Welcome to Affinity (by Canva) Level 2 – Vector Made Easy, a hands-on class designed to build on what you learned in the <a href="https://skl.sh/43FtuKg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Affinity Essentials</a> course and take your vector design skills to the next level.
In this class, we’ll focus on vector tools and workflows in Affinity to help you work faster, more accurately, and more creatively. You’ll learn how to create clean vector artwork using duplication, the Pen Tool, Bezier curves, strokes, styles, and patterns—all explained in a clear, friendly, non-scary way.
This course is ideal if you’re comfortable with the basics and ready to explore more powerful techniques used in illustration, branding, icons, and professional graphic design.
What You’ll Learn
<ul>
<li>Build on the Essentials skills to work confidently with more advanced vector tools</li>
<li>Use duplication techniques to speed up your workflow and create complex designs efficiently</li>
<li>Draw cleaner shapes using Bezier curves and the Pen Tool</li>
<li>Work with strokes, including dashed lines, arrows, and custom stroke styles</li>
<li>Use the Appearance panel to manage multiple fills and strokes and save reusable styles</li>
<li>Create complex, repeatable vector patterns</li>
<li>Understand how layers and masking work in vector-based projects</li>
<li>Use blends to create smooth transitions and creative effects</li>
<li>Work with symbols and artboards to manage larger, more complex documents</li>
<li>Use swatches to keep colors consistent across your designs</li>
</ul>
Who This Course Is For
Hi, I’m Tim – a designer, university lecturer, and creative software trainer based in London.
This class is ideal for:
<ul>
<li>Students who have completed Affinity (by Canva) Essentials – Vector, Pixel &amp; Layout Made Easy</li>
<li>Designers who understand the basics and want to level up</li>
<li>Creatives moving from Illustrator to Affinity’s vector workflow</li>
<li>Illustrators and designers who want cleaner, more efficient vector artwork</li>
</ul>
You don’t need to be an expert—just comfortable with the basics and ready to improve your workflow.
Course Projects
You’ll learn through fun, practical projects that apply each technique in a real design workflow, including:
<ul>
<li>Redrawing a sports shoe using clean vector shapes and textures</li>
<li>Designing a social media post using artboards to create multiple variations</li>
<li>Creating complex patterns using duplication and transforms</li>
<li>Building reusable styles and appearances</li>
<li>Exploring blends, symbols, and artboards in real-world layouts</li>
</ul>
Tools &amp; Techniques We’ll Use
In this class, you’ll work with intermediate / advanced vector features, including:
<ul>
<li>Duplication and transformation workflows</li>
<li>Bezier curves and Pen Tool techniques</li>
<li>Stroke controls (dashes, arrows, and custom stroke settings)</li>
<li>The Appearance panel and saving styles for reuse</li>
<li>Pattern creation and editing</li>
<li>Layers and masking for vector projects</li>
<li>Blends for smooth transitions and creative effects</li>
<li>History, symbols, and artboards</li>
<li>Swatches and consistent color management</li>
</ul>
Everything is explained step by step with clear demonstrations and practical examples.
What You’ll Need
<ul>
<li>Affinity (by Canva) installed on your computer (it’s free!)</li>
<li>A basic understanding of vector tools (Essentials course or equivalent experience)</li>
<li>A willingness to experiment and have fun with vector design</li>
</ul>
Next Steps
By the end of this class, you’ll be confident using advanced vector tools in Affinity to create cleaner, more professional artwork – from illustrations and icons to patterns and branded graphics.
Don’t forget to share your work – I love seeing what you create!
Your <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/64207epzfgjla1u0pd1d3/ACmTLxWykqi_AK6-OMH-RXw?rlkey=k9tstglatgypsc25klk5c1muj&amp;st=zef9y0v5&amp;dl=0" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Resource files are here</a>.

Intro to this Next Steps Affinity Vector Course

Duplication - Intro

Power Duplicate

Power Duplication & Registration Points

More Power in the Transform

Move the Point of Rotation Manually

Rotate Around Middle WIth Ctrl Cmd J

Using Expressions

Stroke Options - Intro

Stroke Options: Caps, Mitre, Joins, Align, Order & Scale

Arrow Heads: Which Direction is the Line

Dashes & Dash Patterns

Dash Phase

Appearance Panel   Multiple Stroke

Save Appearance as a Style

Patterns - Intro

Make a Simple Pattern

Make Stripes

More Complex Patterns

Add More Patterns to the First

Brushes - Intro

Vector (Path) vs Pixel Brushes

Path Brush Settings Inc Stabilizer

More Settings Including Pressure Sensitivity

Pressure Sensitivity for Non Tablet Users

Copy Path Brush & Customize

Make a Custom Solid Brush

Make a Textured Intensity Brush

Use Repeat Shapes on Your Brush

Transparency in Brushes

Gradient Brushes

Images in Brushes

Image in Brush with Photo

Bezier Curves & the Pen Tool - Intro

Bezier Curve Handles

Breaking the Handles to Form a Cusp

Pen Tool Basics & Convert Nodes to Curves

Draw with Curves

Redraw Fish with Curves

Draw with Cusps

Try Drawing Fish with Cusps

Faster Cusp Drawing

Pencil Sculpt Mode

Pencil vs Brush Tool

Knife Tool

Stroke Width Tool

Layers & Masking - Intro

Container Layers vs Groups

My Artwork in Layers & Groups

Masks & Clipping

Multi Objects in a Clip

Clip Multiple Shapes & Photos

Adjustment Layers in a Layer

Blends - Intro

Look at the Blends

Gradient Blends

Options on Blends

Project: Project: Redraw a Sports Shoe - Intro

Place the Image to be Used

Draw in the Back Insole & Fabric Areas

Draw the Heel & Base

Add in the Plastic Details

Make a Swatch Palette

Fill with Color

Clean Up & Group

Draw Some Laces

Group, Twist & Add Shadow

Add Texture

Color Variations

Create a Background

Add Text

History, Symbols, Artboard & Effects - Intro

Use & Save the History Panel

Cycle Your History

Project: Social Media Post with Artboards - Intro

Create a Background & Lock Via Layers

Add Logo Text

Make a Copy & Create a Symbol

Artboards: New & Insert Artboard

Creating Variations with Artboards

Exporting Variations of JPG for Social Media

Quick Effects

Well Done & Thank You!

Example Project by Tim

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