is worth a shot: www.creativefabrica.com/features/vectorize-image/ref/2746202/ I show how to use it, along with coloring line art with Vector Fill and raster painting, in this video: czcams.com/video/dgrfQd45FJ8/video.html
You truly are a really superb teacher - clear and thorough, anticipating and addressing our potential areas of confusion. And this is such a generous offering. Thank you so much!
This is great, thanks for putting this together. I've known some of this stuff for two decades from photoshop and similar tools, but your straight to the point approach doesn't feel redundant. Keep it up!
Man thank you so much for all the hard work I'm sure went into this. This was the best most comprehensive Affinity tutorial Ive ever taken. I feel like it filled in so many gaps in my knowledge that were bugging me! All the best to you!
Thank you so much, I am very grateful for your kindness in sharing this information for free. This makes it so much easier for a newcomer to learn how to operate the seemingly overwhelming software. Much love.
Amazing video. I'm still in the first 30 minutes but it is really entertaining and easy to follow. I doubted about watching it because it's 2 hours long, but I'm finding it far from boring! It is such a good tutorial!
Thank you! Downloaded Affinity design last night. Got up this morning and your video came up when I searched YT. Just watched the entire thing and did the exercises along with you in your video, and subbed, great video, very helpful, and I will be watching your line up. Glad I found your channel right away.
Brilliant tutorial, extremely helpful! Thank you very much for sharing your experience. As others have said, you're an excellent teacher. I was quite unaware of all that Designer could do, as many of the tools remained mysterious even after a few trial-and-error runs.
Thanks for the content. I try to learn and become proficient with at least 1 new major software title each year (CAD, Design, Video, etc.) So this was my first stab at something from Affinity products. Needless to say, I watch a lot of tutorials to help me learn. You are an excellent instructor!
Love this, I'm looking to get rid of the adobe suite, it's over priced and crashes constantly. You are saving the day. Oh, and on Mac, to copy with alignment it's option not shift for anyone who spazzed out like me lol
Great tutorial 👌very clear instruction covering many really useful techniques which i didnt know about. It will be a major help to me. Thanks! Saved for future ongoing reference! 💛
Not a beginner, just deciding if I want to switch from Adobe to Affinity and super scared that I won't be as comfortable with it. I wanted to get more familiar with the similarities and differences and this video was a great help with that!
The colour picker has also become my favourite tool, I can just simple snap Affinity designer 2 the side of my screen. Have say a web search of images of background images snapped on the other side for inspiration. I can simply go over to my browser window and pick a colour that I like and then use it on the random design I'm working on to get the hang of Affinity designer 2. Loving this very thorough tutorial so far. Learnt alot already.
Yes, I love how pretty much every color UI in Affinity Designer has the color picker. It is very convenient and I find it so frustrating to use other programs that are missing that feature. Thanks for watching!
@@TechnicallyTrent Same here, goes to show the developers have actually used the programme themselves. Oh boy, that's a good point 🤣 copying an image into the program i.e. using paint (since everyone has paint to use as a comparison) using the snipping tool just to extract a colour no longer feels adequate lol. Thanks for making such an indepth tutorial, have shared it with friends and family.
Checking this out because all of their stuff is on a big sale at time of writing. Bonkers that "it's a one time purchase" is a selling point these days.
Thank you, I’ve never used a programme like this before am looking forward to learning…one thing I would love to do but am having problems with is adding text to a spiral. I have been playing all day with no luck, now to look at your other vids to see if there is anything on one of these.
Hi @corinnecollins, thanks for watching! I have a video for putting text on paths (and circles) here: czcams.com/video/u7oHYMoMgTo/video.html I think I made that video before the Spiral tool existed, but the technique will work with Spirals as well. First make a spiral with the Spiral Tool. And then with your spiral selected, select the Artistic Text tool and hover over part of the spiral. You'll see your cursor change to indicate that you can start typing. Hope this helps!
Hi @hangnguyen9684, thanks for your message! I would like to do a similar video for Affinity Photo, but I haven't planned it yet. But I hope to do it at some point!
