Step by Step Tutorial to Level Up Canva Designs and Give Them A Vintage Look in Affinity Designer

[@oldhaggys]

Good tutorial but I am looking for ideas when only using canva. I work with so many things every day so to be able to make everything in one tool /program would make everything easier and in my case - faster. I'm pretty good at canva now and playing a lot and can do more then I thought canva could do, but more inspiration and ideas is always appreciated. And thank you for all your amazing tutorials, tips and amazing advices.

[@DetourShirts]

Great suggestion! More Canva stuff coming

[@oldhaggys]

@@DetourShirts Yeey! Thank you

[@nalindasilva9862]

@@DetourShirts yes pl , Canva is easy and our laptop not powerful one ,

[@roxcastaneda]

This is a tough one, but I'll try.

[@DetourShirts]

Yeah... it's a little more advanced but you can do it

[@pam3515]

Thank you for another great video. I watched your distressed texture video a good while back, and Distressed Texture_09 is my favorite lol. Thanks again for the great content!

[@DetourShirts]

Wonderful! Thanks for watching and I like #9 too

[@BelaMadeira]

Superb video, always wondered how they did this type of text, thank you!

[@DetourShirts]

Thanks for you comment.... glad I could share

[@tonyk8565]

Juna I just wanted to add a comment for this particular type of image you could just select the curve and then use the Divide button to split them into separate curves. Then when you could also select the ones you want in one curve and use the Add button to re-combine them. I wouldn't use it when dealing with detailed images but for these that are pretty much just plain text it's a faster way for me then having to use the node tool to delete everything except for what I want. Keep making great content!

[@DetourShirts]

Good to know.... I'll have to try that

[@skmla]

Thanks

[@DetourShirts]

Welcome

[@musicteacherengel]

Thank you for this, and for all your great videos. I'm designing right now, following you step by step, applying this technique to a new graphic. Love it! (And no, I'm not copying your text! Very different font too.)

[@DetourShirts]

Fantastic! Hope it does well

[@musicteacherengel]

@@DetourShirts I'm hoping it will sell 100 times, and that YOURS will sell 500 times.

[@lindaashford7187]

Didn’t realise you could use Canva assets outside of that program.

[@DetourShirts]

Yeah... pretty cool right

[@AhmedAhmed-yd3nn]

the best

[@DetourShirts]

Thank you

[@AllGraphicarts]

Can you do a tutorial on Vignettes in Affinity?

[@DetourShirts]

Ohhhh vignettes... that's cool... I'll add it to the list

[@AllGraphicarts]

@@DetourShirts Thank you!

[@mixdifferent8428]

best mr juna ever

[@DetourShirts]

Wow... Thanks

[@zahirnaseem5319]

Thanks i did not know affinity designer existed.

[@DetourShirts]

Glad I could share.... it's a great program

[@CharacterAlley]

Great tutorial! Really made a nice design. Thank you 😊

[@DetourShirts]

Glad it was helpful!

[@silverfish2993]

Great tutorial..like it very much

[@DetourShirts]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@jojodesigns777]

Hey Juno, thanks for this awesome tutorial, can you please confirm when exporting this from Affinity designer, do you create & export it with CMYK or RGB? Thanks

[@DetourShirts]

I actually export it as a PNG which is RGB but if you design it in CMYK the colors should be okay

[@rapstar4575]

Detour Shirts is in the house

[@DetourShirts]

Thanks Rapstar!!

[@mimounakki1001]

Hello juna, how are you doing I need approval from Amazon vendor to start affiliate advertising on Amazon, can you do that for me Pleas?

[@DetourShirts]

I don't think that's how it works.... I can't do that for you anyway.

[@laurac.9322]

Hi Juna.. Love this design...i am a coffee lover... That design suits me to a t.

[@DetourShirts]

Perfect! I hope it fits lots of other coffee lovers too

[@mahazuher3903]

I am the first person to watch the video

[@DetourShirts]

Yay!!! You get the trophy today....

[@MissMolly3377]

Yay. 🏆

[@burcuicen7071]

Thank you for this amazing video! Your tutorials always inspire me to keep going

[@DetourShirts]

Happy to hear that!

[@DaveLovelace6398]

Hey Juna! I work in Canva exclusively and really struggling with designing with outlined text, specifically the text appearing blurry in my listing once the mock is uploaded to Etsy - aka, only the outlined text looks blurry, all other text and graphic(s) look great. I thought "Juna is just the guy who may have some insight on this" so hoping you have a suggestion for me to resolve. I love the contrast of solid text and outlined text to make things more interesting, but unfortunately, I've been unable to use those designs to date.

[@DetourShirts]

Hmmmm.... I haven't tried that..... I'll have to see why that is.... is there a specific font you are using?

