Affinity Designer Basic 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Affinity Designer persona is used for working with bitmap images and photo editing?
- Vector Persona
- Pixel Persona (Correct answer)
- Export Persona
- Liquify Persona
Correct answer: Pixel Persona
The Pixel Persona in Affinity Designer provides raster-based tools for painting and editing bitmap images.
Question 2: What does the 'Expand Stroke' operation do in Affinity Designer?
- Increases stroke width by 1pt
- Converts a stroked path into a filled shape (Correct answer)
- Adds a gradient to the stroke
- Duplicates the stroke on a new layer
Correct answer: Converts a stroked path into a filled shape
Expand Stroke converts a path's stroke into an editable filled vector shape with the same visual appearance.
Question 3: Which panel in Affinity Designer lets you manage and reorder layers?
- Assets panel
- Layers panel (Correct answer)
- Transform panel
- Swatches panel
Correct answer: Layers panel
The Layers panel displays the document hierarchy and allows you to reorder, group, and manage all objects.
Question 4: What is the keyboard shortcut to duplicate an object in place in Affinity Designer on macOS?
- Cmd+D (Correct answer)
- Cmd+J
- Cmd+C then Cmd+V
- Cmd+Alt+D
Correct answer: Cmd+D
Cmd+D duplicates the selected object and places the copy directly on top of the original.
Question 5: What file format does Affinity Designer use for its native document files?
- .afdesign (Correct answer)
- .afphoto
- .afdoc
- .afpub
Correct answer: .afdesign
Affinity Designer saves native project files with the .afdesign extension.
Question 6: Which tool in Affinity Designer is used to select and move individual anchor points on a path?
- Move Tool
- Node Tool (Correct answer)
- Pen Tool
- Transform Tool
Correct answer: Node Tool
The Node Tool allows you to select, move, add, or delete individual anchor points and adjust their control handles.
Question 7: In Affinity Designer, what does 'Separate Curves' do to a compound path?
- Joins two curves into one
- Splits a compound path back into individual sub-paths (Correct answer)
- Cuts the path at selected nodes
- Removes all nodes from a path
Correct answer: Splits a compound path back into individual sub-paths
Separate Curves breaks a compound path apart so each sub-path becomes an independent, separate object.
Affinity Designer Basic 2
Which Affinity Designer persona is used for working with bitmap images and photo editing?