Whether you're switching from other software or new to photo editing and digital design, there is a wealth of learning resources on hand to help you get started with Affinity.
Pressure sensitivity gives a natural drawing experience as if using traditional physical pencils and brushes. Andy explores the basics and looks at some essential concepts and techniques.
Discover how layer states can reduce the work that's required to create and export variations of a document. The feature is available in Affinity desktop apps, starting with Version 2.4.
Affinity Photo's histogram offers a deep dive into your image's tonal information. Here, we take a look at how to interpret it to make informed choices for further editing.
Symbols are a game-changer when it comes to creating repeatable elements in Affinity Designer 2. Let’s take a closer look at this incredible feature and the many ways it can be used…
Affinity's view modes are a great way of previewing your output and exploring the structure of your designs. Find out which Affinity apps they're best used in.
In this article, we'll look at speeding up your routine logo design processes, giving you the freedom to focus on the look and feel of your design in a way that works for you.
Artboards can be a little unfamiliar to design beginners. In this article, Andy explains artboards in depth so you can make more use of them in your workflows.
With OpenColorIO v2 support now available in Affinity Photo 2.2, we answer some burning questions: What is OpenColorIO? Why is it useful? And how does it work in Affinity Photo?
Andy gives a refresher on transforming objects and introduces a new 2.2 feature called Move Data Entry—a cool way to reposition, rotate and duplicate one or more objects—all controllable via a dialog.
Affinity 2.2 is our second free major update for V2, and it introduces some exciting new features and improvements across all apps and platforms. Here's an overview of what has been added.
Pattern designer, illustrator and online educator Weronika Salach reveals her automated pattern process for creating seamless repeats—with no manual calculations required!
In the absence of a hardware keyboard for your iPad, Affinity V2 provides an innovative way to access alternative tool and object transformation behaviours using only the touchscreen.
Our first free update to V2 introduces some highly requested new features, plus hundreds of usability improvements to Affinity’s most-loved tools. Let's take a look at the most significant changes.
In Affinity Publisher 2, you can use notes to present supplementary info to the main text. Don't worry about choosing the wrong type – it isn't set in stone and the app handles the conversion for you.
In Affinity Photo 2, you can now use the Develop Persona in a non-destructive RAW workflow as your ideas emerge. Read on to find out more about this new and highly anticipated feature.
Affinity V2 brings a host of new features to Affinity Photo. Here we take you through some of our favourites, including Non-destructive RAW Develop, Live Mesh Warp and Compound Masks.
Affinity Publisher 2 contains a raft of new additions, including a Books feature, Notes Tool and Place Auto-flow. In this article, we walk through our top five and what you need to know about them.
Lettering artist and asset creator Snooze One shares his top tips for adding the finishing touches to your lettering to make it stand out from the crowd.
Professional photographer, designer and teacher Niall Benvie explains how photographers can use Affinity Publisher to get their work noticed and extend their creative practice.
Learn how to automatically create daily backups of your Affinity documents in the cloud and avoid the pain of catastrophe befalling your master copies.
Enrique Figueroa of Frankentoon Studio shows us his photo collage process in Affinity Photo whilst providing a free asset pack so you can re-create this look too.
In the spirit of Halloween, Brazilian illustrator Rubens Scarelli is here to show you how to create an impressive bat-themed illustration in Affinity Designer using just a few key vector tools.
Affinity desktop apps allow for extensive customisation of keyboard shortcuts, ensuring features important to you are always at your fingertips. Our team has some suggestions of what to set up.
From the Export Persona, you can export selected areas (or slices) from your design, choosing from a range of sizes and file formats to export to simultaneously.
The Inpainting Brush Tool is perfect for removing unwanted content from a scene—as if by magic! In this article, Andy explains how it works and how to achieve the best results.
Nobody wants to spend their time copying and pasting information into a publication. The Data Merge Manager in Affinity Publisher might save you the bother.
Looking for a way to take your page layouts even further? With StudioLink’s ability to switch between different Personas, you can take advantage of each of the Affinity apps’ unique features.
The 1.9 update to Affinity Designer packs in a raft of time-saving, workflow improvements. In this article, we run through our top five new features and how to make the most of them.
Our 1.9 update brings a host of new features to Affinity Photo. Here we take you through some of our favourites and explain how to get the most from them.
Andy takes a look at some useful Studio panel arrangements which can make you more efficient and smooth your workflows. The article may spark your imagination about making your own panel combinations.
Go beyond Affinity Publisher's fundamental drop caps controls by combining several of the app's advanced features to further enhance your drop caps' looks.
From what to look out for when shooting mist and snow, to advice on correcting common problems, and adding quality of light and composition; Jo shares her top tips for mastering winter photography.
Digital artist Tinashe Rusike demonstrates how to create a dynamic sports photo composition featuring Rugby League legend Jason Taumalolo in Affinity Photo for iPad.
Product expert Emily walks us through her latest creative session, where she demonstrates the importance of typography by designing a beautiful restaurant menu in Affinity Publisher.
New to Affinity Publisher? To help you find your way around the app and get to grips with everything it has to offer, Product Expert Emily has put together a handy beginner's guide.
In this step-by-step tutorial from Envato Tuts+, you'll learn how to create a cool and colourful cover design for a digital magazine using Affinity Publisher.
Ever get stuck wondering which file format to use? In this article, we’ll explore some of the most commonly used file formats, and what to look for when deciding which type works best for your image.
Modifier keys are a great way to fine-tune your tools and make tweaks as you go. Here are just a few of our favourite keys for working faster and smarter in Affinity Photo...
