Be a Pen Tool Pro in Affinity on Desktop

Master the pen and node tools in Affinity Designer, Photo or Publisher to create, adjust, and join vector paths

Created by: Jeremy Hazel
Professional artist and career creative

What Will I Learn?

• Apply the pen tool to draw ANY shape you can think of utilizing 2 simple methods
• Interpret the context toolbar for the pen tool to join multiple curves and confidently join, split, and adjust curves
• Apply the “look ahead” method and the “anchor point” method to simplify your curves and your workflow
• Confidently create your shapes utilizing the pen tool and the node tool and speed up your design process

Requirements

• Affinity (Designer, Photo or Publisher) installed on your desktop
• A basic knowledge of the program, including the ability to create a layer and navigate the interface

Target audience

• New Affinity Users who are still unsure about the pen tool after their initial exposure to the tool
• Illustrators that want to use the pen tool as their primary tool to create their art
• Photo compositors that utilize the pen tool to create clipping masks for their art