Common misunderstandings about the Designer (Vector) Persona in Affinity Designer.Five key things to consider before you begin your textured illustration in Affinity Designer.Throughout the class, you will learn to create fun, realistic felt ornament shapes, using a variety of texture methods and effects, which can be used on greeting cards, in surface patterns for wrapping paper or fabric or just as fun, decorative illustrations.įlat vectors have their place in the design world, especially when you need something to be infinitely scalable but, let’s face it, sometimes they can be kind of… well… flat! In my new class, I’m going to show you how to take flat vector illustrations and kick them up a notch by effectively using texture, non-destructive masks and effects for a more realistic feel.įor the class project, we’re going to be creating fun, Scandi inspired felt ornament illustrations by building up our base layers using flat vectors, then adding beautiful felt texture and other effects to take them from flat to realistic, making them feel like they’re about to pop out of the canvas.īy the end of the class, you will have a better understanding of four ways to effectively use texture, masks and effects to take ANY vector illustration you create from flat to fabulous for those time when your designs need a little boost of realism. In this class, we will be taking vector shapes from flat to fabulous using texture and non-destructive effects in Affinity Designer. My latest Skillshare class, “ Flat to Fabulous Vectors in Affinity Designer | Four Texture Methods for Creating Realistic Illustrations,” is now live on my channel!

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