Brett Stebbins

What is a bummer is this issue, which is not small, has been going on since 2023. I pretty much only use Affinity Designer on the iPad Pro. I have to constantly find work arounds. Having effects and filters not work is a big deal, not a small bug. I really hope that this is accelerated. And if this bug is fixed, how will I know what update is fixing this issue so that I know to look for it?

I had reached out in 2023 about this issue of effects and filters not reverting after being applied. I still have this issue and it is now 2025. I sent @MEB a file in which he was able to reproduce the issue. Please see all previous posts in this thread for further details. The bug still exists. Attached is another video showing me adding inner glow, adjusting the color and then clicking to another tool and the color reverts back to white. V2.6.3 on the iPad Pro. ScreenRecording_06-18-2025 23-56-17_1.mp4

@MEB I just updated to v2.4.1 today. I was hoping this issue with layer effects would have been resolved by now but the bug still persists. I am having similar problems with filters too. This has such a huge crippling effect on my ability to use Affinity. There has been at least two or three updates to Affinity Designer since this post back in December. When will this issue be resolved on the iPad Pro? Am I the only one experiencing this?

@MEB I am now having a similar bug happen to Filters. See attached videos showing this similar bug with Noise and Depth Of Field Blur. It seems like the more and more I work with this file the more bugs I am encountering. RPReplay_Final1704832877.mp4 RPReplay_Final1704842383.mp4

So that you are aware. Because I’ve had this issue for some time now. I have experimented. I will apply an inner glow, for example, and then click on the canvas. Or I will apply it but this time click on a layer in the layers palette, or I might click away onto another FX. Or I might click on another tool. I tried many different variations of getting the FX to apply itself, but in every case it would revert back. BTW, this problem would not show up at first, when I started working on a file, but at some point later it would show up and once it did, I couldn’t get whatever layer FX to work again. Also, another note, I noticed that Gaussian blur never had this issue. I have not experimented with all the layer FX to see which ones have the issue and which ones don’t since I primarily only use certain ones. This problem also shows up in Affinity Photo.

Wondering if there is any work around for this problem. I have several illustrations I can’t finish because I can’t get the layer effects to work.

Awesome! Glad I could help. Just to reiterate, the problem won’t occur till I have been working on the file for awhile. I suspect it has something to do with the complexity of the file and the many layers, groups, effects etc.. It usually shows up in my most complex illustrations.

Go to layer ‘woman/torso/flecks. Sometimes I wonder if it has to do with the file size. Everything seems to start out fine but after working in the file for some time eventually this issue shows up. I have this issue in almost any document I work in. Tattooed Memories 01.zip

I have tried everything including selecting another tool and the layer effect will still revert back to previous state.

I apply an inner glow or outer glow to a group of vector objects, change the color and blend mode, but when I finish and select out of the layer effects panel, the layer effect will revert back to last state. It won’t let me change the layer effect. See attached video to see it happening. RPReplay_Final1703801708.mp4

There is a simple solution for making transparent PNGs. Go to "Document Setup" Select "Color" tab Select the "Transparent Background" checkbox Export your PNG Vola!! Transparent PNG

I would love to learn Blender. I am looking for ways to use software that doesn't cost me an arm and a leg to use.

Hi Retrograde, I use Maya and V-ray for my 3D stuff. I have been doing 3D since late 2008, but a year ago I shifted my focus to illustration and concept art.

Yes, they are all from Luminare Saga.

Final concept art for client's top-down JRPG game. Work done with Affinity Designer. You can see more of these concepts and some of my process on Artstation or Deviantart. Enjoy!