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Very useful. Thanks!

Thank you! Could I also ask if it would be possible to do AD?

Thanks!

@MEB yesterday, before I posted, I tried resetting Photo by starting it with the CTRL key held down but it persisted. Today I reset everything 'manually' using the options in Pref->Misc and restarted OS X and it seems to have resolved it. Sorry if it was a false alarm but... @LilleG I don't know if this is related to your issue but I seem to be able to edit and delete layers regardless of whether they are locked or not. It might just be me though, I'm starting to doubt myself.

Nor is using the the backspace key with the layer selected. Dragging the layer to the waste bin icon at the bottom of the layer palette works as expected but it would be handy to have some visual confirmation that you have dragged the layer to the right place. Amazing software, can't wait for the release. AF Photo Beta 1.2.1 OSX 10.10.4

Hi Crosby. I'd be interested to hear how you get on with Astropad too - and what pen you are using on the tablet.

Thanks everyone for the input - and the tips! I'm going to be away for two weeks but I'll post an update when I'm back.

Great style. Fantastic.

Thanks for the suggestion Peter! I switched it to mixture of overlay and lighten mode blending and reduced the opacity a bit to try to bring some of the underlying texture through - an improvement I think but still a way to go. Amongst other things I'd like to be able to apply some radial chipping / scoring to the edges of the engraved lettering but I'm not sure how to go about it. I'm enjoying experimenting though and I have to say that the text on a path tool is a joy to use. My imagination exceeds my skill. I can't see how to attach a file to this reply though. Maybe the morning will bring enlightenment. Edit: Silly me, needed the full editor.

Made using Affinity Designer Beta. Texture tiling and engraved text on two paths. A customer asked me to make this for him. Lots of fiddling left to do, and any suggestions about how to make it look more authentic would be welcome, but I thought I'd post it as my first attempt to use the new text on a path tools. You guys rock. Thank you :-)

Wait... MONDAY!? Ooooh. Anyway, thanks MattP - really looking forward to this

Oh! Thank you :)

I would find it handy to be able to set the degree of noise consistently (both within and across documents) by applying a parameter to it.

Thanks for explaining. It is great to be able to have an open dialogue with you guys about your applications.

Only illustrator, if I understand correctly. Personally I've mainly used photoshop and the like. Is it really hard to do this with a vector application TonyB?