[Modify shade pattern already defined]

You need to add a Fill layer and then apply the gradient to that layer

Then you will be able to adjust it

Goto

Layer > New Fill Layer

 

[Creating repeat patterns]

@Alice

The Offset filter is called the Affine filter in Affinity Photo and you can use that to create repeating patterns but this filter is not available in Designer so the instructions you have will not work

You may want to have a look at the later posts in this thread for more advice

 

[Inpainting ghosting (drew59)]

The Inpainting tool would struggle to remove such a large part of this particular picture and give you the effect you want.

It may be easier just selecting then erasing the man on the left then filling in the gaps using parts of the original picture, like in my example below

 

[Help editing Black Orchids]

Zoom in
Use the Selection brush (25px) to select just the middle of the stem without the white part
Click Refine and set smoothing to 10px
Output as New Layer
Switch this new layer off then goto background layer and use the Inpainting brush to "erase" the original stem
Switch the new "Stem" Layer back on.

(see attached)

 

PIC_2925b.afphoto

[affinity photo graphic artifacts]

I never had a problem with the document on screen but the Navigator panel did clearly show the problem

Changing it to 16bit cured it and then changing it straight back to 32bit did not reintroduce the problem.  The Navigation panel display seems OK now

(Hope that helps someone)

 

Windows 8.0

[Takes minutes to boot]

Hi MEB

That sounds worth looking into.

 I'm on Windows though so will have to find something that integrates well with the Affinity apps and is Windows based

[Takes minutes to boot]

Thanks, no good to me then, there is no way I could remember what fonts I have uninstalled, whilst in Affinity and scrolling through my available fonts.

Someone needs to design a font manager where all fonts are shown in the application you are using whether they are installed or not and if you click to use an uninstalled one the program immediately loads it so it is available to use from them on.

That way I could uninstall all my fonts downloaded over the years and start again from scratch thereby only adding fonts I actually use now to my system

[Takes minutes to boot]

6 minutes ago, Alfred said:

 

When you want to use a font which is present on your machine but is not currently installed, you load it via the font manager and it then becomes available for use in any Windows application.

 

Are these uninstalled fonts visible to the Affinity Apps with some sort of marker to say they are uninstalled or do you have to remember what fonts you have uninstalled?

[Text on a Curve]

You can select all the text and try adjusting the tracking in the character panel

Or, as an alternative way, Power Duplicating will allow you to specify precise degrees to get the spacing exactly right for a circle

[Default Save As to Any Format]

1 hour ago, verysame said:

 

@Hans

I don't understand why you have to get aggressive.
You don't have the rights to tell me to shut up, I'm a customer and I have all the rights to report any issues, feedback or complaints.

 

Who is @Hans?

 

[Mesh Warp Tool issue]

If you are working on full size images you can try this

Apply the Mesh Warp to the image and click Apply

Then select the Mask layer in the Layers panel and under the Filters menu the 1st option will be Repeat Mesh Warp

Which will apply the same warp to the Mask Layer

If working with images (or objects) that are smaller then the canvas, you first need to restrict the mask to the size of the placed image (or object) then do the above

 

[Quick question]

2 minutes ago, v_kyr said:

Just put your photo on a by both devices usable shared storage place, so both can access (read/write) the file from there alternately.

It's not advisable to use cloud storage or external drives etc which can disconnect, hibernate or go to sleep as that causes an unrecoverable file error resulting in loss of your work

[Macro and adjustment gradient transparency fade recording]

Not sure exactly what you want to do here

But a gradient with transparency can be saved as a Style then the Style can be applied to an object in a macro

[Branch]

Hi PHotography

Can you upload the original image please as what you have uploaded does not seem right to me.  Would like to see what you initially had to work with to see how you then produced this image

[Magic/Background Eraser?]

The Flood Select Tool with Contiguous set on is usually the easier of the two options when you have white stuff you want to keep

[Magic/Background Eraser?]

Erase White Paper will also erase white stuff you want to keep not just the white background

[Resize pasted objects]

Is this what you are trying to achieve?

 

 

[Tools not working]

First thing is to check you have the layer selected in the layers panel then check the Opacity and Flow of the brushes is set to 100%

[Textured Lines]

I have attached the file here

 

nefertem2.afdesign

[Textured Lines]

You could just add a gold coloured noise image, mask the triangle to the image then adjust the Blend Ranges of the image to make it partially transparent in places.

 

[Affinity Photo Perlin noise as a live filter]

Adding a pixel layer with a suitable blend mode and then Appling the Perlin Noise to that, may give you a bit more flexibility to alter the effect afterwards

By modifying such things as the Pixel layer's Opacity, Masking parts of the effect, Stretching and Rotating the pixel layer and adding adjustments/effects directly to this layer.

You can also duplicate the layer to increase the initial Perlin effect if needed.

The attached screenshot is just to show the extra degree of flexibility you can have by using a separate pixel layer rather than having the effect baked into the image

[Can you edit layer masks like a normal layer?]

Try switching off "Protect Alpha" in the context tool bar for the brush

[Is there something like "Split into Grid" in Affinity Designer that Illustrator has?]

You can also use a grid

Which is flexible enough to allow different widths and height for the individual components of the grid plus different gutter settings.

 

[AP - how to replace black with a different color? Color replacement brush doesn't work]

Make a new grid in Blue exactly the same size of the old Black grid and place it on top of the old grid

Or upload the picture if you want more practical answers without the guesswork

[Stretch/Transform seamless?]

What program are you using (Photo or Designer) and how are you doing the stretching?