Oh, I didn't know that was missing in the ipad version. I haven't used it too much. Yes, that is a super important feature I use all the time in desktop!
✅ Download my FREE PDF with 10 more Affinity Designer tips here:
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I'm only 23 minutes in, and I perceive you are a great teacher. Thank you! To me, unless I have a teacher, Affinity is a challenge to learn. It's like no other. Open a blank page, with no manual, and begin clicking. 😂 Thank you for this video! My design life just got easier!!!
Dang, two hours of nonstop high quality input, not a single second wasted. Thank you! 😊
Thanks for the donation, @pretschious....I'm glad the video was helpful!
I wonder how many people googled "how to lock children" 😂
Amazing tutorial, I've learned extremely much from this and I'm gonna repeatedly come back to this video. Really well done!
Ha, yes, "lock children" could be taken the wrong way out of context....
Such a well made tutorial, you're great!
I always appreciate this kind of content. Thanks a lot.
We don't know what we don't know. You certainly help to dispell the ignorance with your wealth of knowledge. Thanks so much for a great job.
Thanks for watching, @johntraiger8003!
Excellent tutorial. I took this as an unexpected crash course after leaving Adobe for Affinity. This was just as good as the courses I paid for to learn Illustrator. I think you'll have an influx of new views soon. Thanks!
Thanks @octonolite_0, glad it was useful!
Sir, you are THE BEST person ever! I'm currently switching from adobe to affinity and you're such a savior..I've been using adobe since 15 years but somehow affinity apps feel very different and I was stuck..till now, thanks!
Thanks Stefan, I'm happy it was useful!
I usually don’t finish tutorials but this one was well made. Finished all 2 hours
Thanks so much for the donation, @jumpropemf! I appreciate it.
Right?? I didn’t even skip ahead, every minute of this was packed with knowledge and no annoying filler. May the art gods bless this man 🙏
I’m new to Affinity Designer 2 and this video has helped me a lot. You’re the best teacher, thank you!
Hi @saksornboonta4322, glad it was helpful!
This is the best, most concise tutorial I’ve seen! Thank you for your time.
Thanks so much for your comment and the tip, Julie!
Hey Trent, wondering if you have a tutorial re: debossed/engraved effect for an illustration.
Hi Julie, I do not have a video on Bevel/Emboss yet. However, I want to create a video on all the FX (which is where the Bevel option is), so stay tuned :)
This guy knows how to teach!
Just swapped after 30 Years using Adobe to Affinity Designer & Photo. Fantastic overview and I am only 20 minutes in. +1 Sub. Ok back to watching the rest. ❤
THIS is the Affinity Designer tutorial I've been looking for!!! Superb breakdown and demonstration of the functionality. There was so much to absorb, I will come back to this again and again, and learn something new each time. Deepest Gratitude!!
Hi @Abqscanner, thanks for watching and glad it was helpful!
This is amazing thank you. I bought affinity a while ago but was too intimidated on how to begin learning. With all the hype surrounding it at the moment, it has spurred me on to try and learn it and your lesson has made it make a lot of sense.
Fellow Brazilian here. Great course, the best i found on youtube!!! THANKS!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this extremely valueable tutorial ;)
Now that was a tutorial worth sitting through. I cannot remember something as loaded with good stuff such as this. I'm about to start going through your back catalogue. Thank you !! Aiden
Thanks Aiden!
"I can drag them into my compound..."😂 who knew affinity Tutorials could get so spooky!
Ha, yes, some comments can definitely be taken out of context ;)
This is the best tutorial I’ve found on CZcams!!! Well done!
thanks for this excellent tutorial , 1:46:14 you just made that pixer ball
Ha, I didn't even notice it was the Pixar ball. Coincidence I suppose ;)
Great, great video about Affinity Designer and all its capabilities and possibilities. The way you explain and the speed of your words are just precise. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Best crisp tutorial for real starters. Great work!
Thanks for watching, @MuraliKrishnaKunapareddy!
