Affinity beginner
Understand the Affinity ecosystem and complete a first integrated project.
- Navigate the three applications
- Understand studios, layers and personas
- Create and modify elements
- Export correctly
Visual creation
Affinity Suite training for businesses
Produce photos, illustrations and page layouts with Affinity Photo, Designer and Publisher in one coherent professional workflow.
Professional training
A method that connects theory to real work
The Affinity Suite combines photo editing, vector design and page layout. Training helps the team select the right application, share resources, prepare screen or print files and organize a production workflow that remains understandable from one project to the next.
Objectives, software versions, authorized files and expected results are confirmed before training. The instructor alternates short explanations, demonstrations, guided practice, questions and immediate feedback.
Course plans
Choose the path that fits your team
Each path can be delivered alone, combined with another or adapted to your files. A mixed-level group can be divided so participants progress at the right pace.
Affinity intermediate
Create an integrated production system across photo, vector and page layout.
- Retouch non-destructively
- Create vector systems
- Build long publications
- Manage shared resources
Affinity advanced
Standardize a collaborative Affinity workflow and manage complex projects with quality control.
- Design cross-application templates
- Master colour and prepress
- Optimize complex files
- Organize a migration
Not sure which path to choose?
Assess my teamA discussion, questionnaire and a few work examples help us recommend the appropriate duration and modules.
Detailed program
Three-hour sessions with practical objectives
The plan is flexible. Examples, exercises and deliverables are confirmed according to the industry, level and available tools.
Path 1
Affinity beginner
6 hours2 sessions of 3 hours
Who this path is for: Employees discovering Affinity or adopting a shared method from the start.
Prerequisites: None
01
Session 1 — Photo and Designer
Documents, interface, layers, selections, shapes, curves, colour, retouching and organization.
02
Session 2 — Publisher and delivery
Pages, masters, text, linked images, resources, output preparation and export.
Path 2
Affinity intermediate
9 hours3 sessions of 3 hours
Who this path is for: Regular users producing campaigns, brochures or coordinated sets of materials.
Prerequisites: Beginner-level skills
01
Session 1 — Affinity Photo
Masks, adjustments, live filters, retouching, correction and compositing.
02
Session 2 — Affinity Designer
Pen tool, appearances, symbols, constraints, styles and illustration.
03
Session 3 — Affinity Publisher
Masters, styles, tables, resources, StudioLink, checking and export.
Path 3
Affinity advanced
9 hours3 sessions of 3 hours
Who this path is for: Creative teams, production leads and organizations migrating or standardizing Affinity workflows.
Prerequisites: Intermediate-level skills
01
Session 1 — Brand system
Assets, styles, symbols, templates, palettes, conventions and variants.
02
Session 2 — Colour and production
Profiles, spot colours where needed, transparency, images, PDF and preflight.
03
Session 3 — Migration and governance
Compatibility, tests, archiving, roles, documentation and client-project optimization.
Target skills
Learn what is genuinely useful
Content is organized around the actions, decisions and results participants must produce rather than a simple feature list.
Choose the right application
Know when to use Photo, Designer or Publisher and how to move between them.
Retouch images
Correct, mask and compose using non-destructive methods.
Create vectors
Draw, organize and vary precise graphic elements.
Lay out documents
Build masters, styles, pages and coherent publications.
Share resources
Organize palettes, styles, symbols, templates and linked files.
Prepare delivery
Control resolution, colour, formats and output for screen or print.
Collaborative training
Training built around your projects
After a short demonstration, participants practise, compare methods and receive immediate feedback. When real files cannot be shared, equivalent exercises reproduce the same constraints without exposing confidential information.
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Migrate a small Adobe workflowCompare required functions, test compatibility and document new methods.
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Create a branded brochureCombine images, vectors, styles, masters and output controls.
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Produce a multichannel campaignCreate visual and document variations from shared resources.
Targeted workshops
Go deeper on a specific need
A workshop can be delivered on its own or integrated into a longer path to address a production, collaboration or governance challenge.
Affinity Photo
Retouching, masks, live filters, colour and compositions.
Affinity Designer
Logos, icons, curves, symbols and visual systems.
Affinity Publisher
Multipage documents, masters, styles and output preparation.
StudioLink and integrated workflow
Move among photo, vector and layout without unnecessary duplicate files.
Migration and compatibility
Evaluate existing files, critical features and conversion risks.
Colour and prepress
Profiles, bleed, images, transparency, PDF and quality control.
Our solutions
A format for every need
From a single session to an annual program, the format is adapted to your organization’s pace and priorities.
Private collaborative training
Your team works live with a specialist who explains, demonstrates and answers questions.
- Flexible 3-hour blocks
- 1 to 15 participants
- Online or in person
Custom training
We review files, roles, processes and expected results before building the learning path.
- Needs assessment
- Customized exercises
- Learning validation
Managed training subscription
JFL Media coordinates several topics, instructors and teams throughout the year.
- Flexible annual calendar
- Session or credit bank
- Support for managers
Service across Canada
Online across Canada, in person depending on the city
Online sessions can bring together participants in Quebec, Ontario, Western Canada, Atlantic Canada or several regions. In-person delivery is assessed according to the city, instructor availability, travel and schedule.
Available formats
- A team gathered in one room
- Participants located in several provinces
- English or French delivery depending on the instructor
- Exercises adapted to the sector and authorized tools
Frequently asked questions
Prepare your training project
Does training cover all three applications?
Yes. The general program combines Photo, Designer and Publisher at a depth suited to the mandate.
Can Adobe files be migrated?
Authorized samples can be tested and conversion possibilities and limits explained.
Is the training suitable for print production?
Yes. Advanced modules can cover profiles, transparency, bleed, PDF and prepress checks.
Can we train only on Affinity Photo or Designer?
Yes. A targeted workshop can focus on one application or one workflow.
Let’s discuss your project
Training adapted to your team?
Describe the result you need, current level, number of participants, preferred delivery and any authorized files or processes.