Affinity

Artboard

discrete design areas that can be sized to different page or mobile device sizes.

Vector

used for placing vector objects into.

Pixel—used for pixel-based editing (Pixel Persona).

Pixel

Shape—for geometric shapes created with shape tools.

for geometric shapes created with shape tools.

Compound—for non-destructive compound shapes created by Boolean operations.

Compound—for non-destructive compound shapes created by Boolean operations.

Curve—for open curves and closed shapes drawn with Pen Tool or Pencil Tool.

Curve—for open curves and closed shapes drawn with Pen Tool or Pencil Tool.

Artistic Text—for scalable text.

Artistic Text—for scalable text.

Frame Text—for story text contained within a frame.

Frame Text—for story text contained within a frame.

Path Text—for text that follows an open curve or a shape's outline.

Path Text—for text that follows an open curve or a shape's outline.

Shape Text—for text contained within a shape.

Shape Text—for text contained within a shape.

Empty group—an empty group container for containing multiple objects as a single object.

Empty group—an empty group container for containing multiple objects as a single object.

Mask—defines what content is hidden to reveal layers beneath.

Mask—defines what content is hidden to reveal layers beneath.

Image—self-contained placed images that retain the original image data including the color profile.

Image—self-contained placed images that retain the original image data including the color profile.

Linked/Embedded document—placed non-native documents (such as PDF, PSD, SVG, EPS) and native Affinity documents (afphoto, afdesign and afpub) files.

Linked/Embedded document—placed non-native documents (such as PDF, PSD, SVG, EPS) and native Affinity documents (afphoto, afdesign and afpub) files.

Adjustment—used to correct or enhance a specific object, group, layer or the whole layer stack non-destructively.

Adjustment—used to correct or enhance a specific object, group, layer or the whole layer stack non-destructively.

Symbol—the symbolized object shares its properties with other symbolized objects so edits across objects are simultaneous.

Symbol—the symbolized object shares its properties with other symbolized objects so edits across objects are simultaneous.