Thank you, that was excellent - clear, concise, articulate and very helpful. My friend Monsieur Pedantic tells me that you missed a tiny bit of knockout on the 'n' of 'on'. No matter but would he get a prize for spotting the deliberate error?
Hey Aplo, when you load up affinity designer you get the basic grey pallet, just click on this pallet and select the colour selection and all the color swatches will be displayed.
I came across your vid and find your tutorials to be straight forward and helpful. I've learnt a few things already. I hope you carry on doing Affinity Designer videos. love Affinity Designer but most graphic designers who use it for print on demand are frustrated as most have issues with fuzzy images with jagged edges and text, even when exported at high a resolution (300dpi) PNG. When imported into Redbubble for example and you need to scale down from 100% (default) to meet the various apparel dimensions, the image quality gets worse. When compared, the other images on the platform appear quite sharp and crisp, even the ones with very small fonts. Don't know if you use it for POD and what are your experiences please? Can you please do a tutorial where you export your design as a PNG on RedBubble see what happens when you scale up or down. At first I thought it was just me but I realised that the Affinity Designer forums show experienced graphic designers have been complaining about this since 2014! Apparently it has to do with the anti-aliasing which feature which needs to be switched off prior to export which Adobe Illustrator has but AD doesn't. Thanks, I've subbed.
Hey Pixells, thanks for the comment and for the sub! Appreciate it! That’a really strange to hear this. I just tested an export of the latest artwork as a PNG @ 300dpi at my full size print at 280mm wide (±3400 px) and I get no pixellating. My original artwork is to the correct size, so no upscaling on export. The problem may be at the printers end, maybe wrong import settings and also garment dependent. You do get basic shirts to print on then HD T Shirts print on with a tighter weave creating a cleaner print. I don’t use Red Bubble or POD as I print shirts ;-). I will check and see what happens when I upload a image to the site see what happens, is it the preview or actual print at this stage? I hope it’s not the outsourced printers speed printing prints to keep costs down. It’s really odd, I just wonder if it’s isn’t worth a test, same design set up at the same size exported from both illustrator / Affinity and then printed. Would be very interesting…
Hi, thanks for responding so quickly, I really appreciate it. Yeah that would be an awesome experiment doing a tutorial where u upload the AD and Ai version of the same design onto a RedBubble & see how they behave when scaled up and down to accommodate the various apparel dimensions (RedBubble has over 20 products). However, the issue isn’t blurry images on the printed tees (RedBubble actually uses a range of quality tees) but on screen when uploading- sorry I should have specified that it’s on the mockups. Others have beautiful crisp graphics on there and I’m sure they’re not using AD. For example I design my graphics at 4500 x 5400 px and export as a PNG @ 300dpi. When I first upload my designs on mockuos, the images look OK only at whatever default scale but rapidly appear low res and blurry with jagged edges when scaled down (not scaled up). RedBubble states in their dimension guidelines that you can upload one large high res image (7632 x 6480 px) at 300dpi and then resize the design on all the products u choose (I think u’ll get what I mean by scaling when you do it ur self) rather than uploading different file sizes. If you check Affinity Designers’ forums you’ll see many people complaining about fuzzy images even when exported at high resolution because of something called “anti-aliasing” which is a feature Illustrator has but AD doesn’t where u switch off anti-aliasing prior to exporting your image- I assume u know about this since u work with Illustrator. Apparently it makes a world of difference giving u that sharp crisp image. This has been an ongoing complaint on AD forums since 2014! So sorry it’s so long, just wanted to explain it better! 😁 The link below is an example and if u google anti-aliasing on Affinity Designer, you’ll see all the complaints. Thanks. forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/114272-how-does-anti-aliasing-work-on-affinity-designer/
That's awesome to hear! Yup it does take a little while to navigate through it all 🙃. Would love to see how your design came out, send it across to the Keep on Creating facebook or DM me on whatever social you have 😀
@@KeeponCreatingTV Ok, will do. I made a second one much faster. I used an easier font. The triangles aren't cutting away though. When I click the minus, they just disappear. I tried other shapes, same result. Only the middle layer works. Everything is set up right, just not working.
@@KeeponCreatingTV Both layers that weren't working were yellow. So on a hunch, I changed the colors and it worked. I saved the color to email support. My first design used a yellow and it worked. I changed it back to the yellow I wanted without issues.
Yup you can export eps file, only thing you need to do is expand strokes and convert fonts before you do so. The part I don't know is the 8 or 10, but you can open the files in illustrator ;-) Thanks for the comment and Question ;-)
I have a question for you, when I try to subtract the white line from the black line, it gets rid of the white line entirely. Any idea why this is and how to go around this? Thanks!
Link to the Font I used in this Tutorial - 1.envato.market/QM5A9
it's a paid version ..bro give something free
You mad? Nobody will pay $10 for a font! You can create it. Aren't you a designer? Man you just lost my respect. Channel dismissed
Thank you, that was excellent - clear, concise, articulate and very helpful. My friend Monsieur Pedantic tells me that you missed a tiny bit of knockout on the 'n' of 'on'. No matter but would he get a prize for spotting the deliberate error?
Awesome, thanks! That's pretty cool.
Glad you like it!
@@KeeponCreatingTV When writing a description, what do you call this type of design? Breakaway comes to mind, but I'm not sure.
awesome tutorial mike great work stay safe bro
Thanks, you too!
This tutorial is very helpful...It's been a year but feels like it was made yesterday. straight to the point. 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Awesome comment! More to come!
Keep on create good work on affinity designer.
