Work Faster in Affinity Designer: Time-Saving Tips for iPad

READ the Written Guide ( ALL RESOURCES) 👉 https://www.lizkohlerbrown.com/work-f... CHECK my Affinity Playlist 👉    • Affinity Designer for iPad | Beginner to P...   Want to love Affinity Designer but feel like you’re spending too much time searching for tools and fighting the workflow? In this tutorial, I’ll show you the fastest ways to work in Affinity Designer, so you can stay in creative flow while building vector art, patterns, and client-ready files. We’ll cover my favorite speed shortcuts (like the hidden “show me everything” trick), how to use History so you never lose work, quick document color space conversion (RGB ↔ CMYK), faster ways to select and recolor layers, plus the safest way to back up your Affinity files so you don’t lose your History. I’ll also share my free Vectorizer and Recolorer widgets that make vector workflows way faster. What you’ll learn: ✅ Find any tool instantly (no more hunting) ✅ Use History to recover lost elements and earlier versions ✅ Convert documents to CMYK fast for licensing/printing ✅ Select lots of layers quickly (range select + group drag select) ✅ Recolor faster with “Select Same Fill Color” ✅ Backup correctly so you keep History (and avoid disasters) ✅ Rapid vector + recolor workflow using free widgets Links + Resources: Affinity 101 Free Course + Guidebook: https://thestudiomembership.com/pages... Free Vectorizer Widget: https://www.lizkohlerbrown.com/two-fr... Free Recolorer Widget: https://www.lizkohlerbrown.com/two-fr... Easy Repeat Patterns in Affinity: https://www.lizkohlerbrown.com/build-...    • 💡 Learn Affinity Designer: EASY Repeat Pat...   Watch: Free Vectorizer and Recolorer Tutorial: http://lizkohlerbrown.com/two-free-to...    • Free iPad Vectorizer AND Recolor Tool Fast...   Chapters: 00:00 Work faster in Affinity Designer (overview) 00:17 Why Affinity feels slow or overwhelming 01:29 Affinity 101 free course + guidebook “cheat codes” 02:03 About Liz + who this is for 02:13 Tip 1: Find tools fast (hold the ? to reveal UI) 03:17 Tip 2: Use History to recover past versions 04:41 Why backing up Affinity files matters (keep History) 04:56 Tip 3: Convert color space (RGB ↔ CMYK) fast 07:23 Tip 4: Select multiple layers quickly (range select) 08:41 Tip 4b: Drag-select inside groups (faster recolors) 09:52 Tip 5: Select all of the same fill color 11:50 Tip 6: Fast vectorize with free Vectorizer widget 13:26 Tip 7: Organize for speed (licensing + reuse) 14:00 Name your files in the gallery (avoid “Untitled” mess) 15:10 Name layers before making color versions 16:34 Backup your work properly (Save As + Save History) 18:41 Color versions workflow (export SVG → recolorer) 19:43 Free Recolorer widget (words/relationships/palette) 20:41 Comment time: creative discouragement stories (share yours) 22:20 What to watch next: easy repeats + vectorizer/recolorer ---- Surface designer Liz Kohler Brown shares time-saving tips to work faster in Affinity Designer on iPad, including how to instantly find tools using the question mark reveal, use History to recover past versions, convert documents from RGB to CMYK for printing and licensing, select multiple layers efficiently, and recolor patterns quickly with Select Same Fill Color. Liz also explains how to name files and layers, back up Affinity files properly (including Save History), and speed up vector workflows using her free Vectorizer and Recolorer widgets—ideal for surface pattern designers, illustrators, and creative entrepreneurs. ✨ Subscribe for weekly iPad tutorials, creative business tips, and design motivation! 🧠 New iPad Art Tutorials every other WEDNESDAY: 👉    • iPad Art Breaks   📅 New Shorts every MONDAY, THURSDAY & SATURDAY: 👉    • Quick Digital Art Hacks & Inspiration   🎙️ Podcast-Style Videos (Playlist): 👉    • Art Biz Unfiltered with Liz Kohler Brown