richbyte

Hi R C-R, Thanks for your feedback. I am not interested in Inkscape for vector work and was just interested to see if I can get good vectorization of the texture brushes through its Trace Image function. I downloaded the Mac version today from the Inkscape site only to test this out. I created the attached files with it to see how it fits my Affinity Designer workflow. It seemed to work for me. Affinity designer is my go to vector app and I don't see myself switching to Inkscape, you may be right about the future Mac version availability of Inkscape. What I posted was something which people who use raster brushes in Affinity Designer and come across issues in print quality, may find useful. Thanks.

IMAGE TRACING + Expand Image and Texture Category Brushes For Affinity Designer Hello everyone, You may not know but Inkscape just released v1.0 version today ( including native Mac version). This is an example of how we can use Inkscape to fill the gap of 2 functions we need in Affinity Designer for the time being: 1. Tracing Bitmaps -> Trace Bitmap in Inkscape + Save as SVG and edit in Affinity Designer 2. Expand Image and Texture Category Brushes -> Export Affinity Designer object as PNG which has a texture brush + Open the PNG in Inkscape + Trace Bitmap + Save SVG + Edit in Affinity Designer. I am not sure how it will work with complex brushes but I tried few and I am very happy with the results. Please find the attached files which explain the above. Hopefully this will help you get finer output in print and give you more confidence in using texture brushes in Affinity Designer for your professional work. All the best, G @gauravsarinarts artboards.afdesign 4.svg 3.svg 2.svg 1.svg