Affinity Designer - Time-lapse & breakdown (Octopus Eye)

[@manamedia]

There are graphic design videos on YT that literally have my mouth open throughout - this is one of them! Stunning mate!!

[@RSKT_art]

Thank you so much 😀

[@Mystic_Dragon_Art]

Very nice! I love seeing time lapses with commentary for Affinity Designer. I'd love to see more. :)

[@RSKT_art]

Thanks! Stay tuned, I've got a big one releasing soon :)

[@roofoofighter]

Love your octopus and your narration of your timelapse! Makes it way better than just a timelapse with no audio. You got a new sub!

[@RSKT_art]

Thanks heaps! Really glad you think so! If you haven't already, I have a full tutorial breaking down this illustration process that might be a bit easier to follow along with. Thanks for subbing :)

[@wreford07]

Amazing video. Thanks. As a long time Photo and Publisher user, I've just started getting into Designer - and realising just how powerful it is. These are really useful tutorials. Keep doing them please!

[@RSKT_art]

Thanks so much! Yeah, it's an amazing application. Haven't had enough time to make much art lately, which is why a few of my recent videos have been fairly discussion based, but I'm hoping to start drawing again soon :)

[@amielterence]

Brilliant workflow! Learnt so much just by watching you. 👍

[@RSKT_art]

Thank you! That's great to hear!

[@matslarsson5988]

MORE!!!!!!!😍

[@RSKT_art]

Haha, more is on it's way. I've got a really big video coming out later this month, but it will be hosted on another channel. Really excited about it. If you follow my socials and this channel, you should get notified before it comes out :)

[@digitalhermit8928]

Very cool. Can definitely see this as a cool sticker or even album art

[@RSKT_art]

Cheers! I sell it as a sticker and t-shirt design on my Etsy store.

[@DaphneeKim]

I really wish I found you sooner! This is so awesomeeeee!!

[@RSKT_art]

Haha glad you found me eventually. Thanks for the kind words :)

[@mrfavus]

Fantastic first video, I have subbed and look forward to more content, I am just jumping ship from Illustrator to Affinity designer and this has helped me a lot!

[@RSKT_art]

That's awesome dude, I'm so glad it was useful to you! :)

[@skhan002]

great job!

[@RSKT_art]

Thanks!

[@lydiarhiannon624]

Love your tutorials, you've really helped me get a grasp at how to best colour the drawings I create. You could create a course on how to best use affinity designer for illustration, or general use, I'd be first in line! Keep bringing these out, they're amazing. Love to see your work and process behind it all

[@RSKT_art]

Thanks heaps! Glad you've found a workflow that works well for you. I've got a few other affinity tutorials in mind. Eventually, when I release my drawing course, I plan to show people how to bring their drawings to a digital workspace using Affinity. There's a lot this app can (and can't) do, and hopefully I'll have a few more videos up to demonstrate that first.

[@lydiarhiannon624]

Thats awesom - I can't wait! Really looking forward to it. I'll be on the lookout for when you bring out your drawing course, and in the meantime I'll keep watching the videos you bring out to get some more of these golden tips and tricks you have. Thanks again! :D

[@RSKT_art]

@@lydiarhiannon624 thanks so much :)

[@raymk]

Breathtaking... Nicely done

[@RSKT_art]

Thanks so much!

[@KreeTerry]

These videos have helped me so much! Been struggling getting back into designer (been using procreate wayyyyy too much) but your art is a huge inspiration and these process videos really help me more practically understand how to use some of the tools and features designer has. Thanks so much!

[@RSKT_art]

So happy to hear that! Procreate is agreat app too though. Both have their strengths and weaknesses. They work pretty well together though! I'm still more comfortable digitally painting portraits in Procreate, although I haven't given it a good shot in Designer yet.

[@KreeTerry]

@@RSKT_art I find myself gravitating to procreate bc I have a few brushes there that work really well (90% of them from frankentoon, easily the best brushes I’ve found for any software) that I don’t have versions of on designer. But I know that’s just from not using the app as much. The vector work flow is more my speed usually I just haven’t quite found how to best utilize them for me if that makes sense

[@RSKT_art]

@@KreeTerry ah true. I definitely hear you about the brushes. I guess one big advantage AD has over procreate is being able to easily continue your project back on the Desktop. It would be great if Procreate ever released a desktop version, but even then, it would probably be Mac only.

