Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this mini video tutorial, I will create and work with texture and grunge images to enhance a vector illustration in Affinity Designer.
Using photos I took with my mobile phone, I create texture images that can be mixed with my design using various blend modes and adjustment layers to fine-tune the images. I alter the tone curve, posterize, invert, or reduce the saturation via an HSL adjustment layer in order to create higher contrast. Combined with layer blend modes like multiply or screen it filters out the backgrounds of the edited photos and leaves just the texture/ pattern.
I originally recorded two more scenes for a more complete view of the topic - but it simply got too long for a mini video. Let me know in the comments below if you would like to see more on the topic in a longer tutorial video.
Most of the functionality shown in the video can be created with other software tools such as Adobe's Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Inkscape with minor alterations and different names for the tools used.
See more Affinity Designer and Inkscape tutorials on the website at https://2dgameartguru.com.
Music from Audio Library Plus https://www.audiolibrary.plus/
‘Santana’ by ‘Ason ID’
In this mini video tutorial, I will create and work with texture and grunge images to enhance a vector illustration in Affinity Designer.
Using photos I took with my mobile phone, I create texture images that can be mixed with my design using various blend modes and adjustment layers to fine-tune the images. I alter the tone curve, posterize, invert, or reduce the saturation via an HSL adjustment layer in order to create higher contrast. Combined with layer blend modes like multiply or screen it filters out the backgrounds of the edited photos and leaves just the texture/ pattern.
I originally recorded two more scenes for a more complete view of the topic - but it simply got too long for a mini video. Let me know in the comments below if you would like to see more on the topic in a longer tutorial video.
Most of the functionality shown in the video can be created with other software tools such as Adobe's Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Inkscape with minor alterations and different names for the tools used.
See more Affinity Designer and Inkscape tutorials on the website at https://2dgameartguru.com.
Music from Audio Library Plus https://www.audiolibrary.plus/
‘Santana’ by ‘Ason ID’
