We spoke to freelance illustrator Victor Cavazzoni about his artistic journey, the inspirations behind his work and how he approaches each new illustration.
Drawing on her classical art education, freelance illustrator Ksenia Shokorova is a master at using the interplay between light and shadows to set the mood of a scene.
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.
Whether you’ve been creating isometric illustrations for quite some time or just fancy giving the style a try, these stunning examples are sure to provide the inspiration you need.
Affinity user Tony Allen is Yorkshire-born but currently living in Kyiv, Ukraine. He explored various creative outlets before making illustration his main focus last year.
French illustrator and graphic designer Ariadne talks to us about developing her style and how Affinity Designer for iPad gives her the freedom to illustrate wherever she chooses.
We’ve always been huge fans of David’s work, so we were delighted to have a chat with him to find out more about his creative career and his thoughts on Affinity Designer.
Tracey Capone is a talented illustrator and teacher who shares her knowledge to help others get the most out of Affinity Designer. We learn more about her Skillshare courses and YouTube channel.
Spanish artist Adrià Tormo stands out from the crowd with his bold, geometric designs created in Affinity Designer. He talks us through his journey so far, giving some sound advice along the way.
By day Lejla Kurić works for an award-winning international design agency, and by night, she illustrates under her personal brand name, Tigerlily Ink, using Affinity Designer for iPad.
Talented illustrator and Affinity Designer user, Sabine König, talks about her life-long passion for art and how her creative style is continuously evolving.
Marianna Orsho's vivacious designs really stand out from the crowd. She tells us more about her approach to design and how she became involved in the branding for the Spice Girls 2019 world tour.
Anne is an editorial illustrator who thrives on creating dynamic imagery from complex ideas in her studio in Germany. She talks us through her approach to design and much more in this interview.
Freelance illustrator and graphic designer Mike Turton talks to us about his 30+ year career, his most recent work and shares some top tips for making it in the world of design.
Cleonique was one of our selected 100 commissions artists at the start of the global pandemic. We caught up with her to hear more about the skill, passion and motivations behind her work.
Daniel Aubert has been following his career as an illustrator since 2014. His main focus is on character design and portraits, however, he also likes to work with both 2D and 3D mediums.
Johan Keslassy is a self-taught illustrator living in France. After taking part in our 100 Days. 100 Commissions campaign earlier in the year he talks us through his process and goals for the future.
Spanish illustrator and designer Javier Ramirez, the talent behind the brand Sr. Reny, tells us how his talent for creating intriguing and eye-catching designs is continuously evolving.
Co-founders of BAM! creative studio, Tea Shockats and Jimbo Bernaus, chat to us about their colourful approach to design and the fun poster series they created during lockdown.
Talented designer Aldric Bonani self-published the children’s book “Palavrinha Desenhada” which was commissioned during 100 Days. 100 Commissions. Aldric tells us more about his work and life.
We talk to illustrator and muralist Nick Nortier about how he got started as an artist, what led him into mural making and why Affinity Designer for iPad fits in perfectly with his creative process.
Affinity user M Wildan Cahya Syarief talks to us about his life as a freelance illustrator, juggling client time zones and how his creative style and process has developed over the years.
Spartaco Margioni is an artist, animator and illustrator who has worked for some of the world’s biggest brands. He joins us to speak about his work, his inspirations and what led him to go freelance.
Freelance illustrator, graphic designer and 3D artist Benjamin Broschinski talks to us about his creative background, how he became skilled in multiple disciplines and his love of screen printing.
Scott Balmer is a professional freelance illustrator who is currently based in Scotland, UK. He has produced artwork for numerous clients and galleries around the world.
We interview Sphelele Gumede aka Ellsphee a multidisciplinary Art Director from South Africa. His work encompasses a range of disciplines including motion graphics, animation, design and illustration.
Kevin House is a digital illustrator and logo designer based in Victoria BC. In this interview, he tells us more about himself, his typical working week and his proudest moment so far.
Digital concept artist Paul Wembabazi talks about working on 100 Days. 100 Commissions and how he develops the beautiful lighting in his illustrations.
