Learn to use the Pen Tool in Affinity Designer

Learn to use the pen tool and its options to draw anything. Join +2k students who have already succeeded.

4.40 (121 reviews)
Udemy
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English
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1.5 hours
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Mar 2021
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What you will learn

How to use the Pen Tool in Affinity Designer + how to use it in combination with other tools to get the most out of it, and finally being able to draw with it once and for all. I'll show not just one method, but three, so the students can choose the more convenient for them or, even better, combine them all.

Description

NOTE: This class' price is fixed. Udemy promos won't apply, so the price won't go any lower.

In this course, you are going to learn to USE THE PEN TOOL FOR GOOD, with 3 different methods I prepared for you, so by the end of the course, you will be able to control it in such a way you won't be frustrated by it anymore.

I prepared the course in such a way that, if one method does not feel good to you, you will still have two additional methods to find your way and finish the exercises and final project. However, I am pretty sure that, with just a bit of practice, you will master the 3 very soon, and combine them in your designs.

You’ll learn about segments, bezier curves, the pen tool, nodes and the node tool. You will also learn how to combine them to get the most out of their powerful possibilities, and master the most important and pivotal tools in vector drawing. For this, we will do some easy to follow exercises, to finally end up creating a more complex one, focusing in how to use the pen tool and a few more tools we will see in the course.

We will use Affinity Designer, but once you’ve learned how to use it, you’ll have a much easier grasp on any other pen tool on a different software, since, even though each one has their own particularities, in essence, they are very similar.

This class is for anyone wanting to learn how to draw with vectors, especially beginners, but also those who having some knowledge, still don’t have a good understanding on how the pen tool works and what are the logics behind it.

Content

Intro to the course "Learn to use the Pen Tool in Affinity Designer"

Intro

Learn to draw with the Pen Tool in Affinity Designer. Let's start the lectures!

Lecture 2 : Vector Lines & Bezier Curves
Lecture 3: Nodes: Sharp, Smooth & Smart
Lecture 4: The Pen Tool Icons
Lecture 5: The Pen Tool Modes
Lecture 6: The Node Tool Icons
Lecture 7: Start Working with the Pen Tool
Lecture 8: Understanding the Handles
Lecture 9: Pen Tool Exercise 1: Draw a Circle
Lecture 10: Three Methods to Use the Pen Tool: Exercise 2 - Draw a Heart
Lecture 11: Pen & Node Tool Actions
Lecture 12: Pen Tool Exercise 3: Draw a Letter
Lecture 13: Snapping
Lecture 14: Final Exercise: Part 1
Lecture 15: Final Exercise: Part 2 (Time-lapse)
Lecture 16: Conclusion & See You Soon!

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Reviews

Bruce
September 17, 2023
This is the only course I have found that is exclusive to the pen tool. It did help clear up some issues I was having. I will be watching this course multiple times to ingrain the techniques. The instructor is professional, knowledgeable, and engaging.
Greg
January 3, 2023
I learned a lot of subtleties about using the pen tool. The instructor we engaging and fun. I recommend this course.
James
December 19, 2022
what a delightful course. isabel has great pacing and understands so well all of the little things that add up to attaining a better facility with the pen tool. i only wish that the other major tools in affinity designer had similar courses to support them. i actually bought this course some time ago and subsequently got lost in my paid work (including work in affinity designer) and got to the point where i became pretty comfortable with the software. i'm so glad i looked at my purchased courses again because this was a real boost to my affinity designer skillset. regardless of your experience with affinity designer (or any other vector art software), you will most assuredly learn things you didn't even know you would benefit from learning. so great!
Graham
June 19, 2022
I learnt a lot about how to use the pen tool in Affinity Designer and feel a lot more confident about using it after completing the exercises.
Hubert
June 15, 2022
A great way to quickly learn the basics of vector drawing in Affinity Designer. Isabel is an enthousiastic and fun teacher!
Valdinar
January 28, 2022
Sou brasileiro e sei um pouco de inglês escrito, mas não falado, mas posso dizer com certeza que a legenda em inglês tem muitos erros. Já encontrei vários. Estou querendo muito aprender, mas com a legenda com erros dificulta muito mais. Preciso ouvir muitas vezes o mesmo trecho para compreender o que ela está realmente falando em inglês. Por exemplo: "Pen tool" é legendado como "Pentagon"; "drawing" é legendado como "trolling". É importante ressaltar que o áudio está bom, porém a legenda está com muitos erros de grafia, mesmo em inglês.
Jens
December 26, 2021
This course was very helpful for me. I now have a much better understanding of the pen and the node tool. Thank you very much Isabel. Best regards Jens
Edwin
December 15, 2021
A very good course. Very well explained on using the pen tool. I still need lots of practice but I have a better understanding on using the pen tool. Take the knowledge she gives you and practice, practice,practice!
Rohit
July 6, 2021
She is very good in teaching it detail..and that's what i wanted "Detail Level Learning" for my Hobby of Typography and Wallpaer Art.
Lynn
April 14, 2021
Great class to learn the oh so important pen tool! Really easy to follow course for Designer! She's a very good teacher. Will take her other class as well. Assume some of the pen tool uses are same in Illustrator.
Stacy
February 13, 2021
Loved this course so much! It has given me more confidence in using the pen tool. Isabel is amazing as is wonderful to see someone so passionate. All I have to do now is to practice, practice and practice. I will defiantly be doing more of Isabel courses in the future.
Abdulmalik
December 18, 2020
exactly what I needed, this course puts you in the right direction then bush you forward, I can proceed with confident now
Buzz
November 14, 2020
I am familiar with vectors, understand lines and curves, but didn't understand the mechanics of working with, converting, manipulating those. So this course is perfect as it dives right to where I needed help without going through a 15 hour comprehensive course. Thank you!
René
April 12, 2020
This is a "must-have course" in vector graphics. You may think "This is too basic, I just want to start drawing". But believe me, this course is worth every minute spent and it will make you able to do things correct and fast before moving on. Greatly appreciated course, keep up the good work :-)
Sarah
March 29, 2020
Ok class, but some of the content is out of date. I am not sure I would have paid for this class if I would have known this on beforehand. (The author has let me know an updated class is available on another platform - it baffles me that they decided not to update the class content here on Udemy, too).

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