In this article, we are going to look at how you can produce your own neon typographic design using a combination of layer effects, blend modes and a few simple tweaks.
Work with colour in Affinity Publisher in a flexible, professional way that will save you time and effort, whether you’re experimenting with a new design or making changes further down the line.
Pierre Kleinhouse is an award-winning freelance illustrator and designer, and he joins us here today to explain his process of designing a ramen shop poster using Affinity Designer.
With record numbers signing up to our 90-day free trials, we thought now would be a good time to shine a spotlight on some of the top learning articles for Affinity newcomers.
Photographer Dina Belenko talks us through the process of creating a magical silhouette still life photograph using paper cut monsters and objects from around her home.
We took the opportunity in our 1.8 updates to refine and standardise the Affinity brushes across all the Affinity apps. Find out how to access the legacy Affinity brushes in this article.
Nastya Kuliabina AKA Jungle of Colors, walks us through how to create her signature floral characters by illustrating 1.8 to celebrate our latest update.
Designing icon sets can be a tricky business, but we knew that we would be in safe hands when commissioning a set themed around Travel from freelance art director Isabel Sousa.
Have you ever taken a photo only to be disappointed by haze dampening your scene? The Haze Removal filter in Affinity Photo is here to rescue your image!
New to Affinity Photo? To help you find your way around the app and get to grips with everything it has to offer we’ve put together a handy beginner's guide.
Photographer and workshop leader Chris Patterson has been waxing lyrical about Affinity Photo for iPad, so we asked her to share her process for bringing fire and haunting beauty to your images.
Want to keep two words together on one line, type proper mathematical symbols, or cite another document? Here’s how to insert those and other invaluable characters to make pages more professional.
Liz Kohler Brown is an artist and designer who creates unique lettering projects, surface designs and illustrations. Here she is to show us how to create a repeat pattern in Affinity Designer.
When you are placing a file or populating a picture frame in Affinity Publisher, you can choose whether to embed the file within your document or link it from its original disk location.
Clipping is a fundamental design technique in Affinity apps. Andy explores the basics of clipping and the different ways it is used in Affinity Designer, Photo and Publisher.
Tribhuvan's slick vector illustrations and icons first came to our attention on Instagram; deceptively simple in appearance he uses a range of subtle techniques to create his art in Affinity Designer.
In this article product expert Matt Searston shows us how to create an illustration from start to finish, while seamlessly switching between Affinity Designer on iPad and desktop.
The ability to convert shapes directly into frames makes it easier than ever to produce exciting new ways to showcase your creative content in Affinity Publisher.
New to Affinity Designer? To help you find your way around the app and get to grips with everything it has to offer we’ve put together a handy beginner's guide.
Brazilian games artist and UI designer, Jhonatan S. Silva shows us how to manipulate shapes and text to create eye-catching graphics in this step-by-step tutorial.
We release updates to our software all the time, and what's more, they're free for existing customers. In this article, we tell you how to install these updates.
Affinity Designer 1.7 is available now, and it’s one of our biggest releases yet. Check out some of the awesome tools you get in this massive update...
Having recently released our 1.7 updates into the world, we thought it would be a good time to tell you about the ten things we love about Affinity Photo 1.7.
London fashion photographer Girl who shoots—aka—Alina Budina, tells us her top advice for collaborating on photo shoots with other creative professionals and what you should expect...
Let's fly into making a rocket using vectors in Affinity Designer! Using techniques that are easy to learn, games designer Jhonatan S. Silva will show you how...
When it comes to lettering our eyes often deceive us—Ivana Marić of Le Punkt Noir Lettering Studio shows us few simple rules to follow to better please the eye.
It’s so important to communicate a strong professional message to online customers. One key way to do this is to present iconography that is uniformly crisp and clean right across your icon set.
Gal Shir is an awesome art director, designer, artist and Instagram star based in Tel Aviv. This Christmas, he has given Affinity Designer for iPad a try...
In the seventh instalment of our 'shooting series', James looks at using drones for photography and explores the unique results you can obtain with them.
You're never too old to learn the art of hand-lettering. Picking up his first calligraphy pen at the age of 34 to learn an entirely new art-form, Ian Barnard is a testament to this...
In the fifth instalment of our 'shooting series', James talks you through the use of polarising filters and explores their advantages and disadvantages.
You’ve been commissioned to design the final boss for an action role-playing video game, set in a futuristic Mayan dystopian world, where ancient gods have returned to take over the world...
Andy looks at the difference between vector and raster design, exploring key aspects in both. He'll also look at how mixed-discipline 'vector - raster' interworking can streamline workflows.
Brush expert Paolo Limoncelli, from DAUB Brushes, shows you how to create your own brush nozzles from real-life media to create custom raster and vector brushes in Affinity Designer for iPad.
Paolo Limoncelli, from DAUB Brushes, shows us how to create vector brushes that mimic real-world watercolour wash brushes in Affinity Designer for iPad.
Now that pro-level graphic design on the iPad has become a reality, there's a lot to talk about. Here is a rundown of some of the things you need to know about Affinity Designer for iPad.
Inspired by the opera 'Madame Butterfly', illustrator Kevin House (aka Retrograde) demonstrates how to create a stunning vector eye as part of his study of the lead character.
In the second instalment of our 'shooting series', James explores setting up your camera and post-production for creating a 'big stopper' effect with landscapes.
Fresh from his workshop at the Apple Store in Singapore, illustrator Monez gave us a step by step guide to the techniques he uses to create a monster illustration in Affinity Photo for iPad…
In the first instalment of our 'shooting series', learn how to shoot star trail photography, then edit and create powerful compositions in Affinity Photo.