Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This tutorial includes tips for adapting your workflow to Affinity Designer if you are an Illustrator user. Although these apps have much in common, there are some major differences in how they function, and knowing these differences beforehand can help make for an easier transition.

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro
00:38 Basic Controls
01:56 Trim View
02:57 Opening Illustrator Files
04:50 Layers
06:24 Clipping Masks
08:03 Envelope Distort
09:37 Live Corner Widgets
10:42 Brushes
11:28 Image Tracing
12:09 Blend Tool
12:41 Gradient Meshes
13:07 Adjustment Layers
14:17 Transparent Gradients
15:52 More