Drink coasters

I’m starting to get the hang of GF prepress with Affinity Designer. Initially, my design had a lot of layers and I forgot to remove the portions that were behind opaque graphics, so my first print had scores and engraves on top of engraves — basically a mess!

So… I got to work converting to curves, expanding strokes, and using “Add” and “Subtract.” This is one of several designs:

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We all had to go through the learning curve.

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cool! @rbtdanforth made a cool round coaster holder…

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That’s a fine looking coaster. :blush:

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i hope to learn affinity design one day…

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Udemy.com and skillshare.com has awesome courses on Affinity Designer.

Currently skillshare.com has93 different courses on Affinity Designer. Jeremy Hazel is one of the best.

A few months ago, I paid $49 to take a years worth of classes at skillshare.com. I can take as many classes as I want. The courses do not have to be the same subject. There are thousands of classes available in hundreds of subjects.

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Ooh! Thank you! I love this!!

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If you know Adobe Illustrator, it’ll make sense. The biggest difference is that prepress for masks for the GF is a bit different.

Love this! I’ll check it out. Thank you! I use Udemy and Skillshare for Fusion 3D, but never thought to look it up for Affinity Designer.

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