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Create custom lettering and calligraphy prints with Affinity designer. This class is a perfect introduction to affinity designers and to lettering. You will not only learn to create and modify letters but also the principles to create beautiful prints based on those letters and texts.
You will learn among other things… 
<ul><li>How to work with text, placing patterns and layers.</li>
<li>How to use clipping layers, blending modes and HSL adjustments</li>
<li>How to use the pen tool</li>
<li>How to create masks</li>
<li>How to modify curves with the nodes</li>
<li>Make a text to follow a path</li>
<li>Make a text to fill a shape</li>
<li>Colour gradients</li>
<li>Design principles to help you create custom prints.</li>
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Lettering and calligraphy art is everywhere, fashion, books, homedecor… and thanks to programs like affinity designer is really easy to create them. With the skills that you will learn in this class you will be able to create custom posters of letters, names, quotes and texts like lyrics of a song, first pages of a novel or even wedding vows. Perfect for you or to sell.
If you are looking for a new skill or you want to learn affinity designer this class if perfect for you as I will teach you the basics, and more, step by step while creating gorgeous prints. And don’t worry, no previous knowledge is needed.
If you are an expert in affinity designer this class is also for you as this will give you an introduction to lettering and calligraphy and a lot of ideas of how to create custom prints perfect for your home, to gift or even to sell in Etsy or print on demands places like Society6 and Redbubble.

Introduction

Your class project

First initial - Placing patterns

Fill initial - Layering and Clipping

Creating motifs - Selection techniques

Sport initial - Pen tool intro

Slytherin S - Modify Shapes with nodes

Inspirational quote - Following a path

Poem print - Filling a shape

Final Thoughts and Thank You

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