[Brush settings that 'multiply' color when strokes overlap?]

Does anyone know how to adjust brush settings so that when brushstrokes overlap they multiply, intensify and deepen the color as in the graphic below? I know this works because I did it once, but I changed the settings and can't remember exactly how they need to be. 

Usually when brushstrokes overlap they just paint the same exact color value. But I need the brushstrokes to intensify or 'multiply' when they overlap, like the graphic below.

Thanks for any help!

[Brush settings to multiply color on overlap??]

Can anyone tell me how to adjust brush settings so that when a brush stroke overlaps itself it multiplies or intensifies (deepens) the color, as in this image? The stroke on the left is the normal setting so that the overlap color is the same intensity as the rest of the stroke. The stroke on the right shows the color is multiplied or intensified where it overlaps. 

I know it can work because I did it once but changed the settings and now I can't figure out how to do it again. 

I posted this question before but so far no one seems to be able to answer it.    Thanks!

[Hans]

I'm trying to configure brush settings so that a sigle brush stroke will multiply or darken the color each time the brush stroke crosses or overlaps itself. I know this is possible because I did it once but I changed the settings and now the brush just paints the same color when the brush stroke crossed itself. Thanks for any help!

[Affinity Photo - Photoshop plugins???]

I know Affinity Photo can use Ps plugins, but I can't find anything in Help or online about how to do it. Can someone please direct me to a solution or tutorial? Thanks!

[Insert image into group selection no longer works]

Hi media.tv,

 

You can't paste one object into the contents of all objects in a group - that's a strange concept generally and we don't have a special exception for images. What you can do though is set the fill of a group and that will set the fills of all of its children... so, make some text, convert to curves (if you wanted to - you could just leave it as text quite happily), select the group and then go to the Gradient Tool, change the fill type to Bitmap, choose your bitmap and it should work? :)

 

Thanks,

Matt

 

Thanks! I forgot I had to use the gradient tool to do this. 

 

Other apps accomplish this effect in different ways. Some use boolean ops, some use 'paste into,' some use fill. As usual, Affinity's way is the best, letting you precisely adjust the image placement within the group. 

 

Is there a distort tool or perspective tool on the horizon?

 

Affinity Designer is totally indispensable now! Thanks again.

[Insert image into group selection no longer works]

Affinity Designer no longer seems able to insert an image into a group, such as a word of display text that has been converted to curves. I've done this several times before in the Beta, but now Affinty seems only able to insert an image into a single object, not a group. 

 

I've tried everything, including the 'insert into selection' tool, the 'fill' controls, the 'paste into' & 'place' functions, etc. Any ideas as to what's wrong or what I'm not doing right?

 

Inserting an image into a group is a basic function of any graphics app. (The attached image was done in NeoOffice Draw.)

[How can I apply a gradient to a bitmap image?]

So I figured out how to open the gradient context toolbar. But I can't seem to apply a gradient to a selection in the pixel mode.

 

I know this has to be dead simple & I'm sure I'm just missing something, but can't figure it out.

 

Thanks for any help!

[How do I get to the gradient "context toolbar"?]

The gradient tool works OK, but I can't seem to get the gradient "context toolbar" to appear. The Help menu shows a gradient "context toolbar" in the tool palette next to the Swatches tool palette. But it dosen't seem to be there, and there is no mention of it in the Studio menu either.

 

What am I missing?

[FreeHand tools & FreeHand file-open?]

Thanks for Expand Stroke! That's a really critical feature.

 

Only… I haven't figured out how to use it. Probably something so simple I missed it…

[FILL SHAPE WITH AN IMAGE]

Filling any shape with an image is dead simple as described. It also works for groups, as in display text...

[FreeHand tools & FreeHand file-open?]

As a FreeHand jockey whose 32-bit MacBook Pro finally went to its reward, AD is exactly what I've been looking for. So far, the beta performs beautifully. Very few problems. Amazingly stable for a beta…  Huge kudos to AD developers for this wonderful program! When it's released, I'll be the first in line.

The FreeHand tools (or facsimiles) I'm hoping for include:

Add points & simplify points

Envelope warping (or some kind of object-distortion tool)

3D rotation (perspective tool) 

Fisheye lens

Roughen effect

Expand Stroke, Stroke to path & Inset path 

Text flow around objects, along paths & flow between text boxes

Multiple pages, with a scratch area for layout design work

A lot to expect, I know. But when Affinity Designer can do these things, then it really is adios, Illustrator...

I've heard that AD developers may be working on opening Freehand files. If so, then I DO believe in Santa Claus! Also, IMHO, pro-level CYMK prepress isn't a big priority since the vast majority of users (even Illustrator users) don't do 4-color publishing.

Thanks again for filling a big hole in the Mac vector sphere...