Apply A Texture Overlay with Affinity Designer

In this tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how to apply a texture overlay with Affinity Designer. If you’re creating a design that needs to have an aged and worn look, Affinity Designer makes it easy to apply texture overlays to help create the look you’re going for, and the process is relatively simple when compared to alternative applications. With a simple black and white image applied as a layer mask, you can give your designs the photorealistic appearance of wear and tear.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
00:31 Group the layers
00:52 Import the texture image
01:25 Position texture over the subject
01:47 Rasterize to mask
02:20 Mask to below
02:51 Demonstrating the transparency
03:25 Adjusting the texture after it's applied
03:44 Release mask
04:00 Conclusion

Intro song: "In Da Mood" by Combustibles, used with written permission