You can tap and hold the tiny question mark icon in the bottom right corner of the screen to see the name of each tool. Here we have a blank document with all the tools of Affinity Designer. If you’re using another model or would like to create wallpaper for another device, you can find your screen resolution here. I’m using an iPad Pro 9.7’’, so my wallpaper size is going to be 2048 x 1536 px. Let’s launch the app and create a New Document. How to Draw a Sketch in Affinity Designer for iPad Step 1 Grab your pen, stylus, or Apple Pencil, and let’s start! 1. If you’re a wild nature lover, be sure to check PhotoDune for some proper references of mountains and forests.

I’m a fan of the Firewatch video game, which inspired me to create this illustration. Even though I couldn’t export in AI format, I was still able to continue working on existing Adobe Illustrator files when using the app, then export the changes in EPS or SVG format.In this tutorial, we’ll be creating a colourful wallpaper design for the lock-screen of our iPads using various tools and functions of the new graphics application for iOS, Affinity Designer! Affinity Designer for iPad allows you to combine both vector and raster graphics, creating great images with all the features that can be found in a similar desktop package.

I was also pleasantly surprised at the app's ability to import AI files. The list includes everything from EPS files and Print Ready PDFs, to PNGs and JPGs, plus the capability to export individual layers and slices. Advanced import and export capabiltiesĪnother highlight was the extensive range of export options on offer, which Serif claims are the most advanced you can have for an iPad app. Selecting type was a little fiddly with the touch screen controls, which sometimes misses off the first and last letters, but this was only a minor annoyance and probably the only time I felt that a keyboard would make things easier. For more custom lettering work, you can convert fonts to outlines or add guidelines to create lettering from scratch. You can import your own fonts, add text to paths and fine-tune the kerning and tracking.

The app comes complete with a good range of typography options to fully customise your letteringĪffinity Designer for iPad comes with a good range of typography options.

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