Rondo

This one was covered in table tennis bat rubber and the text on the top plate was also red.

A bit of tidying up including adding the external viewfinder. That will do.

. . . just in time for the holiday season . . . finished version of the 2024 VW Beetle calendar . . . created with Affinity Designer 2.0

i want to say thanks for the brushes ,
i had nothing to do and try out some given brushes
before i knew its evening and started in the morning with coffie
its not all ready buth i m proud .
Thanks for these brushes ,
Jacqueline

The Lotus 108 track bike as ridden by Chris Boardman who won the 1992 Barcelona Olympics 4000m pursuit riding one and claiming a new world record on the way.

A fundamental question that has engaged people since the invention of the car, and has divided opinions up to today
Graphic created from scratch with Affinity Designer 2.0

...but you are the person asking for the changes to be done.
Customer: “I want you to make some alterations to my suit.”
Tailor: “No problem sir. If you just tell me how you want it altering…”
Customer: “No, I will not tell you how I want it altering. You will simply make some alterations and then I will tell you what you have done wrong.”

How should the name of the tool be displayed under the tool button?
Should the button and text both be left-aligned, or centre-aligned, or something else?
Should the text be ‘a continuous unbroken line of characters’ or should it ‘wrap’ onto more than one line?
If it should ‘wrap’, at what point should it wrap? When it gets to a certain width (what width, and why that width?), or when it gets to a space (always first space, or not, and why?), or something else?
Can you show us a mock up of what, for example, the “Colour Replacement Brush Tool” button would look like with the text underneath it alongside/above/underneath other tools that also have their name displayed?

I've always been attracted to Art Nouveau imagery, particularly that of the brilliant Alphonse Mucha, who is largely accredited for starting that appealing type of graphic art. I wanted to wrap my mind around the specific aspects of the craft of which this practice drawing is the first attempt. I plan to do more Art Nouveau all vector drawings in the future, unlike this image that contains both vector and bitmap embedded files. Technically this image is some sort of blend of Art Nouveau and Art Deco, the latter being the successor of the first art movement, I guess.
More on Mucha and Art Nouveau in my portfolio blog: https://communicats.blogspot.com/2022/11/art-nouveau-practice-drawing-01.html
 

 

Based on a studio model used for one the Thunderbird comics. I changed the back wall to be head on, I thought it would look neater being a little more simple. Yeah I know the wings wouldn't normally be extended but they are as it looks better, perhaps it's being spring cleaned or something!

FREE DAUB Blender Brush Set
December 21, 2015
12 awesome blender brushes from DAUB – completely free!

 
This FREE blender set has been created especially for Affinity Photo – but you can use them in Affinity Designer too!
This blender set allows you to mimic blending techniques and media in Affinity Designer and Affinity Photo with brushes such as watercolour, dry sponge, sponge on canvas, wet sponge, oil, plus much more!
Paolo from DAUB, has created this sample illustration too to show you what you can do with them…

How to install your free DAUB Blender set in Affinity Photo
• Drag the DAUB Blenders.afbrushes to Affinity Photo
OR
• Use the Import Brushes… function found in the Brushes Panel

You will see this dialog box when your brushes are successfully installed:

 
We hope you enjoy them and would love to see what you create in the usual places!
 
 
daub-blender-set.zip

my last post. I’m posting on instagram (yuk) and twitter (2 followers so Elon will be getting worried!)  if you can find me! Also in the private Facebook Affinity Designer group (the biggest one).
Two quick ones. Did the astronaut then he had to have some transport. The rocket is a bit closer to futurist I guess. Rocket one needs a tweak or 10 but didn’t take too long.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

I haven't been totally idle! Bit different than I normally do.

99 bucks for, uhh ... counts on fingers ... SEVEN! count 'em, 7 bits of software. I haven't used an Apple product since the Apple /// and the Lisa (heh. have I mentioned that before?) but I happily laid out the cash. Counts on fingers again ... THREE! count'em, 3 bits of software that I will use. That's like ... counts some more, does dividing by 3 fingers, sums something, err, maybe not ... 33 bucks a crack. Ya. That's it. I paid 33 bucks for three bits of software. When I bought v1 two years ago, I think I paid 27 bucks each. Now someone is pissed because they're paying 6 bucks more. Whiners gonna whine, I guess.
Is my math wrong? Did I count wrong? Did I miss a finger somewhere? Am I missing a finger?
So, basically, v2 is great value for money, notwithstanding two years of inflation and a 6 buck increase in price per unit.
If I might be so bold to suggest to the whiners and shiners: You might want to pick up the latest product at the sale price before December 14, because if you don't, we will all be subjected to a completely new and not unheard round of whining and shining.
That's all, folks.

