This texture is a little bit smaller than the original that comes in our Rockstar Kit, but will do the job perfectly. Look up in your download folder for another folder called ‘Texture Sample’ and import the only image that’s inside it ‘FT-cardboard-XS’. Go to the main menu bar, then File and Place… If not, you’ll end up with a very messy artwork with hundreds of ‘Curve, Curve, Layer, Curve’… default titles all over your Layers Panel and would be super difficult to identify a specific object when you get back to it, specially if you’re working inside a team. It’s a GOOD IDEA (notice the capitalization) to rename your Layers, Groups and Curves. I like its shape, but it lacks depth, let’s fix this by using an Image Texture overlay. This artwork comes organized in layers, so for the sake of legibility, let’s turn off the 2 layers above the one named Background. These techniques are very simple to apply, regardless of which artwork you’re going to follow this tutorial with. If you prefer, you can work with one of your own artworks, I won’t get mad, I promise.

You can download these goodies in the link below, so you can follow along: > GET DEMO FILESįirst, open up the Affinity Designer sample included with your download: “tutorial artwork.afdesign”. In this tutorial we’ll be using some assets that includes: a couple of pixel brushesfrom our Texturizer Pro and Pattern Painter packs, a texture included in our Rockstar Kit and a free. I’ll show you how I use either image texturesand pixel brushes to enhance my vector illustrations by 500%. Are you with me? Great!Ī fair knowledge on how to use Designer’s Layers PanelĪ digitizer or Pen Tablet (not mandatory but your experience will enhance A LOT if you use one) Every other day I receive a very particular request in my inbox, Facebook, Twitter, or any other account known by our civilization, that usually goes like:Īnd I’ll go a little step further indeed.

Affinity designer tutorial