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Digital Design

Do not use the Graphic Basics Lessons.

Graphic has discontinued their support of the app and any update to your ipad could break the app. Be sure to turn off automatic updates until you have all your files converted.

Use the Affinity Designer 2 Lessons near the bottom of the menu.

Download Affinity Designer 2

Purchase it here. Page down and find the ipad link, under $20. I bought the Universal license because I use Affinity Photo 2 on my mac, and I am discovering how well all the apps work together on the ipad. I’ll share more of what I’ve discovered during the Computer Tech Office Hours. Members of The Rug Hooking Journey are invited to ALL Office Hours, but members of this course get an invite on the Computer Tech week. See the Dashboard for details.

Use the Dashboard for the link to Office Hours on the third Tuesday every month. You can attend live, but the recordings are posted inside The Rug Hooking Journey membership. You will need the membership to watch the past recordings of ALL Office Hours. Several courses are included with the membership also.

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There is no substitute for drawing your own patterns. You not only get to hook what you want, but you really understand the pattern when you are done. When you hire someone else to create your pattern, you miss out on all this preliminary work.

Original Image

Mickey, the dog.  We will be using this image to create a rug hooking pattern

Traditional short cuts using a photo app do not create useable patterns. Seeing the image like this may give you some insight, but you need something else.

posterized image created by app
posterized image created by app
Mickey in black & white areas

The contour line drawing seems like the right option, but all it does is confuse things. It creates too many lines in the grass and not enough on the dog.

Manually tracing the pattern is the only way to get a good rug hooking pattern AND understand the image.

Introduction

⚠️ Backup!! NOW!! ⚠️

⚠️ Backup!! NOW!! ⚠️

Before you read further, do this: Go to Settings, General, Software Update and temporarily turn OFF ...
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Why Affinity Pro?

Why Affinity Pro?

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Convert Graphic Files

Convert Graphic Files

General Steps Be sure to check to verify that all files are in the new file folder.
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Affinity Designer 2

Open an Existing File

Open an Existing File

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Create new file

Create new file

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Layers are Important

Layers are Important

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Draw Outline & Border

Draw Outline & Border

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Decorative Lines

Decorative Lines

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Using the Pencil

Using the Pencil

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Add Text

Add Text

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How to Save

How to Save

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Use Affinity Photo to erase background &...

Use Affinity Photo to erase background & Crop

Please note that I am using Affinity PHOTO, not Designer to do this work. You can buy the app here. ...
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OLD - Graphic Basics

Create a new file

Create a new file

Click the + in the upper right corner To create a folder you have to have at least 2 folders. Mo...
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Bring in the Image

Bring in the Image

Here’s a link to Graphic’s page about images.
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Using Layers

Using Layers

Here’s the link to the official help page for Layers. Another explanation of why layers are im...
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Drawing Lines

Drawing Lines

If you have having trouble making the lines or finding them after you make them, I am planning on ma...
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Color Distribution

Color Distribution

Color Distribution is not the same as a value study. Not every rug needs this step but when you do, ...
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Printing

Printing

You can print from Graphic to a single piece of paper and that is usually enough. UPDATE: I haven...
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Settings to Get Right

Settings to Get Right

Check this setting before you do anything else. Can’t find your images or cannot bring them in...
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Outline Mode-It’s now What you Thi...

Outline Mode-It’s now What you Think

Outline mode is NOT what you think it might be. It simply puts an outline around the image. It will ...
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Take the Best Photo

Take the Best Photo

Outline mode is NOT what you think it might be. It simply puts an outline around the image. It will ...
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Create the Label

Create the Label

…helpful to see the process in action, but be sure to check out the templates that you can dow...
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How to Use the Template

How to Use the Template

https://vimeo.com/777919201
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Download the Template

Download the Template

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