Royk
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Hey Affinity people!
First of all, Designer looks very nice. It could be my main program in the future. but it lacks here and there and this is what i would like to see.
For me, as an illustrator in vector... i work with the pencil tool A LOT!. the pentool is okey, free drawing on my tablet / cintiq is 'tha best" So pencil power!
Okey, i have tried this workflow and this is what is what happens for me when i do character vector work:
Affinity Designer:
- I draw my desired line with the pencil tool.
- The tool doesn't know that i want to do a correction.If i draw on top of the line it creates a new vector. I need to delete the whole line and do it again also when its just a small part that needs an fix.
- Press N to switch to pentool so node icons appear on top
- press close icon and the object is now closed.
- press N to switch to pencil tool
- create new line.
Adobe Illustrator:
- I draw my desired line with the pencil tool
- draw directly on top of the line to correct it. It will re-shape my previous action. Most of the time its just a minor fix.
- simply hit the line somewhere, it will close.
U see how powerful the pencil tool is in Illustrator vs the long and lack of workflow in Designer. In illustrator i stay in my tool an continue working non-stop where in Designer i need to switch tools and use icons.
I hope this helpfull!
- Maria, davemac2015 and Aammppaa
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Okey, i have tried this workflow and this is what is what happens for me when i do character vector work:
Affinity Designer:
- I draw my desired line with the pencil tool.
- The tool doesn't know that i want to do a correction.If i draw on top of the line it creates a new vector. I need to delete the whole line and do it again also when its just a small part that needs an fix.
- Press N to switch to pentool so node icons appear on top
- press close icon and the object is now closed.
- press N to switch to pencil tool
- create new line.
Adobe Illustrator:
- I draw my desired line with the pencil tool
- draw directly on top of the line to correct it. It will re-shape my previous action. Most of the time its just a minor fix.
- simply hit the line somewhere, it will close.
U see how powerful the pencil tool is in Illustrator vs the long and not niceworkflow in Designer.
I will post this in the request part.
- RocketBoots and Maria
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Thanks! I wil give this an try! would be an good option to be in the software anyway. Its easy and logic. ;)
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Hi Peeps,
Today i had an interesting day in Affinity Designer. I am hardcore Adobe Illustrator and i am very interested in Designer.
I struggled a with the colors. I do illustrations and would like use an stroke color that is almost identical than the fill color. Lets say i have an green object, i would like to have a bit darker stroke.
In adobe illustrator I simply drag the fill color into the stroke color and its done. I change the value a bit and i am ready. I havent found a way to do this in Designer.
Maybe this is covered all-ready with a simple short key or an different work around i havent found yet, or its simply not in the software. any thoughts?
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Technically, its not exiting the pencil tool, its just holding down a modifier key so the pencil tool can change its nodes position. It goes back to pencil as soon as the modifier stops. That way, the last drawn node can be positioned on the 1st, and it will snap the line shut in less than a second. Also works w. the pen tool. Smoothing is another issue, but the 1.6 beta with the pencil stabilizer makes smooth curves much easier.
Thanks Gdenby, that sounds that it tackles half of my workflow issue. Lets hope the pencil tool wil become a bit more powerfull. Does it help if i point it out that i miss this in Designer or is this all-ready on the list?
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Okey Callum.. so basically, i need to exit my tool everytime i need to close an object. Men.. thats.... disappointing. I have to experiment more but at this moment, i am am back in Adobe Illustrator to finish this. I really have to think this over. Thanks for your time Callum
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Thank you Callum, where getting somewhere haha. I know in front, that the first days working in Affinity Designer will be a lot of trail and error, some tears and %@$%..
Okey, here is the thing. I made a mistake with naming. I am using the pencil tool, not the pentool. I am sorry for the confusing misunderstanding.
Issue here for me:
I am drawing on top of an sketch i did before. Lets say i am creating an funny duck (i am doing that right now). I use the pencil to make a shape, i need to leave my pencil tool, go to the pentool and from there i need to click on the close icon. I need to go back to the pencil tool and make a new shape. If this would be my only work around i must stop my Annify project all-ready because that would be a hell of a job.
I would like to draw, draw on top of a line to correct him and close an shape by just ending at the point where i started. Just how it works in Illustrator right now with the pencil tools. It speeds up the process so so much. Very powerfull. I am sure (i hope) there is a way to do this in Affinity too, maybe slightly different. I am open for that. As long as it is a smooth workflow.
Any thoughts?
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Hi Roy,
Welcome to the forums!
The button in my attached screenshot will automatically close your curves when you press it :)
C
I cant wait for the screenshot Callum :D
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Hey peeps,
First Try to use Affinity Designer fully professional. I am into Illustrator for ages now and I need to create an vector character. Its sketched out in Photoshop (will maybe we replaced with Photo) and normally i make it in adobe illustrator. I use the pen tool most of the time.
In adobe illustrator you can make an circle for example and it will close automatically. If the shape isnt working for me i can use the pencil again and follow my first line. It will notice that i want to edit / redo my first line and whola, i can do it with a couple of movements. This is really working for me when i make my vector drawings but it isnt working atm for me in Designer.
I am on the internet for a hour now if i missed an option somewhere, an checkbox, something tiny or simple but i cant find. If i need to close an shape by pressing an different tool, close it and go back to my pencil.. it would be time consuming and annoying.
Any suggestions? I need to finish this artwork tomorrow and if i cant find it in a hour i need to drop back to illustrator, which was not my plan! :D
Cheers,
Roy
EDIT, I made an mistake by telling you all that i use the pentool. I use the pencil tool. sorry.
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Anyone? I have not found much information about the hardware requirements / top of the line specs, for this software.
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hey guys,
like many others, i am following the Affinity software with great intrest. I work daily in Photoshop (heavy photo manipulation with high ress photo's and a lot of layers, brushes, filters, etc) and Illustrator (cartoon logos). Soon, i am going to leave the Mac platform and move over to Windows for a better hardware configuration. With the good news that Affinity is working on a Windows release. So maybe, i will be a part of this family!
I am planning my new configuration for a long time now and my focus at this moment is a fast i7-6 core (5820k), 64gb mem, M2 SSD + SSD for scratch only, and a very fast GPU (GTX 980ti) for all kind of processes like live preview / rendering in adobe premiere and after effects. Photoshop does benefit from Cuda as well. I am not sure if Illustrator uses Cuda for zooming and panning.
My question for Affinity is:
1) Is there any GPU support in Photo and Designer, if yes, is this OpenCL based or is there CUDA involved?
2) what is the sweet spot in cores? I know Photoshop has an sweet spot of 6 cores.
3) Is Affinity a memory hungry tool? I am planning 64gb of memory.
kind regards,
Roy
Designer: How to close objects FAST using the PENCIL tool
in Pre-V2 Archive of Affinity on Desktop Questions (macOS and Windows)
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No RCR, that is indeed not an elegant workflow. Switching back to little icons i need to press, using shortcuts .. what ever to edit nodes who are placed by Designer on locations i maybe even not like. It doest matter. I need speed. The character i created yesterday (moved back to Illustrator) took me a hour. If i do this in Affinity at this moment, i would be a pain in the ass job and pressing couple of hundred times on extra buttons.
i know its not perfect.. but if they not change this.. I am thinking of asking my money back. 40 euros is stil 40 euros if i am not going to use the software. At this moment, its not able to replace Illustrator. That was my plan. *sniff (sad face)