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  1. Jonopen
    Thank you for your insights into achieving that. I'll bookmark this thread for the future! 😀
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    Super illustrations. You've really caught the iridescence sparkle in the wings. I also like butterflies, but sadly becoming more difficult to see them here in UK. I've never seen one but the Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa is a rare migrant to the UK from Scandinavia and mainland Europe. Over here it is known as The Camberwell Beauty on account of it being first recorded near Camberwell (South London) in 1748.
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    (on second coffee and thinking about lunch - Korean style instant noodles!) Really like this geometric patten. Prompted some personal exploration as to how it was created. I came up with a method: Draw overlaying circles Divide the circles into shapes Join parts together again to form the appropriate shapes If there is a better way, and you feel like sharing, it would be great to know. Thanks
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    Thanks all for your time and explanations. The blend tool gets my vote! I hadn’t fully realised the blend tool could be used in such ways, particularly with Vector VonDoom’s style of work. I did use a blend tool a long time ago but for some reason never took it further than blending between two shapes, which I could never find a practical use for.
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    Just a thought. I often see requests for a blend tool, but what do graphics people actually do or make with it. Why should the Affinity team bring it to the top of their todo list, beyond the fact that other graphics software has this feature? I’m curious, what would professional, practical real-world examples look like? Perhaps showing these, would spur Affinity into action with a purpose. 🙂 There must be more to it than the graphical cliché of transforming a square into a circle with a graduated blend of colours. 😉
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    I am also looking into how the MX Creative Console can be used with Affinity software, particularly in my case, with Designer. The dream is to find something that allows me to intuitively and fluidly connect more with Designer and ultimately improve my creative experience. Even though I use a graphic tablet it still feels like there's a barrier that keeps disconnecting me from being totally absorbed in what I'm doing. If you get one, it would great to hear how you get on. In the Logi Marketplace there is now a plugin for Affinity Photo 2.
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    Yay! I'm nearly there - although perhaps more snake than tiger at the mo! Thanks for getting me on the right path. 😁
  8. Jonopen
    Thanks Garry, I'll have a further play around. Is your shape anything like my one shown below? Also how do get the white background colour? Sorry for the questions, it just I am really fascinated these type of mesmerising pattens and new to making custom brushes in Affinity.
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    Hello Gary, I've not made any Affinity Designer brushes before so I followed your video clip and think I now have the basics. I do realise though, there are a whole load of other settings that I have even not looked at yet, like dynamics and sub-brushes. Where I am struggling at the moment is how to get brush shapes to flow around a curve (or corner) like with your brush. Any hints would be much appreciated. 👍 Below is my progress so far. As you can see in desperation I've even tried cheating using the warp tool! 😁
  10. Jonopen
    There are plenty of examples on google for inspiration, although obviously the ones below don't fully meet the brief (except for one!) 😁
  11. Jonopen
    Definitely not boring. 👍 Rainy [British Summer]
  12. Jonopen
    @h_dA great shot for identification purposes though, thanks for sharing photo. I've always wanted to see one of these. I've just checked, 19 confirmed asian hornet sighting so far this year in UK, mainly along south coast. I observed one in northern France (Lille) last year, hunting back and forth low to the ground, eventually wrestling down and decapitating a wasp, then flying off with it.
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    It sounds like you are doing the right thing. I'm almost of the same mind, but the fascination definitely outweighs my fear. I am though, always cautious if I don't know the insect, particularly abroad in a warm country.
  14. Jonopen
    She's a beauty. That's a great shot. I think to really capture the fine detail of the eyes you need a good lens and focus merge multiple shots to increase the depth of field. I've not tried it yet but there are details in the Photo help file: https://affinity.help/photo/English.lproj/index.html?page=pages/FocusMerging/focusmerging.html&title=Focus merging images Just for interest, Isabel Acacama has also drawn some amazing insect images including a chaser dragonfly: https://www.isabelaracama.com
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    Most probably a Harlequin ladybird, unless you have some pine trees in your area and it was quite small in size, in which case it could have been Pine ladybird which is also black with red spots. Although Harlequin's are variable in colour, they do commonly have a dark form with red spots. They are also a well established invasive species which unfortunately compete with our native ladybirds.
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    Hi all I put this together to help promote (unofficially) 'Insect Week' here in the UK. The 'event', organised by the Royal Entomological Society, is held annually to raise awareness and encourage small and big people to learn more about insects, which are vital to life on this planet. The photo of the ladybird/bug was taken with an Olympus TG-6 Tough digital camera and edited in Affinity Photo. It's a shame but I just couldn't get the eyes in focus. I also tried out the new QR tool! (Note to the moderator: If this post is inappropriate, please delete it, and I'll repost just the photo. Thanks)
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    Evening/Morning All Made just for fun and practice. I've also been brushing up my copywriting skills! 😉 I was also experimenting making some textures and came up with one that reminded me of the strong lightweight material 'boron' (top left in screenshot below), used for fishing rods - expensive ones at least! The crosshatched textures were made with Artifex Forge brushes.
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    I agree, there is dumbed down, but this piece I believe is the result of deliberate simplicity and design choices distilled from extensive technical experience!
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    Your attention to detail is astonishing, like the raw edge of the leather strap and the overall colouring and shading. Really inspirational. 👍
  20. Jonopen
    I believe an apostrophe is not used to make some place names easier to read! Great to be reminded of this map all these years later - I too might be going to Nottingham soon.
  21. Jonopen
    Yes, I also spotted this (eventually!). Although the one displayed in the styles panel is different to this one! 😉 <wink>.
  22. Jonopen
    MYSTERY SOLVED Hello all, just heard back from Bob Byrne, the author of the Shizzle style pack. The world/globe icons mean that those styles will tile/repeat seamlessly!
  23. Jonopen
    Just wondering what the 'world' icon in the style panel means and why the icon only shows for some styles? I didn't notice any help documentation about them. All the styles work as expected with or without the icon. The screenshot below shows 'The Shizzle Part THREE' which is part of 'The Shizzle Style and Brush Pack' installed from the Account Window. The first 20 styles have the icon and the following 6 don't. The other parts, ie ONE & TWO don't show the icons. Thanks
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    WORK AROUND / SOLUTION Uninstall the whole add-on bundle, not just part with the unwanted assets, and reinstall. I suppose the problem is that I don't know how it occurred in the first place, so presumably it could happen again. btw I have found the Shizzle Style and Brush Pack a very useful and versatile addition to Affinity Designer.
  25. Jonopen
    Thanks Walt for your reply and RC-R for looking into this. For info the pack was originally installed using the Account window. I've now tried uninstalling the pack - just the assets part called 'The Shizzle'. After doing this I discovered this had happened before, ie another group had been added but to a different subsection. I know this because they were not uninstalled. The screenshot below shows what was left after uninstalling. I went ahead and reinstalled the pack via the Account window, but it didn't overwrite the two old subsections, it just moved the rogue assets to the top of their respective lists. The right click options were still unavailable (greyed out/locked). One last thing I tried was to uninstall, rename the subsections (square/Flanks), then reinstall. The result was the renamed sections were still displaying (and locked), but the original subsections were recreated ok. It's too late for today, but maybe I'll try uninstalling the whole pack next 🤔
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