FidgetyJester

Hope this is allowed. Which one would you prefer to draw it in? And explain why. Prefer if coming from someone who used both, and this is just purely for illustrations, no animation or comic or price involved. PC version alone, not mobile. I did tried asking in Art reddit first, but no one answered me though so I'm asking here instead. Thank you

Oh, that kind of shortcut. I thought it was desktop shortcut. That's a shame. Thank you though :3

How do I create a shortcut for it?

When I launch Affinity Designer it always start in Designer, so I have to switch to Pixel Persona everytime. Is there a way to start in Pixel Persona instead as a default?

I know I can use a commend, but automatic would be alot easier. Plus using that commend everytime I draw a line would be a hassle, and I might forget too. Thank you though, but I'm assuming there's no automatic thing on Pixel Persona than? :3

And there's no way to add a new layer per every brush stroke in Pixel Persona too?

Like with a Brush

In Pixel Persona how do I enable the ones where it'll automatically add a new layer under the currently using layer whenever I draw a line or something? So like I add a layer, and I draw 3 different lines so it create 3 additional layers under the layer I created. It seems to do that in Designer Persona, but not in Pixel Persona though.

In the screenshot on the right you see alot of tabs like Colors, but there's alot of useful ones so it end of taking alot of space to the point that others become smaller like the Layers. But I don't wanna just drag and make it be next to it either cause than the middle will look smaller. So to solve this issue I was wondering if there's a way to make it be icon based like the one on the left, but the color icon be separate and be on the right side instead. Hope this made sense. I saw a video where their photoshop was like that so I was wondering if Affinity Designer can do it too. You can see the Photoshop video I mentioned in the second screenshot (not done by me).

And if I draw in Pixel Persona? I still see both Layers and Pixel Layers option. Should I draw in Pixel Layers than? And what do you mean capital. and without the capital? I only see the capital, where's the one without the capital?

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1) How do I create a Folder? I wanna try organizing each layers. 2) What's the difference between Layers and Pixel Layers?

At first when I launch it's ok, but if Designer has been up long enough then right side seem to lag when I draw as in when I draw a line it takes 5 second or more for it to appear and even after it appears it gets super blurry. Left and middle is ok than. Is there a fix for this?

I know Designer can be pick between Vector and Pixel, while Photo is all about Pixel I think. What if I want to draw in Pixel mode? Then would Photo be better for drawing, or would Designer still be better? And explain why.

Why do people combine both Pixel and Vector together in Affinity Designer? Maybe it's cause I'm new to drawing, but I saw a video of someone combining both and I didn't saw the difference in terms of drawing. Only drawing I saw was when when zooming in you can see the pixel, but you don't see the pixel in Vector. But at that point why not keep using only Vector than, cause wouldn't it be easier to see and correct? The video I saw when starting off with Pixel like a Sketch, but then start lining when switch to Vector. Is it cause Pixel have alot more custom brushes thanks to Photoshop being popular, or is it more than that? (Though if that's it then I wished we could use AI brushes too but it is what it is) And if that's the case then why not just draw only in pixel, then couldn't you just draw only in Photo, or is it cause Designer has more brushes since it has both Vector and Pixel or/and is it cause the tools Designer has is more suited to drawing instead? P.S: I don't know what bitmap nor Raster work means. Hope this made sense and thank you for reading

If you already bought Affinity then will you have to buy it again when 2.0 comes out? If you do then will it be discounted price for people who already bought it, or will it be free for everyone who already bought it? Or do you have no idea how it'll go when 2.0 comes out?

Any Vector brushes you recommend me to use in Affinity Designer? The file that's under .afbrushes or .abr. You can just tell me your favorite and I can download it if it looks interesting. I have no custom vector brushes yet so this would help alot. Thank you And free ones if that's ok since I can't afford to buy anything yet.

Can I add brushes from Adobe Illustrator? If so then how? Cause I never used Adobe illustrator but I did found a brush that says .ai which I'm assuming "a" for Adobe and "i" for illustrator, but when I tried to add a brush in Designer it couldn't find it and it looks like it's trying to find afbrushes or abr file in particular. So I wanna know if I can add a brush from AI? I was able to find a way to add a brush from photoshop since it was under abr, but what about illustrator? Since illustrator use Vector too.

What's the difference between Designer and Pixel in Affinity Designer? Only thing I know is that it's more pixelated and designer is more straight looking, which I can tell when zooming in too much. But is that it? If that's it then what benefit do I have drawing in pixel persona instead?

That's a shame. There's alot more photoshop brushes than illustrator probably cause it's way more popular, and photoshop is pixel based and can be used for both editing and drawing even though it's more intended for editing. Hence I ended up finding alot of photoshop brushes, which got transferred to Pixel. Thank you for letting me know though, now that I know it's called Vector I'll look up Vector brushes now. Thank you

I added a brushes in Affinity Designer but it looks like it been added to Pixel Persona though, is there a way for me to transfer the brush I added to Designer Persona?

Is there a settings that let's the Designer App to automatically make a first layer? Only the first layer, rest can be manual.

I'm in Pixel Persona with white background, using the color black, opacity at 100%. And as I start using the brush to draw something no new colors seem to appear. Any idea why?