gyan1

Thanks Alfred

Hi Gyan
I am returning to graphics after a gap of over forty years, apart from the odd foray in to MS Publisher and Word. I have found that templates are OK but they never quite hit the mark for what people want. Most of my work is done free for local charities and is my retirement hobby.
I have found that https://www.freepik.com/ can give you a good guide to designs and most can be downloaded for free, if you are not using them other than to find out how it is done Affinity opens most of the formats available.. If you do want to use them you need to attribute the author or Freepik somewhere on the design. Also Publisher opens PDF designs and gives a basis for learning how the designer has created it. One of the key lessons for me was not to worry about shapes that went outside the document area e.g. if you wanted a curve use a circle or oval and let most of it hang over the edge so you get your curve on the document.
I also keep my eye on Behance https://www.behance.net/  and Dribble https://dribbble.com/ which give you any idea of what is trending. 
The Forum is building up quite a comprehensive Tutorial Library and even if what they are doing is not quite what you are looking for the techniques can be applied to your own design.
Good luck for your journey
AlanP

Thank you Dan, you made me super happy!!!
 
Gyan

Hi Gyan1
There are multiple ways this can be done, firstly you can copy and paste your object with a gradient applied from Photo to Designer, or vice versa.
Secondly, you could create either a Swatch of the gradient, or a Style based on the gradient, then export this Swatch/Style from one Affinity App, and import it into the other.
For more information on Swatches and Styles, please see the following tutorials -
https://affinity.serif.com/tutorials/designer/desktop/video/301813565 - Swatches (Advanced Colour)
https://affinity.serif.com/tutorials/designer/desktop/video/301824424/ - Styles
I hope this helps!

T
Thank you!!! yessss figured it out. Affinity designer is soooooo amazing that now with photoshop brushes and affinity simplicity, having lots of fun designing. Who ever created this program are the coolest people on the planet!!!