The Pen Tool is one of the most powerful and essential tools in Affinity. While it can feel intimidating at first, once you understand how it works and how each mode behaves, it becomes an incredibly precise and flexible way to create clean vector artwork.

In this follow-along tutorial, we’ll break down what the Pen Tool is, what it does, and how each Pen Tool mode works. Then, we’ll walk through practical examples using shapes and designs you can follow along with using the images provided.

This tutorial is designed to be hands-on, so open Affinity, and draw along as you go.