Introduction
Welcome
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Using the exercise files
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1. Getting Started
Overview of the Interface
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Understanding the persona workspaces
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Creating a new document
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Setting up your document
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Embedding a document
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Saving and project organization
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2. Understanding Preferences and Guides
Exploring the general Preference settings
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Setting up margins
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Setting up guides
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Setting up grids
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Snapping
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Force Pixel Alignment
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3. Drawing Vectors Lines and Shapes
Defining nodes, lines, and shapes
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Using the Pen tool
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Manipulating and editing nodes
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Using the Corner tool
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Using special vector shapes
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Creating compound shapes
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Creating and editing text
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4. Manipulating and Managing Objects: Draw Persona
Scaling, shearing, and rotating objects
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Using the Transform palette
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Using layers and groups for object management
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Using artboards
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5. Understanding Panels
Creating and managing Vector Brushes
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Managing Pixel Brushes
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Managing the Stroke panel
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Exploring the Color panel
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Exploring the Swatch panel
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Using the History and Navigator panel
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Taking and managing Snapshots
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Creating gradients
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Creating layer effects and adjustment layers
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Using the Paragraph and Characters panel
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Saving text styles
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Creating symbols
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Creating assets
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6. Selection Methods
Creating basic pixel selections
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Selecting by color range
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Selecting by sampling pixel color
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Modifying pixel selections
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Refine pixel selection
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Understanding layer masks
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7. Importing and Exporting Your Files
Exporting your work with the File Export command
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Export persona explained
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Exporting PSD file
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Ex_Files_Affinity_Designer_EssT.zip
(907.2 MB)