Affinity Designer Intro
Our Affinity Designer Introduction course is ideal for beginners. Whether you work in design, marketing, or are an aspiring artist, this course provides the foundation to produce professional-quality graphics efficiently and creatively.
Our practical course covers essential topics, including freehand drawing, working with layers, and creating professional designs for digital and print. Through hands-on projects you will learn to apply colour, gradients, and effects, refine typography, and export projects in various formats.
Build on your design skills with help from our expert trainers, by the end of the session you'll be able to confidently create vector graphics from scratch, an essential skill for graphic designers.
Create vector graphics using shapes and lines
Freehand drawing with the Pencil tool
Work with colour, gradients, and brushes
Creative typography options
Incorporate images and make simple editsIf attending an online course you must have a licensed copy of any software required and access to a suitable computer.
You need no previous experience to attend this course.
Course leader is an experienced industry expert
| Course Dates | Days | Location | Places | RRP | Discount | You Pay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-15th Aug 25 | Thu-Fri | London Bridge | Available | £499.00 | £70.00 | £429.00 + VAT | |
| 22-23rd Sep 25 | Mon-Tue | London Bridge | Available | £499.00 | £499.00 + VAT | ||
| 13-14th Nov 25 | Thu-Fri | London Bridge | Available | £499.00 | £499.00 + VAT | ||
| 11-12th Dec 25 | Thu-Fri | London Bridge | Available | £499.00 | £499.00 + VAT | ||
| 26-27th Jan 26 | Mon-Tue | London Bridge | Available | £499.00 | £499.00 + VAT | ||
| 23-24th Mar 26 | Mon-Tue | London Bridge | Available | £499.00 | £499.00 + VAT | ||
| 18-19th May 26 | Mon-Tue | London Bridge | Available | £499.00 | £499.00 + VAT |
| Course Dates | Days | Location | Places | RRP | Discount | You Pay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2nd Sep 25 | Mon-Tue | Online | Available | £499.00 | £70.00 | £429.00 + VAT | |
| 6-7th Oct 25 | Mon-Tue | Online | Available | £499.00 | £499.00 + VAT | ||
| 12-13th Jan 26 | Mon-Tue | Online | Available | £499.00 | £499.00 + VAT | ||
| 5-6th Mar 26 | Thu-Fri | Online | Available | £499.00 | £499.00 + VAT | ||
| 5-6th May 26 | Tue-Wed | Online | Available | £499.00 | £499.00 + VAT |
Overview of the workspace and relevant toolbars
Personas - Pixel vs Designer
Opening existing Affinity Documents
Setting up a new Document
Creating different size documents for different purposes
Moving around the workspace
Combining basic shapes and special shapes
How to flip, rotate, and make simple adjustments
Making quick adjustments to special shapes
Using layers
Layering shapes and creating overlaps
Adjusting colour and saturation with the Colour Wheel
Using the Colour Picker
Adjusting RGB and CMYK colours
Overview of the Swatch Library
Creating and saving a Swatch
Creating colour palettes for future use
Drag a path through your shape to slice it in two
Straight line cuts
Curved cuts
Creating straight lines using the Pencil tool
Creating freeform lines
Adjusting the position of nodes
Working with brushes
Creating different brushstrokes
Experiment with opacity, hardness, and flow
Altering velocity or pressure controls to add movement to freehand lines
Adjusting the Stroke of lines or Shape outlines
Using dots and dashes
Using the “scale with object” option
Creating a basic gradient using the gradient tool
Create gradients with more than two colours
Change gradient types - radial, conical etc
Aligning Objects
Using the Snapping Tool
Using Rulers to create custom guide lines
Using Grids
Grouping objects together
Adding text
Add headings with the Artistic Text tool
Make adjustments with Character options
Adding an Outline
Adding a Gradient
Adding text to a path or to the outline of a shape
Placing an image
Rasterizing image layers
Using Crop, Scale, Rotate, adjust Opacity
Removing a white background
Using the Selection Brush tool to remove backgrounds and apply colour
Embedding vs Linked images
Creating a linked file to reduce file size
Creating a linked file to automatically update changes made to the image in another program
Setting up multiple artboards to work on different versions of a project
Working with multiple artboards at the same time for social media, print etc
Exporting multiple Artboards
Exporting to PNG, JPG, and SVG
PDF exporting settings
Professionals who wish to develop skills for their current role and companies who believe in developing their talent.
People seeking opportunities which require new skills. Industry relevant training for those pursuing a new role.
Certified courses for those who have earned their theoretical stripes, but need to prove capability to future employers.
Learn face-to-face with expert mentors in a dynamic setting that inspires growth and confidence.
Join remotely with expert mentors in real time — flexible, interactive learning that fits your lifestyle.
Upskill your team together. Build your team and develop consistency, and collective confidence.
Define your direction with purpose, aligning your learning journey to personal and career goals.
Gain practical insight from real-world experts who bring clarity, confidence, and momentum to your growth.
Your certificate of attendance is proof of progress — benchmarking your skills and commitment to growth.
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