Your videos on Affinity Designer are absolutely great. I really enjoy your videos and I discover something new every day.
Thank you for your effort and keep it up.
No problem, Mark...thanks for watching!
Hands down, thumbs up, lol, the best crash course for Affinity Designer 👍👍
Thanks for watching, @RebelliousX82 !
Hello!! new subscriber 🥳 thank you, what an awesome video 👍👍
Great video! Clear explanations with many good examples in a pleasant pace: not too fast, but not too slow either. Top teacher! Thank you for your time. 👍
Eye opener! This is the best tutorial I've watched in two years regarding tutorials for designer software. Definitely what I needed and I even now understand how and why vector holds quality and why png etc does not [bonus]. Absolutely brilliant! Heading to purchase this software now that I have confidence to invest and learn from your videos.
Thanks @dripxstreetwear, glad to hear it was helpful! Have fun learning :)
@@TechnicallyTrent , so far so bad 😂😂. Typography is something I would like to make my niche, I have wondered through programmes such as Kittl, They're brilliant it does most for you, but they become a dime a dozen and there is no way to manipulate to your own unique style. Could you recommend some beneficial videos for a beginner wanting to focus on typography in Affinity please?
For typography, I just released a video on the Artistic Text tool:
czcams.com/video/iTqPvYfKNEE/video.html
I will be releasing a video on the Frame Text tool in a few days. I focus more on how the tools work than actual typography concepts. But I do want to create a general Typography 101 video about how type can be used with graphic design. Stay tuned!
@@TechnicallyTrent watched this within one hour of release, even my hubby who has absolutely no interest at all commented on how easy anyone can follow along to your tutorials.
Getting to know what each tool is capable of is fundamental, I find your video length perfect and not to over whelming.Thank you Trent, keenly waiting for your next release, no pressure or anything 😅
Just purchased AD a few days ago and really impressed with the functionality and smooth feeling of it. Your explanations are perfect, clear and concise, no wasted time.
Thanks Craig!
Wow, what an excellent tutorial video of many features of Affinity Designer 2. Thank you SO much!
This video is just what I have been looking for. I can now work out my design spot-on, thank you. Cheers! 👍🇬🇧
This was an incredible crash course, moving from adobe products to affinity and this was exactly what I needed. Thank you so much!!
Best instruction video I've seen in a long time. Wish I'd seen this a month ago when I started my journey. Would like to see a video that could help importing jpg black and white line art into AD and then how best to create Celtic Knots, from simple Trinity to complex designs. So many options and hard to tell which is the best; pen tool or shapes, when to add or subtract, or when to use Shape Builder or compounds. No one addresses these as they don't involve many of the graphic tools that AD offers. But, still you clarified so much in the crash course.
Thanks for the comment, @jacisiehl5002! Yes, black and white raster lineart provides a particular challenge. One thing you can try is converting it to vector with Creative Fabrica's free tool. The results can be hit or miss, but it is worth a shot:
www.creativefabrica.com/features/vectorize-image/ref/2746202/
I show how to use it, along with coloring line art with Vector Fill and raster painting, in this video:
czcams.com/video/dgrfQd45FJ8/video.html
Thanks for your efforts, it surely helped me understand Affinity features and their uses. 🌟👍
Glad to hear that!
I'm new to Affinity Designer and this video is brilliant to get started with AD
Thanks @roman_fla, glad it was useful!
I appreciate how thorough your tutorial is. Cheers!!!
You truly are a really superb teacher - clear and thorough, anticipating and addressing our potential areas of confusion. And this is such a generous offering. Thank you so much!
Thanks Jan, no problem!
Clear and crispy - as always!
This is great, thanks for putting this together. I've known some of this stuff for two decades from photoshop and similar tools, but your straight to the point approach doesn't feel redundant. Keep it up!
Incredible resource, thanks
man
Man thank you so much for all the hard work I'm sure went into this. This was the best most comprehensive Affinity tutorial Ive ever taken. I feel like it filled in so many gaps in my knowledge that were bugging me! All the best to you!
