You downloaded Affinity Designer...but never used it because you're not sure where to start.
If so, this is for you! Come learn how to create professional artwork on your iPad with Affinity Designer as we build a motif together.
you love Procreate but wonder if learning vectors could take your designs further.
you’re still wondering if Affinity Designer is even worth learning.
you want to create artwork is scalable and looks professional at any size.
you need a clear process to follow so you can finally figure out how to use Affinity.
This is exactly why I created Affinity Designer 101!
You'll learn Affinity Designer alongside me as we create a simple motif that could be used for art prints, repeat patterns, or a sellable asset pack.
What if learning Affinity Designer was easier than you thought? This free guidebook and video series will teach you the essential tools so you can stop feeling overwhelmed by a new app and start creating professional, sellable work.
Inside Affinity Designer 101:
✓ Navigate Affinity Designer with confidence.
✓ Use essential tools and settings without feeling overwhelmed.
✓ Create professional, scalable artwork for patterns, prints, and clients.
✓ Work with vectors even if you’ve never used them before.
✓ Expand your creative toolbox and gain skills that open doors to bigger opportunities.
✓ Streamline your design process so you can create faster and more efficiently.
By the end, you’ll have created a custom motif that's ready to use in patterns or art prints.
Artist | Surface Designer | Creative Maximalist
When I first opened Affinity Designer, I was confused and unsure if it was worth learning. The app felt complicated, and I didn’t know where to start.
As I started learning what Affinity was capable of, everything changed. Affinity Designer became my key to creating scalable artwork, exporting professional files, and finally understanding how to create professional artwork that I could sell.
I know how frustrating it is to download an app and never use it because it feels too complicated. That is why I created Affinity Designer 101 to help you skip the confusion and finally feel confident creating professional designs in Affinity.
Learn the essential tools and settings with easy-to-follow instructions.
Watch the process in real time and follow along at your own pace.
Create a custom motif design you can use in patterns or art prints.
Learn what you can create in Affinity
Understand vector basics and file types
Essential tools and gestures explained
All the video tutorial steps, in writing (no note taking needed!)
I've been there! That’s exactly why I created Affinity Designer 101. I’ll walk you through the must-know tools and settings, step by step, so you can finally start creating professional, sellable artwork.
By the end, you’ll have designed a custom motif ready for patterns or art prints!
The class takes about 30 minutes, and by the end you'll know how to use Affinity Designer to create motifs and build patterns.
It is never too early to learn how to use vectors! As long as you have done a few drawing projects on your iPad, you can jump right into this class.
If you've never created anything on your iPad, my Procreate Foundations class is a great place to get started.
The benefit of working in Affinity Designer rather than just Procreate is that you can create vector-based artwork, which makes your art scalable to any size (no blurry images!) and opens up the ability to use more professional companies (big companies often only print vector-based artwork!
If you'd like to learn more, check out my blog post on What Are Vectors and Why Would You Need to Use Them?
There are a lot of reasons to use Affinity Designer in place of Illustrator! To name a few:
No subscription fees
Live pattern preview (aka you see your pattern repeated as you build it)
More tools (the Illustrator app is a very limited version of the desktop app, whereas the Affinity app has a lot more tools and options!)
I have a blog post here on Procreate vs. Affinity Designer vs. Illustrator that you may find helpful!
Feel free to contact me at help@lizkohlerbrown.com if you have any questions that aren't answered here.