Hi,
I just bought Affinity V1 a few weeks ago for iPad and Windows 10. I have an iPad Pro. The icons are TOO SMALL for me to see. I can see the icons fine in Procreate and Shapr and all my other software but the icons in Affinity are impossible to see. They are dark grey on darker grey.

I have a 30" screen and still cannot see the icons properly because they are WAY too small for Windows 10 too?

There doesn't appear to be a vision accommodation feature to increase the icons?

Now I hear that they have discontinued the software I just purchased and refuse to update it anymore and want people to rebuy the software with the bug fixes?

I am quite frustrated by the fact that they didn't include a V2 license with the people who just purchased V1. As a software developer and a designer myself, to sell software a few weeks from discontinuing it and not fixing the obvious bugs is extremely bad customer service. You should have at least 1 year of free upgrades and bug fixes.

I opened Silhouette and showed the icons compared to affinity. They are like 4x the size. on the iPad the Procreate Icons are 4x the size of affinity.
                          

Another Affinity Designer Cartoon creation

Indeed. Some in here could learn a lesson or several thousand from Walt. He is very balanced, actually listening, he asks curious questions to understand better and is actually a very helpful person.

For people who followed development, I think it's more they are building a newer platform more than just attempting to build replacement programs for Adobe. So V2 is a reset to get away from the development woes experienced during V1 that did not go as planned (pulling of the road map, features left unfinished, bugs that can't be resolved, etc). You weren't here it seems through the V1 development period so didn't see the growing pains. For example, Windows came later. Publisher was built in the middle of all that. Publisher for iPad is literally brand new to V2, so it is just now they are completing out the suite across 3 devices (Win, Mac, iPad OS). Anyway, if you saw this post, it explains their intentions best as its own their words rather than trying to go off our thoughts as we can only speculate anyway..

This had been said, or strongly implied, in a number of posts. As I've said, there is nothing wrong with making complaints or offering constructive criticism, but everyone has a right to express "their" own views, not just those making negative comments! If some people wish to make positive comments, praising Affinity products or Serif, they have a perfect right to do so, without being dismissed or insulted in the ways I mentioned.
All I'm asking is that everyone is allowed to express "their" opinion honestly, without fear of being attacked for expressing a different view to that of the OP! These forums should be for open discussion by everyone, whatever their views (as long as they stick to the forum guidelines!)
For example, this thread is titled "V2 is a downgrade". I accept that this may be some people's honest opinion. However, I see no reason why I, or anyone else, should not be allowed to disagree and say that they think it is a valid upgrade from v1, well worth the upgrade price!
The idea of forums is to discuss things. Not just to make a statement, expecting people to agree with you, but dismissing any opposing views. It comes across very much as: "we are "experts" / "professionals" and are therefore right in our opinions; anyone who disagrees, doesn't know what they are talking about, doesn't understand, or are "fanboys", and should keep their opinions to themselves."
 

Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums.
They are planning to make a change, but in the meantime, you can long-press in the workspace, or 3-finger swipe down, to expose a toolbar with Delete on it. You do not need to use the Layers studio.

Source photo (desert and woman) from unsplash.
All structures created in Affinity Photo with shapes, textures, and an assortment of brushes.
Planet built using Luna Cell (unfortunately Affinity does not support this plugin).
 

V2: A MARVEL

Hi Affinity Friends, 

I hope all is well! I just would like to say something about the following...
To Anyone feeling aggrieved about having to pay for an upgrade to V2... 

Guys!? You have to realize that the application landscape has changed over the years. What we have been witnessing - if some of us have been paying attention - is that there has been a change of business model in terms of pricing to users of various applications - including Serif's amazing Affinity range. As we all know, Adobe went to a Subscription Model, which works fine for those who are able to make a considerable living in Graphic & Multimedia Design. For those who aren't able to justify taking out a costly subscription, Serif has always been there for us. ALWAYS!!! Okay... Since they arrived on the scene (about some 30 years ago) with their Plus applications (Photo, Page, Web, and Design). Still, I, for one, am grateful for Serif applications! I went as far as Photoshop 7, and when Affinity Photo was released, I uninstalled Photoshop 7, and have not looked back. 