Thanks @ethanunick83, I appreciate it!
Thank you so much, I am very grateful for your kindness in sharing this information for free. This makes it so much easier for a newcomer to learn how to operate the seemingly overwhelming software. Much love.
Thanks @ethosuniverse, I'm glad it was helpful for you!
you can right clcik on shape or any text and click on convert to curves
Great informative video. Just left adobe CC for affinity. This will help me with functions I'm not familiar with. Thank man.
Amazing video. I'm still in the first 30 minutes but it is really entertaining and easy to follow. I doubted about watching it because it's 2 hours long, but I'm finding it far from boring! It is such a good tutorial!
Thanks @jomaix!
Nice tutorial, very helpful! I recently swapped from Adobe to Affinity and your videos made my (designer) life so much easier. Thank you so much!
No problem, @adada1st!
Thank you! Downloaded Affinity design last night. Got up this morning and your video came up when I searched YT. Just watched the entire thing and did the exercises along with you in your video, and subbed, great video, very helpful, and I will be watching your line up. Glad I found your channel right away.
Hi @GarrettBM, glad to hear that!
I waiting this tutorial
Thank you so much sir 🙏
Brilliant tutorial, extremely helpful! Thank you very much for sharing your experience. As others have said, you're an excellent teacher. I was quite unaware of all that Designer could do, as many of the tools remained mysterious even after a few trial-and-error runs.
Hi @Roquefortraider1, glad it was useful!
I have been using Affinity since it was released, this is one of the best overview videos I have seen, Nice work!
Thanks Mark, I appreciate it!
My first 30 minutes using Affinity Designer; 😐
I'll adapt using this tool for a few coming weeks.
First 1 hour; Designer 2 generally runs smoother and is more efficient on lower-end hardware.
Super thorough and helpful! Impressed by the knowledge and clarity, not to mention how direct/succinct everything was. Subscribed!
Thanks @rjacksonartwork189!
great video
Here well before 1 million subs. Great work!
It is incredibly awesome tutorials !!! Thank you.
Thanks for the content. I try to learn and become proficient with at least 1 new major software title each year (CAD, Design, Video, etc.) So this was my first stab at something from Affinity products. Needless to say, I watch a lot of tutorials to help me learn. You are an excellent instructor!
Thanks for the donation @WickedWood, I appreciate it! And best of luck learning Affinity :)
amazing explanations , easy to understands, big thanks, keep sharing, subscribed your channel, wish your channel grow fast.
Thanks, @indrasaputraahmadi3449, I appreciate it!
You are amazing iv'e learned more in one video than ever wow!!!
Thank you for this tutorial! Very helpful!
I keep coming back to this tutorial. Thank you for the information. 👍😁
Excellent video! I had trouble understanding the Pen Tool and you made easier to understand with how and when to use which mode.
Hi @gh0stransist0r, glad it helped!
awesome tutorial! learned a lot, thank you!
Trent, this is an incredible tutorial, thank you SO much!
No problem, @TracyCul, glad it was useful!
Thank you, that helped me a lot. Try to move from Illustrator to another Software after more than 30 years :D
This video is very well made, you rarely find anything like it. Thank you 😀
for windows 11, to delete the node, slect the point and click on delete key
Best tutorial I have seen. Amazing work. Thank you!
Thanks @cpapsales, glad it was useful!
brother thank you, i finally understood how to use affinity designer 😢..i was literally gonna give up and then i found this video
Hi @August_2456, glad it was helpful and thanks for watching!
Love this, I'm looking to get rid of the adobe suite, it's over priced and crashes constantly. You are saving the day. Oh, and on Mac, to copy with alignment it's option not shift for anyone who spazzed out like me lol
No problem, and thanks for the Mac info!
Fantastic Tuturial!
Thank you!
Great tutorial 👌very clear instruction covering many really useful techniques which i didnt know about. It will be a major help to me. Thanks! Saved for future ongoing reference! 💛
Thanks @carolinedaniell265 , I am glad it was helpful!