Making your designs into printed merchandise can be daunting, so we're here to demystify the process and give you some tips on prepping your designs for a variety of products.
Eleni Debo's professional illustration brushes are perfect for a myriad of different projects. She talks us through how to get the best from her brush pack that is now available on the Affinity Store.
Illustrator Peter Greenwood talks to us about the process behind his sleek vector artworks and how he got on trying out the Isometric Studio in Affinity Designer.
Benet Zaganjori, the creative talent behind Moon Mane Design talks us through his tattoo-inspired designs, his love of stargazing and illustration and the owl piece he recently created for us.
Pope Phoenix is a self-taught, Bronx-born art director, illustrator, and motion designer. A father, a full-time digital mercenary and a mentor to designers on social media.
Our Artist Relations team is always working with great designers and illustrators---in this article we take a look at the talent they worked with to show off Affinity Designer 1.8.
We spoke with freelance illustrator and designer Nora Toth about her style, influences and what she thought about Affinity Designer as a tool for her illustration work.
Illustrator and designer Tobias Hall has delivered once again during a recent commission to celebrate Christmas. He talks us through process of how it was done using Affinity Designer for iPad.
The Neptune Illustration Kit is a phenomenal collection of raster brushes and paper textures by one of the most prolific content creators for Affinity—Frankentoon.
We have scoured Instagram for the best Inktober posts tagged with #madeinaffinity. Here's a roundup of our favourites and a little bit about the talented creatives behind them.
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.
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.
World Illustration Award winner, Eleni Debo, talks to us about her submission piece, how she first got into editorial illustration and what she loves most about Affinity Photo.
Allan Thompson, creator of the “Ohhh, My Strawberry Monkey” children’s book series talks to us about his creative journey and building a brand from scratch.
UK animation studio Tapocketa uses Affinity Photo and Designer as integral parts of their quirky workflow. We chatted to them about their project Galdo's Gift.
Animator and artist Tim Frost has worked on an array of award winning series including Peppa Pig and Hey Duggee! Here we find out more about his work and why he has adopted Affinity.
Diego Omega, tattooist and artist talks about his inspiration, techniques and story, expanding on how he uses Affinity Designer to aid his design process.
We have been admirers of Aleksey Rico's work on Instagram for a while and were delighted when he surprised us with a stunning piece of art he created in Affinity Designer.
Tasked with illustrating 176 individual tiles for the game, Brett Stebbins talks us through this mammoth project and why his tool of choice was Affinity Designer.
We've long admired the sports illustration work of Chris Rathbone, so we were excited to commission him to create an illustration of Ronnie O'Sullivan, the world's number one snooker player.
Falk Louis is an illustrator and comic artist from Berlin, who describes himself as "not especially good at drawing". We talk to him about his WO comic and the concept of never-ending zoom...
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...
With many artists embracing technology to create digital ink drawings for Inktober 2018, we picked our favourite creations made in Affinity Designer and Photo.
Belgian based freelance animator and illustrator, Willem Pirquin speaks to us about how he got into this line of work and where he finds his inspiration...
Hailing from Perth, Western Australia, Will Schorer is the mastermind behind Highscore Creative, who have been feeding the industry with a wide spectrum of design delicacies for over a decade.
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...
Tom’s amazing character designs first caught our eye when we were on the lookout for talented artists to take part in the special Affinity Designer for iPad beta.
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.
We've spent a long time developing Affinity Designer for iPad, in fact, we first posted a sneak peek over 3 years ago! But in 2018 we also had some extra help behind-the-scenes…
Pierrick Calvez is a designer and illustrator who likes to talk simply about typography and creativity online. He also gives lectures in France and China.
Agata Kubiak is a designer from Gdańsk, Poland. Besides web design and development, she has a passion for graphic design, branding, illustrations, drawings and paintings.
Find out about illustrator and pattern designer Monez, his 'fablelous' style and his recent live art session at Apple in Singapore using Affinity Photo for iPad.
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…
Paolo Limoncelli is a UI/UX designer, digital illustrator and the talent behind DAUB Brushes. In this profile, we find out about his process and discuss his collaborations with Affinity.