- [Instructor] So, like I said before,…there are all these different categories.…So you can make all these selections.…This comes with Affinity Designer.…So this is right out of the box;…they give you a great selection and there's some other ones…that you'll be able to download…that are free from the community.…But if you look at this,…what you'll see by double-clicking…is all the parameters that were set up…for this particular brush, the dynamics and the jitter.…All this stuff is based on pressure sensitivity…if they select that or, if you don't want it to be based…on any of that, you could disable that.…
But you have all these other options as well too:…tilt, rotation, velocity; all these different parameters…that are based on the dynamics of using a digitizer pen…or a Wacom tablet or something like that.…So you can definitely assign different properties…to all these different types of properties.…So, real quick, I'm going to show you how to create…a custom brush in the pixel persona.…If you click here, just like the other one,…
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9/11/2017Here Ronnie McBride introduces the workflows and tools required to get up to speed with this fast, powerful, and professional application. He shows how to work with workspaces in Affinity Designer, called personas; use the drawing tools; and create custom brushes. This course is designed to help artists feel more confident and become more proficient using Affinity Designer in their own work.
- Creating a new document
- Setting up margins, guides, and grids
- Snapping and aligning
- Drawing vector lines and shapes
- Using the Pen tool
- Creating and editing text
- Scaling and rotating objects
- Managing vector and pixel brushes
- Creating symbols
- Selecting areas and color ranges
- Using layer masks
- Creating layer effects and adjustment layers
- Exporting work
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome32s
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1. Getting Started
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Overview of the Interface3m 10s
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Creating a new document1m 4s
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Setting up your document3m 12s
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2. Understanding Preferences and Guides
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Setting up margins1m 42s
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Setting up guides3m 15s
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Setting up grids2m 7s
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Snapping2m 20s
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Force Pixel Alignment1m 49s
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3. Drawing Vectors Lines and Shapes
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Using the Pen tool4m 9s
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Using the Corner tool4m 4s
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Creating compound shapes4m 45s
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Creating and editing text4m 25s
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4. Manipulating and Managing Objects: Draw Persona
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Using the Transform palette2m 42s
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Using artboards7m 44s
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5. Understanding Panels
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Managing Pixel Brushes5m 16s
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Managing the Stroke panel5m 48s
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Exploring the Color panel3m 46s
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Exploring the Swatch panel4m 38s
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Creating gradients5m 33s
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Saving text styles3m 52s
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Creating symbols7m 21s
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Creating assets6m 1s
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6. Selection Methods
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Selecting by color range1m 14s
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Modifying pixel selections4m 50s
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Refine pixel selection4m 10s
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Understanding layer masks4m 39s
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7. Importing and Exporting Your Files
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Export persona explained5m 33s
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Exporting PSD file3m 5s
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Conclusion
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Next steps35s
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Video: Managing Pixel Brushes