Crucial to some and utterly useless to others, there are several who will miss it if they switch. One key element missing from Affinity Designer is a vector tracing tool. There are grid plugins available for Illustrator, but these add an extra cost to an already pricey piece of software. While Illustrator possesses the basics (horizontal, vertical, and… that’s it) Affinity Designer has a far wider range of tools, including an isometric tool, which along with a 'fit to plane' process, makes the creation of 3D shapes and patterns far, far easier. One of the features where Affinity Designer wins over Illustrator, however, is in its grid functions. One of the key elements is Illustrator’s Envelope Distortion tool, allowing text to be twisted and skewed intelligently to fit specific spaces.Īffinity Designer allows vectors to be skewed to match faces of customisable isometric grids (Image credit: Beth Crane) Illustrator is integrated with Adobe Fonts, allowing users to preview Adobe fonts in situ before downloading them, and in the program itself, Illustrator possesses text editing abilities that Affinity Designer simply doesn’t have. Illustrator has a lot of additional features that are text based, and considering the importance of text in graphic design, for many this will be the match point. Vector lines can be modified either by clicking and dragging or by using vector point levers, depending on your goal. The key element of any vector software, the node editor, is both relatively similar and fairly simple for both nodes can be added either individually and specifically with the pen tool or in a more freehand manner with the straightforwardly-named freehand tool. Whereas Illustrator relies on its mainstay of drop-down numerical boxes, Affinity Designer’s sliders are a more intuitive way to determine sizing, whether you’re determining the appropriate stroke width or layer transparency.īoth programs have the ability to customise their toolbar, meaning you can be rid of the tools you don’t use and prioritise the ones you use the most, and both have the ability to make simultaneous changes across all instances of similar objects in Illustrator, this is called Global Editing, whereas in Affinity Designer you can designate an object, such as a logo, as a Symbol, giving you the opportunity to automatically copy across any changes made to all instances of it. One of the more intuitive elements of Affinity Designer’s user interface is the use of sliders to control sizing and zooms. If you enjoyed this tutorial you may also like our tutorials on using the shape tool in Affinity Designer, adding or subtracting from objects, and making a mandala in Affinity Designer.Affinity Designer's Workspace (Image credit: Beth Crane) Quick as that you have created a perfectly straight line. Then click and drag either one of the nodes to change the angle of the line. Select the Node Editing tool on the left hand side. You can also use the Node Editing tool to adjust the ends. You can move the entire line by clicking and dragging it. Alternatively adjust color and width under the Stroke Panel on the right hand side. You can adjust the width and color of the stroke with the options at the top of the screen. Now that your line is drawn you can edit it as needed. It will also allow you to draw a perfectly straight line at 45 degree angles. Holding down shift allows you to make a perfectly vertical or horizontal line. Hold down Shift then click again where you want the line to end. Position your mouse where you want to start your line and click to place the first point. Select the Vector Pen tool to activate it. The Vector Pen tool is located on the left hand tool bar and is depicted as a fountain pen. We will be using the Vector Pen to draw our line. Step 1 - Locate the Vector Pen tool and draw a line
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