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How to Draw Vector Shapes in Affinity Designer (Udemy.com)

Introduction to All Shape Building Tools in Affinity

Created by: Mark Krukowski

Last updated March 2026

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What you will learn

  • Effective use of Shape Tool
  • Boolean Operations
  • Pen Tool and Node Tool
  • Powerful Shape Builder Tool
  • Knife Tool
  • Vector Fill Tool
  • Cornel and Contour Tools

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Course Description

Welcome to this in-depth course on drawing vector shapes in Affinity Designer, an industry-leading vector graphics software renowned for its user-friendly interface, powerful tools, and versatility in creating stunning visuals. Whether you're a complete beginner or an experienced designer seeking to enhance your Affinity Designer skills, this comprehensive course will equip you with the knowledge and techniques to master vector shape creation.

What You'll Learn

Throughout this course, you'll embark on a journey of mastering vector shape creation in Affinity Designer, delving into the fundamentals of vector graphics, and exploring the software's extensive shape manipulation tools. By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

  • Grasp the Fundamentals of Vector Graphics: Understand the core principles of vector graphics, including their scalability, resolution independence, and editing flexibility.

  • Harness the Power of the Pen Tool: Master the Pen tool, the cornerstone of vector shape creation, to draw precise and customizable paths.

  • Master Shape Building and Modification: Utilize the Shape Builder tool to effortlessly combine and modify shapes, achieving complex and intricate designs.

  • Manipulate Anchor Points with Precision: Employ the Add Anchor Point and Delete Anchor Point tools to refine your shapes, adding and removing points for enhanced control.

  • Convert Points with Ease: Leverage the Convert Point tool to seamlessly transform points, altering their type and creating dynamic shapes.

  • Command the Node Tool: Masterfully select and manipulate points using the Node tool, gaining precise control over individual shape components.

  • Resize, Rotate, and Reflect with Confidence: Utilize the Transform panel to effortlessly resize, rotate, and reflect shapes, achieving the desired placement and orientation.

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Instructor Details

Mark Krukowski

Hi, I’m Mark, also known as Kru Mark! I’m a qualified ICT teacher, multimedia designer, and EdTech enthusiast.

With 7 years of in-class teaching and over 5,000 online students, I’m passionate about making education engaging, practical, and impactful. Whether in the classroom or online, my goal is to inspire creativity and prepare students for success in the digital world.

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Reviews

4.8

22 ratings on Udemy

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By Angelika Ostberg on 4/10/2026

Superkurs! Unbedingt durcharbeiten

By David Archvadze on 2/1/2026

Very clear and helpful course to focus on vector side of the program and its built in shapes. If you're new to Affinity Designer, or even beyond that level you're going to enjoy and refresh your knowledge of it by following clear, concise, short, practical and straight to the point instructions. This course is really rewarding and useful. Thanks a lot!

By Jesus Aaron Martinez on 4/18/2025

He is a great Insrtuctor. He should create a complete Logo series from beginers to advance

By Sharon Lee on 2/9/2025

Very good! I’m happy I found this.

By Pierre-Samuel Alber on 1/8/2025

bon cours, les concepts sont expliqués de manière claire.

By Jeonghee Park on 3/8/2024

It’s an excellent tutorial

By Raquel Bigby on 1/7/2024

I am more custom to using painting programs like Corel Painter and Rebelle. Rebelle just added victor to their app so this is very helpful for me to create shapes that I can import into Rebelle 7 Pro. I am learning so much about shapes and really love Affinity Designer. The tutorials are very helpful.

By Elona Namor on 12/15/2023

Clear, concise with great content.

By Dhayalan Venkatachalam on 5/20/2026

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Overall Score : 96 / 100