Affinity Designer Affinity Designer 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which tool in Affinity Designer is used to create and edit bezier curves by placing nodes?
- Pen Tool (Correct answer)
- Pencil Tool
- Node Tool
- Vector Brush Tool
Correct answer: Pen Tool
The Pen Tool places anchor nodes and control handles to construct precise bezier curves.
Question 2: What does the 'Expand Stroke' operation do in Affinity Designer?
- Increases the stroke width numerically
- Converts a stroked path into a filled shape (Correct answer)
- Adds an outer glow to the stroke
- Locks the stroke color
Correct answer: Converts a stroked path into a filled shape
Expand Stroke converts the outline of a path into a closed, filled vector shape you can edit independently.
Question 3: In Affinity Designer's pixel persona, what does the 'Erase Brush Tool' affect?
- Vector nodes on the selected layer
- Pixels on the selected pixel layer (Correct answer)
- The document background only
- Clipping masks applied to a group
Correct answer: Pixels on the selected pixel layer
The Erase Brush Tool removes pixels from the active pixel layer, making areas transparent.
Question 4: What is the keyboard shortcut to toggle between the Move Tool and the Node Tool in Affinity Designer on macOS?
- V / A (Correct answer)
- M / N
- Cmd+T / Cmd+N
- P / N
Correct answer: V / A
Pressing V activates the Move Tool and pressing A activates the Node Tool, mirroring Illustrator conventions.
Question 5: Which panel in Affinity Designer lets you save and reuse sets of appearance attributes such as fills and effects?
- Swatches Panel
- Styles Panel (Correct answer)
- Assets Panel
- Symbols Panel
Correct answer: Styles Panel
The Styles Panel stores named appearance presets that can be applied to any object with a single click.
Question 6: What happens when you Alt-click a node with the Node Tool in Affinity Designer?
- Duplicates the node
- Breaks the curve handles to create a cusp/corner point (Correct answer)
- Deletes the node
- Smooths the node automatically
Correct answer: Breaks the curve handles to create a cusp/corner point
Alt-clicking a smooth node breaks its handles so each side can be adjusted independently, creating a sharp corner.
Question 7: Which file format does Affinity Designer use for its native project file?
- .ai
- .svg
- .afdesign (Correct answer)
- .freeform
Correct answer: .afdesign
Affinity Designer saves its native projects as .afdesign files, which preserve all layers and non-destructive effects.
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Which tool in Affinity Designer is used to create and edit bezier curves by placing nodes?