
This lets you output: layers, objects, groups, or regions as graphics. The Third button is the Export Persona.highlights and textures onto your vectors shapes, and continue without loosing their precision and sharpness. You can also use the pixel brush tools to paint inside and erase vectors in a non-destructive manner paint shadows and You can use the (sliding) “Split Screen” mode to see the Outline and Pixel views at the same time. When clicked, the tools switch to bitmap or pixel-based tools which let you perform pixel-based editing of your vector designs using brushes, retouching tools, and pixel selection tools. The Second button is the Pixel Persona.When clicked, you are presented with your vector tools for creating Bèzier curves, vector objects etc. It’s hard to see at this size/resolution, but all of the lines have a style applied to them where the beginning and end of each line is tapered. The available tools dynamically change depending on the chosen Persona:įor my first image created in Affinity Designer, I drew a simple cartoon. In the upper left corner of the window are three “Persona” buttons. But the Affinity Designer tools don’t stop there. At the center of the window is the canvas and surrounding the canvas are the tools - much like you would see in Photoshop (with a color wheel, Layers, History, Navigator, etc. Whether it’s a 100 megapixel image or the most complex vector drawing with thousands of curves, it’s still the same and never runs out of memory.” The Interface The opening window sports the dark look that is becoming very popular with software designers. According to the Affinity web site: “Working in Affinity Designer is always live – pan and zoom at 60fps, transform objects in correct z-order, make adjustments or apply effects in realtime, and always see live previews of brushes or tools.

So Affinity Designer is the best of both worlds letting you create vector drawings (using Bèzier tools, etc.) or Raster drawings/modifications using bitmap painting tools. Unlike other art programs that are either a vector or a raster (bitmap) program, Affinity Designer lets you draw with both vector and raster graphics. Affinity Designer is a full featured vector graphic design program that comes packed with a wide variety of tools. Are you an artist looking for a vector-based art program, or one that wants to get away from Adobe Illustrator’s monthly subscription? Then you should check out Affinity Designer from Serif Ltd.
