How to scale down shapes in Affinity Designer

Watch the lesson: Adding the final details


We’ll wrap things up by scaling both the bear and the iceberg down. To select all the right layers easily, follow the steps in this Affinity Designer beginner tutorial.

Step 1

On the Layers panel, expand the Rectangle layer. Select the following layers:

  • the bear (above the Rectangle layer)
  • the top and bottom outlines
  • the two iceberg groups
  • the compound shapes
Affinity Designer beginner tutorial: select the right layers.Affinity Designer beginner tutorial: select the right layers.Affinity Designer beginner tutorial: select the right layers.

Step 2

Right-click and assign these layers a blue tag. Let’s also unlock them.

Step 3

Now, on the menu at the top, go to Select > Select Same > Tag Color.

Step 4

Finally, we’ll use the Move Tool to scale the selected layers down and center them.

 

Affinity Designer basic tutorial: scale down the selected layers.Affinity Designer basic tutorial: scale down the selected layers.Affinity Designer basic tutorial: scale down the selected layers.

Well done! Now you’re all set to export your Affinity Designer project

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