hannabygrace

That’s great, thx so much!

Hi HannabyGrace,
Welcome to the forums
The free hand selection tool found in the Pixel Persona is the closest thing we have to a Lasso Tool.
Thanks
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The Flip and Rotate controls are in the Transform Studio:

@hannabygrace while waiting for answers to your questions here, you may also like to browse the PDF Help file linked below. You can search on content and it contains some great information. Much easier to use than the built in Help system. Changes in the 1.7 version are minor. 
 

I would Say Affinity Photo is more the equivalent to PS and Designer to Illustrator, if you are wanting to use filters, warping, liquify that are also in Procreate you might find Designer limited, it’s definitely worth having both Photo and Designer. 

Hi, hannabygrace, On the Home screen (before opening a document), tap the serrated wheel symbol in top right corner to access settings. Turn off Touch for Gestures setting.
here is a link to download a PDF version of Help file for easier reading. Fully searchable too. 
https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/64366-affinity-designer-16-on-ipad-pdf-help-file/

Hi hannabygrace,
You just need to wait 4 days and you'll be able to set your profile picture  
 

Hi hannabygrace
If you're looking for third party tutorials or courses then we don't off these officially, however there are many third party sites, some of which I've linked below, however please note none of these are officially endorsed by Serif. 
https://courses.affinityrevolution.com/ 
https://www.skillshare.com/browse/affinity-designer
https://www.udemy.com/courses/search/?q=affinity designer&src=sac&kw=affinity desi

Yesterday I was watching Fantastic Beasts 2 and there is a Kappa demon in one scene. I really love this creature and here it is my presentation of this little fella. This time without any reference