Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Quick video tutorial from 2Dgameartguru.com on how to separate your fill and line art while keeping it editable.
This video explains how to keep your line art in a separate layer from your fill while keeping it all editable in Affinity Designer. Having your line art on a separate layer from your fill and shading can be helpful at times. Usually, this means changes will be a little harder and time-consuming. Symbols can be the answer, or more precisely the Sync functionality of symbols.
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 http://2dgameartguru.com.
Music from Audio Library Plus https://www.audiolibrary.plus/
‘Santana’ by ‘Ason ID’
Quick video tutorial from 2Dgameartguru.com on how to separate your fill and line art while keeping it editable.
This video explains how to keep your line art in a separate layer from your fill while keeping it all editable in Affinity Designer. Having your line art on a separate layer from your fill and shading can be helpful at times. Usually, this means changes will be a little harder and time-consuming. Symbols can be the answer, or more precisely the Sync functionality of symbols.
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 http://2dgameartguru.com.
Music from Audio Library Plus https://www.audiolibrary.plus/
‘Santana’ by ‘Ason ID’
![Inkscape Mini Tutorial - Miniature Storefront design using basic shapes [workflow]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ifTGseDkBUo/mqdefault.jpg "Inkscape Mini Tutorial - Miniature Storefront design using basic shapes [workflow]
As part of the challenge on the Facebook group Inkscape - hands-on I recorded my workflow when creating designs based on basic shapes. I create this fishmongers store using shapes - circles, rectangles, and stars - with added text elements. Most of the shapes have solid fills [I did cheat a little and used a few gradients] and use shading shapes inside clip groups for detail and depth.
Reusing, duplicating, and modifying existing elements speeds up the creation process.
For more Affinity Designer and Inkscape tutorials visit the website at http://2dgameartguru.com.")
