Welcome to this beginner-friendly Affinity course, where you’ll learn how to work confidently across all three integrated studios – Vector, Pixel and Layout – inside the new free Affinity suite by Canva. Whether you’re brand new to design, switching from Adobe tools, or already familiar with Affinity Designer, Photo or Publisher, this course will show you how the three studios work together to create graphics, illustrations, edited photos, posters and multi-page documents in a single seamless workspace.
This is the first in a growing course! – Intermediate and Advanced levels will be added soon, and your course access will automatically expand. By the end of the course, you’ll move easily between all three studios and use them together to create polished, professional-looking projects.
Who This Course Is For: Hi, I’m Tim – an Adobe Certified Instructor, designer, university lecturer and creative software trainer based in London.
This course is ideal for:
- Complete beginners learning Affinity for the first time
- Designers switching from Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop or InDesign
- Students and professionals wanting a free all-in-one creative toolkit
- Illustrators, hobbyists and home users exploring digital design
- Anyone wanting to learn vector, pixel and layout tools in one place
No experience required – everything is explained clearly, step-by-step.
Tools You’ll Use
You’ll explore essential tools from all three Affinity studios, including:
- Vector tools: shapes, drawing tools, Bezier curves
- Pixel tools: brushes, adjustments, colour correction and compositing
- Layout tools: multi-page setup, text frames and flowing text
- Blend modes, gradients and color settings (RGB & CMYK)
- Layers, masks, stacking order and selection tools
- Cutouts, image blending, export options and more
All lessons are short, clear and easy to follow.