[@KreeTerry]

@@RSKT_art at the moment I’m iPad only do that doesn’t really affect me. Though my wife and I are planning to get an iMac soon so that is a good point. I could see myself using AD more of I end up working on the iMac since the holes move straight across both version as well as the different affinity apps. Guess I just need to pony up and grab the frankentoon brushes I’m missing on affinity and dive in. The octopus pack is the one I’ve played with the most in AD and it is really amazing. That pair with the Neptune pack just gives things a unique organic look.

[@RSKT_art]

@@KreeTerry Nice! I haven't tried those packs out but they look really great. Hopefully it all works out for you in the end! :)

[@labsquadmedia176]

Great pacing and narration of your process. Thanks.

[@RSKT_art]

No problemo! :D

[@Sai_Chaitanya]

You Deserve More Subs Bruh

[@RSKT_art]

Thanks! Already pretty stoked to have reached 2000 yesterday. I feel like my audience deserves more content :P

[@SouvikBasu]

This is so cool. I wish I could draw like this someday. Thanks for sharing :)

[@RSKT_art]

Thanks! Definately stay tuned. I gave a few more time-lapses to upload and then I plan on releasing a little art course in how to start drawing (cometely beginner free). Talent is something you earn, nor something you're born with. I'm setting out to prove that on this channel, and I truly believe you are capable of drawing lime this (and even better than this) someday :)

[@baluray2]

This is great! Thanks for the guide!

[@RSKT_art]

No problemo! :)

[@cathp3260]

So cool!

[@RSKT_art]

Cheers!

[@g4meboy13]

so damn good had to subscribe

[@RSKT_art]

Haha thanks, glad you like it :)

[@jackwiley316]

Absolutely love this. Is there a particular brush set that you use for this?

[@RSKT_art]

Thanks! I used the Frankentoon Texterizor brush pack for these :)

[@jackwiley316]

@@RSKT_art of course. Knew I recognised it. Thank you. Keep up the good work.

[@dianecarubia1099]

fab but i wish you would show the basic steps of bringing in the sketch, do you put it underneath a layer? how does it noot show? what brushes to use etc

[@RSKT_art]

Hey! Sorry, this is an older video..I've covered that extensively in my more recent projects. There's even an hour long tutorial up on Affinity's channel that walks you through the process. Either way, the sketch was dragged and dropped on there and set to 30% opacity. The brushes are Frankentoon's Inks Pro and Texturiser brush packs. Hope that helps you get started :)

[@Ari-lp5bu]

What is brush you use for painting? This tutorial is inspiring.

[@RSKT_art]

The pixel brushes are all from Frankentoons Texturizer brush back ;)

[@mystic8102]

This is the same app designer Johnathan s. Silva also uses for vectoring images of people, characters, even game images, etc.

[@Sir-Zeno]

You rock

[@RSKT_art]

Thanks! So do you! :)

[@nigelg4554]

Great vid! This tutorial (along with your other tutorials) were a huge help when I was starting Affinity last year. Quick question: What add-ons do you use? Cause I've recently noticed that you use a lot of neat brushes and assets in your art that I haven't seen before. Thanks!

[@RSKT_art]

That's so great to hear! All of the extra stuff I have in Affinity is from Frankentoon studio. Some of it is free and some is paid, but either way, his website is definitely worth checking out :)

[@nigelg4554]

@@RSKT_art Thanks! I'll check it out

[@ProjectCreativeStudio]

make tutorials pls pls pls !! . i really love your work !!

[@RSKT_art]

Haha thanks. Check out the rest of my channel, there's a couple of tutorials in there, as well as one on the Affinity KZbin channel (just seach for RSKT Affinity and it's the one with the TV) :)

[@ProjectCreativeStudio]

@@RSKT_art i am checking. and watch again an again and again :)))

[@francois2695]

it's bootifoul 10/10 gg

[@RSKT_art]

Thanks so much! :)

[@valeriacanda8451]

Hi bro can you make tutorial setting for brush?

[@RSKT_art]

I've been thinking of making a tutorial on creating your own brushes for a while, but haven't finished making my brush pack yet (keeps getting out on the back burner). Either way, happy to answer any of the brush questions you have :)

[@snowtakeo9694]

Hey, im searching currently for an clip studio paint/Krita alternitive and i really like the UI from Affinity Desinger do you think that i can draw in the same quality in affinity as i coud in Clip studio ?

[@RSKT_art]

I haven't used Clip Studio much but from what I see, each have their pros and cons. Both offer high levels of quality in the drawing department though. At this current time, however, I'm probably not the best person to ask. Sorry :/

[@kerrymitchell3982]

When you switch back to vector and raster persona. Is the end result a vector ? I am not understanding what happens when you have both pixel layers and the vector layers.

