pastroboy

Hi MEB, for the most part that's correct, but I think the issue has a layer here worth noting. First of all, I love Affinity, the innovation and value is first-rate, I'm active promoter of switching to Affinity from competing apps whenever possible. This issue is not enough to make me jump ship. And I appreciate the positive discussion here. But I think thread highlights a subtle marketing liberties taken which are likely to mislead buyers and slow Affinity's progress potentially. And the issue is "selling as is" vs assumed industry terms and standards. For example the Affinity Designer product page (https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/designer/) promotes a "full featured vector workspace", adding "grain to your crisp vectors", "true creative freedom", "comprehensive vector toolset", etc. My concern here, just like Mateprsk, is that apples = apples, i.e. it sounds very much like its the same as the competing, industry standard vector app, which includes brushes panels with true vector brushes, etc. One wouldn't guess any significant shortfall on a "full feature". Using the descriptors above in relation to Designer's brushes is slightly misleading, IMO. (Even though the term "raster brush" is mentioned, the overall impression of the paragraph if about an added capability, not a underdeveloped feature. I understand the need to highlight the strengths of the package (which we all love) but "full featured vector app" doesn't seem right without this aspect. Until Designer is a legitimate alternative to the industry standard for brush functions, avoid that ambiguity). Maybe a solution is to have raster brushes in a separate panel to vector ones, which is where the misunderstanding is, and slightly edit the wording on the product page to remove brush features ambiguity. Either way, keep up the good work.

Thanks Mateprsk! This answers the question very clearly.

Wow. I have just finished design work for a book to be published and now I can't stroke my complex brush graphics. In an effort to save my work from having to start over in another application, I'm looking at third party brush pack, hoping they work 'properly'. Could you advise if these https://www.designcuts.com/product-category/affinity/ are likely to be true, stroke-expandable vectors, or just some kind of stretched raster? Specifically I want to know about "52 Complex Futuristic Circle Brushes" by xresch, and "Drawing Brushes For Affinity"by Jef Brown.