Janes1976

Thank you Affinity Jules, I shut down, restarted and voila! It is working again. Bit of a worry (as I am thinking of kicking Photoshop into touch and testing Affinity to that end at the moment) so I am glad it's just a glitch and not something terminal. Good luck in London when you guys shut down again. Cheers Jane

Well that's odd - thank you for your time. I think I will shut down, restart and go back in and see if that cures it. Can I just ask whether you painted on that layer or on top on another layer? Best regards Jane

Hello Walt, thanks for the reply. Attaching a live file here for you. Zoom in on the guitar mounted and you'll see one area on the body of the guitar and one on the fret. (You are seeing early stage WIP.) Thanks Jane Karyn.afphoto

Hello Bruce, thanks for trying to help out. Blend mode normal both on the brush I was using (an AP native brush - not an import) and on the layer which is a pixel layer. There are no imported images in the entire file (I've read up on the dead pixel issue with imported photos) No pixel selections live - no live selections anywhere else on screen. 40 layers in play at present. The layer I'm working is not part of a group. Other layers are grouped in folders - turning on or off groups makes no difference. I've turned off every individual layer underneath and re-opened each in turn. (Is there a on/off all layers quick command I am missing? I can't seem to short cut that) The other layers are all pixel layers with 5 adjustment layers which have also been turned on and off individually and have no effect other than their intended ones. I've tried turning off all layers and add a new one to work on - the same empty pixel area happens in the same spots. I'm working on a file of A3 dimensions at 300dpi which is my normal working size and resolution for illustration. Thanks for any further insight your might be able to offer. Jane

Hello, I'm working in Affinity Photo on an iMac 27 inch with a retina screen running on OS Catalina. In a multi-layered file with the layer I am working on placed at topmost layer I have about half a dozen dead pixels that will not accept any paint. I have tested the same sized file in Photoshop and set up a few pages in Affinity Publisher to see if there are dead pixels on the actual screen - there aren't. Please don't suggest it is my Mac's screen that is at fault - this latest machine is only a few weeks old and I have been working happily in all other programs without this occurring. Two screen shots attached of the topmost layer where this is happening. Two separate occurrences. But, oddly the same pixel configuration. Has anyone any idea what's happening here please? Thanks in advance.