Thanks G Mahesh, appreciate it ;-)
The views are not upto your desgins... You are too awesome please never stop uploading videos... All the designs are lit..!
Realy nice joob. Goodbye Photoshop-Adobe welcome to Affinity.
Thanks Bucur! really appreciate your comment
thanks for this! a quick question, hod do you add colors on the pallete? or how do you open the full color pallete on affinity?
Hey Aplo, when you load up affinity designer you get the basic grey pallet, just click on this pallet and select the colour selection and all the color swatches will be displayed.
I came across your vid and find your tutorials to be straight forward and helpful. I've learnt a few things already. I hope you carry on doing Affinity Designer videos.
love Affinity Designer but most graphic designers who use it for print on demand are frustrated as most have issues with fuzzy images with jagged edges and text, even when exported at high a resolution (300dpi) PNG. When imported into Redbubble for example and you need to scale down from 100% (default) to meet the various apparel dimensions, the image quality gets worse.
When compared, the other images on the platform appear quite sharp and crisp, even the ones with very small fonts. Don't know if you use it for POD and what are your experiences please? Can you please do a tutorial where you export your design as a PNG on RedBubble see what happens when you scale up or down.
At first I thought it was just me but I realised that the Affinity Designer forums show experienced graphic designers have been complaining about this since 2014! Apparently it has to do with the anti-aliasing which feature which needs to be switched off prior to export which Adobe Illustrator has but AD doesn't. Thanks, I've subbed.
Hey Pixells, thanks for the comment and for the sub! Appreciate it!
That’a really strange to hear this. I just tested an export of the latest artwork as a PNG @ 300dpi at my full size print at 280mm wide (±3400 px) and I get no pixellating. My original artwork is to the correct size, so no upscaling on export. The problem may be at the printers end, maybe wrong import settings and also garment dependent. You do get basic shirts to print on then HD T Shirts print on with a tighter weave creating a cleaner print. I don’t use Red Bubble or POD as I print shirts ;-).
I will check and see what happens when I upload a image to the site see what happens, is it the preview or actual print at this stage? I hope it’s not the outsourced printers speed printing prints to keep costs down.
It’s really odd, I just wonder if it’s isn’t worth a test, same design set up at the same size exported from both illustrator / Affinity and then printed. Would be very interesting…
Hi, thanks for responding so quickly, I really appreciate it. Yeah that would be an awesome experiment doing a tutorial where u upload the AD and Ai version of the same design onto a RedBubble & see how they behave when scaled up and down to accommodate the various apparel dimensions (RedBubble has over 20 products).
However, the issue isn’t blurry images on the printed tees (RedBubble actually uses a range of quality tees) but on screen when uploading- sorry I should have specified that it’s on the mockups. Others have beautiful crisp graphics on there and I’m sure they’re not using AD.
For example I design my graphics at 4500 x 5400 px and export as a PNG @ 300dpi. When I first upload my designs on mockuos, the images look OK only at whatever default scale but rapidly appear low res and blurry with jagged edges when scaled down (not scaled up). RedBubble states in their dimension guidelines that you can upload one large high res image (7632 x 6480 px) at 300dpi and then resize the design on all the products u choose (I think u’ll get what I mean by scaling when you do it ur self) rather than uploading different file sizes.
If you check Affinity Designers’ forums you’ll see many people complaining about fuzzy images even when exported at high resolution because of something called “anti-aliasing” which is a feature Illustrator has but AD doesn’t where u switch off anti-aliasing prior to exporting your image- I assume u know about this since u work with Illustrator. Apparently it makes a world of difference giving u that sharp crisp image. This has been an ongoing complaint on AD forums since 2014!
So sorry it’s so long, just wanted to explain it better! 😁 The link below is an example and if u google anti-aliasing on Affinity Designer, you’ll see all the complaints. Thanks.
forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/114272-how-does-anti-aliasing-work-on-affinity-designer/
hi did you stop making videos ? new subscriber such a very big help
I will be back! Thanks for your awesome comment.
@@KeeponCreatingTV Awesome! Godbless you man. Thank you
I just did my first one, it took me about two hours. The design looks good though. I'll have to work on getting faster at it though.
That's awesome to hear! Yup it does take a little while to navigate through it all 🙃. Would love to see how your design came out, send it across to the Keep on Creating facebook or DM me on whatever social you have 😀
@@KeeponCreatingTV Ok, will do. I made a second one much faster. I used an easier font. The triangles aren't cutting away though. When I click the minus, they just disappear. I tried other shapes, same result. Only the middle layer works. Everything is set up right, just not working.
Just thinking why it won't work - check to make sure the layers are right so inside of the letter 'A' is on top before you punch it out.
@@KeeponCreatingTV Both layers that weren't working were yellow. So on a hunch, I changed the colors and it worked. I saved the color to email support. My first design used a yellow and it worked.
I changed it back to the yellow I wanted without issues.
Thanks for sharing.
I have a question, Can Affinity Designer Export Images with EPS 8 or EPS 10 format so it can be opened in an illustrator?
Yup you can export eps file, only thing you need to do is expand strokes and convert fonts before you do so. The part I don't know is the 8 or 10, but you can open the files in illustrator ;-) Thanks for the comment and Question ;-)
I have a question for you, when I try to subtract the white line from the black line, it gets rid of the white line entirely. Any idea why this is and how to go around this? Thanks!
I'm having the exact same problem
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What is that font sir? Thank you.
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Thanks you! Awesome
I was waiting and waiting for you to fix the dog's balls bad letterspacing around the T, but you never did.