Affinity Designer Effects and Styles

Question 1

Which panel in Affinity Designer is used to apply live, non-destructive effects such as Drop Shadow and Outer Glow?

Accepted Answer

Effects panel

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Layers panel

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Assets panel

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Appearance panel

Question 2

What does the Multiply blend mode do when two layers overlap in Affinity Designer?

Accepted Answer

Darkens colors by multiplying their values together

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Lightens both layers by inverting and combining

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Averages the color values of both layers

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Makes dark pixels transparent

Question 3

What is a 'Style' in Affinity Designer's Styles panel?

Accepted Answer

A saved set of fill, stroke, and effect attributes

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A font formatting preset

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A saved brush configuration

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A type of layer group

Question 4

Which effect in Affinity Designer adds a three-dimensional raised or recessed appearance by simulating light along edges?

Accepted Answer

Bevel/Emboss

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Outer Glow

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Drop Shadow

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Gaussian Blur

Question 5

What does the Screen blend mode produce in Affinity Designer?

Accepted Answer

A lighter result by inverting, multiplying, then inverting again

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A darker result by multiplying all color channels

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An average of both layers' color values

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A complete replacement of the base layer

Question 6

How do you save a new style to the Styles panel in Affinity Designer?

Accepted Answer

Drag the styled object into the Styles panel or click the Add Style button

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File > Save As Style

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Layer > New Style from Object

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Edit > Copy Style Attributes

Question 7

Which effect would you use in Affinity Designer to create a soft colored glow that radiates outward from an object's edges?

Accepted Answer

Outer Glow

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Inner Shadow

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Drop Shadow

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Inner Glow