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Affinity Essentials Lesson 9: Canva AI in Affinity

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Affinity tutorial design using Canva AI tools in Affinity, featuring a futuristic sneaker with generated textures and layered effects.

Incorporating AI tools into your creative workflow

Creation is all about craft, and the right tools should make that craft easier. Canva AI Studio is built directly into Affinity, bringing together a suite of purpose-built AI tools designed to complement your workflow. From smart selections to generative edits and custom image creation, everything is deeply integrated to keep your creative process seamless and intuitive.

In this lesson, you’ll see how AI can speed up time-consuming tasks so you can spend more time on the creative decisions that matter. More importantly, you’ll learn how these tools work alongside Affinity’s vector, pixel, and layout studios to give you a creative boost while keeping you fully in control of the final result.

Lesson objectives

By the end of the lesson, you’ll be able to:

  • isolate subjects quickly with AI-powered selections
  • generate custom imagery to support your designs
  • apply Generative Edit for targeted refinements
  • maintain creative control while working more efficiently

Lesson resources

Before you begin, make sure you’ve downloaded Affinity and logged in using your Canva ID. You’ll also want to download the Lesson 9 source file to follow along.

About the author

Katy McCabe is an Education Program Manager and former teacher with six years of classroom experience, alongside a background as a creative technology product expert. She’s passionate about helping educators introduce Affinity to their students. Outside of her work in education, Katy can be found in her tattoo studio, where she works as a licensed tattoo artist.

Education Program Manager
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