Affinity Designer Effects and Styles 2

Question 1

In the Drop Shadow effect settings in Affinity Designer, what does the 'Blur' parameter control?

Accepted Answer

The softness and diffusion of the shadow edges

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The distance the shadow is offset from the object

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The color tint applied to the shadow

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The overall opacity of the layer

Question 2

Which blend mode makes white pixels in a layer appear transparent while preserving the effect of dark pixels in Affinity Designer?

Accepted Answer

Multiply

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Screen

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Overlay

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Luminosity

Question 3

What is the purpose of the Gradient Overlay effect in Affinity Designer?

Accepted Answer

To apply a gradient on top of the object's fill as a non-destructive effect

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To add a gradient-colored stroke around an object

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To blend two separate objects together with a gradient transition

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To automatically generate a gradient background layer

Question 4

How does the Overlay blend mode work in Affinity Designer?

Accepted Answer

It multiplies dark areas and screens light areas, boosting contrast

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It always darkens the entire image uniformly

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It always lightens the entire image uniformly

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It completely replaces the base color with the blend color

Question 5

In Affinity Designer, what does the Inner Glow effect create?

Accepted Answer

A soft glow effect that appears inside the object's edges

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A glow that extends outward beyond the object's boundary

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A blurred duplicate of the object placed beneath it

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A highlight along the top edge only

Question 6

What does the Noise option do when applied to an effect in Affinity Designer?

Accepted Answer

Adds random grain texture to the effect

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Adds audio data to animated layers

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Blurs the effect with a uniform radius

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Removes compression artifacts from the effect

Question 7

What happens to objects that were using a Style after you delete that Style from the Styles panel in Affinity Designer?

Accepted Answer

Objects retain their visual appearance but are no longer linked to the deleted style

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All objects immediately revert to a default appearance

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A warning dialog prompts you to reassign affected objects first

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The style is archived and can be restored at any time