[@RSKT_art]

So everything that is vector is still vector, and everything that is pixel is still pixel. It's just all happening in the one app. You can jump between the personas and they still stay what they are (unless you rasterise something). At the end of the day, it's going to be exporyed as a pixel image. This is just one method of illustrating that works for me :)

[@LunaelleSonic333]

So in your experience, how well do the pixel layers scale up on a drawing like this?

[@RSKT_art]

Pretty well! This is a 5000px squared canvas, so it's quite large and good enough quality for posters. For banners, however, you'd want to go larger (or use an AI upscaler like Gigapixel to aid in the process).

[@The-Advent-Sabre]

Great video! My 12 year old son is really beginning to push his potential skills in illustration and this has helped immensely as he's also learning to use affinity. Also... how did you get the pencil tool to auto fill as you drew the lines, we cannot seem to get it to do that. When we do it it just draws the line, but then we have to physically select the fill and colour? any tips there would be marvelous.

[@RSKT_art]

That's so awesome to hear you and your son are working through this! If you have a look at my channel, I have a much more in-depth tutorial for this illustration process on the main page. I highly recommend following along with that if this is the style you're going for (it uses a tenticle for an example too). For your pencil tool question - When you select the pencil tool, there is a little "use fill" checkbox along the top toolbar. If you're using an iPad, it appears in the toolbar at the bottom. Once that's selected you can select your fill colour and disable the stroke. Hope that helps :)

[@The-Advent-Sabre]

@@RSKT_art thank you so much for your reply ... that was spot on.. not sure how we didn't see the little box, but now we're up and away! Have subscribed to your channel so we can follow more of your work. Thank you again for posting content to help inspire young minds.

[@RSKT_art]

@@The-Advent-Sabre no problem! The amount of times I've forgotten about that checkbox and thought Affinity was broken haha. All good. Glad I was able to inspire someone! I'd love to see what he comes up with. Feel free to share with me on Facebook or Instagram if you would like :) Happy illustrating.

[@CrazyFuzz8]

I like the details, it's much work but if it'd finnist you can feel the img 👌breath taking 🙏

[@RSKT_art]

Thanks so much :)

[@ProjectCreativeStudio]

Hi in this video are you still using Graphics tablet Intuos Pro?? i have huion inspiroy Q11K, i just thought i would like to buy new tablet like kamvas pro or something where i exactly see what i am drawing. but it still expensive. i was thinking also about intuos pro. what size do you use?? thanks

[@RSKT_art]

Hey there. So i'm using one of the OLDER intuos pro models. I think they've upgraded them and have different size options avaliable now. I was using a small for this, but on the older models that's still quite large. Honestly, I think investing in a screen tablet would be the way to go. It's a lot more natural than drawing with a standard tablet, however as you said, it's a lot more expensive. It's worth noting that Affinity Designer is avaliable on iPad OS, so you could always buy an Ipad and an Apple Pencil, and that way you're getting a multipurpose device instead of just a screen that plugs into your PC. Good luck with making the right choice :)

[@ProjectCreativeStudio]

@@RSKT_art i was thinking about IPad OS long time. but when you said your stylus is connected to the device and must stay charged all the time, and also use battery rapidly so i decided no.

[@RSKT_art]

@@ProjectCreativeStudio honestly a good thing to consider. I'm now up for a new Apple pencil because my old one has completely died. It's nice to have Affinity be so portable though..

[@jhowardsupporter]

Pretty cool. I'm crossing over from photography into this, which is a pain cos I can take a good photo so I want to be able to draw it today. Like I don't wanna make these kindergarten looking drawings when I know I can do better. Time to hit the books. Also that highlight on the edge, isn't that the rim light from a light source from behind? So shouldn't it be missing from the tentacles in front of the eyeball? I don't know like I said my drawings look like kindergarten drawings.

[@RSKT_art]

Thanks for the feedback! You're absolutely right, it's a rimlight, which is usually from a backlight source, but as I said in the video I wasn't really concerned about realistic lighting for this. Sometimes some funky lighting can make a image pop in an interesting ways I do this a lot with illustrations like these, but never for portraits or more realistic pieces. There shouldn't be a shadow on the eyeball either (from the tentacles), it should be reflective. There's a lot wrong with it, but for a vinyl sticker design, it does the job. Definately stay tuned, I've got a few more old time-lapses like this to do voiceovers for and upload, then I'm thinking of making a drawing course that anyone can follow (regardless of their experience) :)

[@landipop9332]

waooooooooooooooooooooooo

[@RSKT_art]

Haha thankyou

[@surgio818]

Lo