[@DaveLovelace6398]

@@DetourShirts It seems to do this for any font/text that I outline whether collegiate style with solid inner and outlined outer or a font that isn't outlined by default but converted to outline (aka, "hollow" effect) in Canvas which is what I did for this most current font which is TT Norms ExtraBold.

[@edsonunotida]

Hi Juna, why don't you ever use Global Colour? I find it very time saving.

[@DetourShirts]

Great question.... I don't think I've used Global Colour before... I'll have to look into it.

[@UnRavelingRayne]

Can you ungroup in Canva before downloading? I’m still learning and actually finding Kittl easier to use (thanks for that Kittl vid.. so good) but often doing some designing at work on break and using the Canva app. Be great if Kittl gets an app

[@DetourShirts]

Great tip... thanks for sharing

[@maritadutoit7316]

Really enjoy this tutorial. Can I make the colors to flow in each other maybe?

[@DetourShirts]

Absolutely... change the colors as you want or use a gradient

[@maritadutoit7316]

@@DetourShirts will do! Didn’t even think about the gradient 🤣😂😁

[@MissWeezeyUSA]

Why do we delete the gradient color layer in Photopea?

[@DetourShirts]

You can do it in different ways but the way I did it, you are deleting everything that is not the design you want (the white space). Basically you are replacing the black parts of the original with the gradient.

[@MissWeezeyUSA]

@@DetourShirts Thanks for responding! I really appreciate the channel ! 👍🥇❤️‍🔥 (I think that part was just a little fast even though I understand the concept… I probably need to follow along inside the software to really clarify the workflow. )

[@m.ehtizan]

Hey Detour, I just watched your video and I must say that it was really informative and well-made. I loved your videos. I was wondering if I could help you edit your videos and also make highly engaging shorts for you.

[@DetourShirts]

I appreciate that! Do you have a portfolio of what you have done?

[@m.ehtizan]

​@@DetourShirts Yes I have portfolio, Can we connect on IG so I can share you my portfolio there?

[@m.ehtizan]

@@DetourShirts I dm you, please check your IG's DM

[@almightyvock]

Why do you use affinity and not illustrator? just curious.

[@DetourShirts]

I started using it a long time ago because I didn't want to pay monthly fees and I just stuck with it

[@karthikamunis9669]

Hi bro I love from India I following your videos but I have a confusion on finding niches and design and also how to use Google trends please clarify my doubts

[@DetourShirts]

I haven't done a google trend video but many have..... look for niches that are popular or at least have some kind of following and make a design for that audience that is better than what is already out there.

[@karthikamunis9669]

OK sure bro

[@paulbuendia4145]

Are you using a tablet or computer pen that you might recommend?

[@DetourShirts]

In this tutorial I'm just using a desktop and mouse but I do have an iPad and apple pencil.... they work great too.

[@Top10About1]

Make video about redbubble 2023 worth?

[@DetourShirts]

Thanks for the idea

[@brnewworld]

I have Affinity Photo . Can I do it in that?

[@DetourShirts]

I'm guessing you could... they are really simple steps

[@prathibaskumar]

What could be the alternative to affinity designer

[@DetourShirts]

Illustrator

[@MaryHardymsmary_h]

Inkscape

[@MissMolly3377]

I have been wondering how to do this, but I don't have Affinity Designer. I am sure you can do this on Photoshop, or whatever. I just never know what to call these designs, to find a video to teach me how to do it on Photoshop or another photo/graphic program.

[@DetourShirts]

Yes you can! Search for vintage outlines maybe?

[@mixdifferent8428]

I have a question, Mr. Jonah.. Why don't you create this design from scratch on a program "affinity design" and use similar fonts for the same design instead of modifying it. This will be better for beginners.. Some may find it difficult to know the type of fonts used when they see the design for the first time.

[@DetourShirts]

You definitely could.... I actually think it's hard for some to make a word like Vibes is here with a V that comes over the top and a S with a line under... that takes some artistic talent

[@MissMolly3377]

Juna, be really careful using Canva. They finally have come out and said that they are not POD friendly. Mey Aroyo just did a video, yesterday, showing they do not support POD, unless you are bringing in your own graphics and elements and just using them to design them in Canva. Even their employees are not trained on this, so if you email someone, from Canva, about whether you can use it for POD, they can and will give you a wrong answer. So, I don't understand why they would give you guys affiliate link, knowing you are a Print on demand channel. It is really horrible that they didn't clarify this sooner. A lot of people can be hurt by this, but, I guess, greed is more important too them. Anyway, they don't allow POD, unless you bring in your own graphics. Oh well, I guess Kittl will be getting more subs, I know I am going to get a subscription and cancel my Canva Pro.

[@DetourShirts]

So crazy... I still need to watch Mey's video... thanks for the tips... I'll hold back on Canva videos until I learn more