Any of you do music? Well, for your information, there has been a shake up in the Computer Music Industry as well as the Graphic & Multimedia Industry... Like Serif, a small collective by the name of Cockus - a little weird, I know - have taken hold of the Computer Music Industry with an amazing new DAW (Digital Audio Workstation), REAPER! Now, it has a fantastic price to the user model: $60 for a non professional license - if you are not making loads of money from your music. Then there is a professional licence that is $225. This is superb - especially when taking into account the costs of other DAWs! Of course, you have to renew the licence when a new version is released. That is still better than a lot of other DAWs! 

So, we shouldn't complain that we have to renew our licences for V2 of the Affinity range! It's the only way that a small sized company can continue to make waves - producing great, great applications! As soon as Affinity V2 came out, I made my purchase the same day! The upgrade value was / is so very generous! I am at a loss to understand why people feel that they've been let down for having to pay for a new version. I prefer this sales model to the subscription model. 

I feel so very proud to have made my purchase on the same day of release! I am proud to support Serif. C'mon... The Universal Licence is a freaking steal! If you don't want to upgrade, then it is likely you can carry on using V1 applications. I don't understand why you are unable to see how Serif has given us - not only superlative applications that have at last garnered recognition from the Creative IT industries - but a bonkers upgrade opportunity! It's a no brainer! 

NOT QUITE WHAT I WAS EXPECTING?

Look! When it comes to Creative IT applications, and "Something Big Is Coming" teasers, my mind is going to conjure up all sorts! I really thought that we were getting Affinity Web Designer. Why? I still enjoy creating websites, and I was rather hoping that I could use Affinity Publisher in conjunction with (my fantasy Affinity Web Designer) to produce interactive Digital Publications in the form of HTML 5 executables (exe), PDFs with custom audio and video controls, or even something new... Why not? Serif could create a new standard in Digital Publications - like PDF - to great effect! I am envisioning PowerPoint-like Multimedia presentations to revolutionize Digital Publishing! Affinity Web Designer or iMedia (as I call it) can act as a plugin - of sorts - to Publisher for Digital Publications - including websites! 

Obviously, we did not get this Affinity Web Designer (iMedia) application... It turned out that this "one more thing" was Affinity Publisher for the iPad. Cool. Despite that little bit of disappointment, I made my purchase on the same day as V2 was announced! That's right... I stated it again, because I am so proud and thankful! 

CONCLUSION

For those who still feel bitter about having to pay a small fee for Affinity V2, you really need to do your research, and understand how application development works! 

Thank you! 😇

LOVE! SHOW SOME!

The fact that you guys addressed this issue speaks volumes about the care that your company (Serif) takes to please its customers. In most instances, and I'm thinking mostly about audio software companies with whom I have long experience, there is a tendency to hide in the shadows and let the controversy just blow over. Cowardice, in other words. So hats off to you guys for airing this in broad daylight before the public eye.
That said, you don't owe any of us anything. I have been using Affinity Designer since what? 2016? And from the first day, I was already getting a HUGE discount just by using the software that your company makes. Since that time, I have bought the suite — all three — for both my Mac and PC at what is an incredible bargain basement price when compared to (that other company). And, it all works well. And you actually fix things that are broken.
So when you create a version 2 and sell it at the same bargain basement discount, I don't feel any tendency to criticize you for not making me feel special, whether with badges, gold stars, free trips to Italy or an additional 40% discount on top of the 40% discount you're already offering.
Let's face it, nature ensures that most animals are selfish out of a need for self-preservation. And sometimes that shows up a little too often in our behavior, especially where money and tribal bonding and affiliation is concerned.
So, from the bottom of my heart and wallet, thank you Serif for your Affinity line of products. I use them constantly and commercially and they have not let me down. I have yet to update, but if I miss out on the discount period, it will still be a bargain.
 

Hi @markpalmos
Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums  
Thanks for your suggestion. We have always tried our best to sell our software at the advertised price no matter which store you buy from, it is only fair.
Social Media is highly influential here and people saying "I got it for X$" or "I got it for £N" would be immediately disputed if the prices varied according to where you buy,  resulting in a lot of returns.
It's not the purchasing of V2 via the App Store that's the problem.  Serif has no way of knowing who purchased V1 via the App Store, unless the user manually registered  it, because Apple does not provide information that allows Serif to identify an individual.  In your example, a legitimate user who bought V1 via the App Store would go to the Serif website to claim his discount, but the website has no way of knowing they've bought V1.