What’s New in Affinity (v. 3.1 March 2026 Update) — These Features Are HUGE
🚀 Affinity just dropped a BIG March 2026 update… and some of these features might be SUPER HELPFUL for you.
In this video, I walk you through the most important new features in the latest Affinity update—including tools that are especially powerful if you're also using Canva in your workflow.
We’ll cover everything from UI updates to the new Live Tone Blend Groups, new Glitch Options, and the new Pixel Selection to Curves options which gives Canva users an even a faster way to create custom frames for Canva. We'll cover all of that, and more!
⚡Table of Contents
00:00 Intro
00:35: UI Updates (Light Mode!)
05:10 Live Tone Blend Groups
12:30 Pixel Selection to Curves/Vector
14:12 A Faster Canva Custom Frame Method
16:55 Quicker Access to Brush Settings
18:08 Better Glitch Options
20:30 Raw Engine Improvements
23:40 Pen Tool Improvements
24:38 Release Notes
24:52 What are you excited about?
🔥 What’s New in Affinity (March 2026)
Here are the biggest updates you need to know:
🎨 New Light Mode UI (plus customizable accent colors)
🧠 Live Tone Blend Groups (automatic color + lighting matching for compositing)
✂️ Convert Pixel Selections → Vector Curves (Instantly!) and Custom Frames for Canva even faster
🖌️ Faster Brush Controls (Right-click access)
⚡ Glitch Filter Updates (including Data Blocks effect)
📷 RAW Engine Improvements (new tone curve presets)
✏️ Pen Tool Enhancements (more control without switching tools)
🧩 Home Screen + UI Customization Updates
I'll walk you through the new features, including appropriate examples, and giving you some things to consider to go along with all of the new options.
🔗📚 Resources & Links
March 2026 Affinity Release Notes 👉https://www.affinity.studio/help/rele...
My Paint Brush Deep Dive Tutorial 👉 • Affinity Paint Brush Tool Deep Dive — Dyna...
My Custom Canva Frames Tutorial 👉 • Canva Frames Made Easy — Use Affinity to M...
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