Description
Ready to design a full brand identity, from sketch to vector to mockup, in a single app?
In this detailed tutorial, designer and educator James Martin (aka Made by James) shares his real Affinity workflow. From setting up custom studios to using the Pen Tool, artboards, Image Trace, and even AI-generated mockups, this is a complete look at how Affinity supports modern brand design, step by step.
Whether you’re getting started with Affinity or levelling up your design process, this tutorial covers:
Customising your Affinity workspace
Switching between Vector, Pixel and Layout studios
Creating reusable vector shapes with boolean operations
Using the Pen Tool, stroke width, and corner tools for cleaner lines
Cleaning and tracing sketches using Pixel Studio
Applying adjustment layers and masking techniques
Converting JPEGs to vector artwork with Image Trace
Building artboards for layout
Creating branded mockups using Canva AI Studio
Exporting final designs
Affinity is available for Mac or Windows, with an iPad version in the works. Visit https://www.affinity.studio to download the desktop version now.
See more of James' work on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/made.by.james/.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:11 All-in-one
05:07 Tools
11:48 Vector Studio
23:17 Pixel Studio
28:28 Layout Studio
34:06 Outro