This class, The Pixel Persona – Adding Raster to Vector in Affinity Designer, will help to reinforce what you have learned in Affinity Designer and add a whole new set of skills, this time using the Pixel Persona. I have a repeat pattern set up for testing this class, but you can try it on any artwork you already have existing, or even some assets you have. In this case, we will use the pixel brushes supplied with the software, specifically the Gouache Brushes.
If you are in AD2, you will notice that the brushes are slightly different. You can export the set from AD1, if you still have it installed, and then import it into AD2 if you want the exact set I am using in class.This class is chock full of many important workflows for working with the Pixel Persona which you will learn.
Essentially, we will be using the original shapes or motifs like a stencil or set of stencils to work with. I group all the parts of a flower together to form one curve, and within that curve we create a pixel layer. To clip this pixel layer specifically to that curve, we simply drag the pixel layer over the label on the layer and that clips it. I will show you how to individually paint within a flower shape. I explain the use of the Gouache Brushes and show you all about creating “values” to your flowers.