This is an excellent video! Thank you so much
Fantastic tutorial. I learnt so much.Thank you very much Sir
Always looking out for your content. Thank you for your time.
Very helpful tutorial thank you sharing your knowledge I was wondering if you plan to do a tutorial like this for Affinity Photo Thanks in advance
Hi Jose, thanks for the comment! Yes, at some point I may do a version for Affinity Photo. It is on my to-do list :)
Great course. Thank you so much.
Totally Awesome!!! Thank you
Wow you can be good at anything 😂❤
Not a beginner, just deciding if I want to switch from Adobe to Affinity and super scared that I won't be as comfortable with it. I wanted to get more familiar with the similarities and differences and this video was a great help with that!
Thanks @rayne_stormzz, glad it was helpful!
Great overview mate, thanks a lot👌🏻
wow such handsome guy immediately subscribed
Thank you very much for your work, gave me a good idea of the program!
Great to hear!
The colour picker has also become my favourite tool, I can just simple snap Affinity designer 2 the side of my screen. Have say a web search of images of background images snapped on the other side for inspiration. I can simply go over to my browser window and pick a colour that I like and then use it on the random design I'm working on to get the hang of Affinity designer 2. Loving this very thorough tutorial so far. Learnt alot already.
Yes, I love how pretty much every color UI in Affinity Designer has the color picker. It is very convenient and I find it so frustrating to use other programs that are missing that feature. Thanks for watching!
@@TechnicallyTrent Same here, goes to show the developers have actually used the programme themselves. Oh boy, that's a good point 🤣 copying an image into the program i.e. using paint (since everyone has paint to use as a comparison) using the snipping tool just to extract a colour no longer feels adequate lol. Thanks for making such an indepth tutorial, have shared it with friends and family.
awesome very thank
Checking this out because all of their stuff is on a big sale at time of writing.
Bonkers that "it's a one time purchase" is a selling point these days.
Thank you for the effort. Even though I have been using AD for quite sometime now, I enjoyed the video.
Thanks, @vs3183!
Good teacher I salute you BOSS
Good course! Thank you so much!
Glad it was helpful!
I wish I had more to give but I’m in between work at the moment ❤
Thanks so much for the donation, Emma!
Grrrrrreat tutorial!
Thank you, I’ve never used a programme like this before am looking forward to learning…one thing I would love to do but am having problems with is adding text to a spiral. I have been playing all day with no luck, now to look at your other vids to see if there is anything on one of these.
Hi @corinnecollins, thanks for watching!
I have a video for putting text on paths (and circles) here:
czcams.com/video/u7oHYMoMgTo/video.html
I think I made that video before the Spiral tool existed, but the technique will work with Spirals as well. First make a spiral with the Spiral Tool. And then with your spiral selected, select the Artistic Text tool and hover over part of the spiral. You'll see your cursor change to indicate that you can start typing. Hope this helps!
Thanks so much perhaps you show a demo on your next live for me x
Sure, I'll answer it on today's live stream :) @@corinnecollins
Thank you so much I’m in the UK and I think your live is at 15.00 my time 🤞🏻
Thank you so much for your tutorial!! It’s really helpful 🙏 would you do a tutorial for Affinity Photo?
Hi @hangnguyen9684, thanks for your message! I would like to do a similar video for Affinity Photo, but I haven't planned it yet. But I hope to do it at some point!
45:15 view document in xray mode ctrl +Y
45:45 split view "Comma" key
46:12 personas
47:55 convert shape to curves
2:29 Got the french version of the UNIVERSAL LICENCE for 89,99 euros(VAT included), NICE
Thank you for taking the time to make this fantastic video.
Excelllent tutorial ! Apprecieate it .
Thanks!
Thanks for the donation, @user-fl5tq5cn9w, I appreciate it!
Oh, what I would give to be able to name layers directly in photo2 ipad. This is my number one beef with the program.
Oh, I didn't know that was missing in the ipad version. I haven't used it too much. Yes, that is a super important feature I use all the time in desktop!
Your tutorial is top notch!
Thanks Jean!