claycle

I have created an image brush with several sub-images that are randomly selected, and as I paint with it, I find sometimes when doing detailed work I'd like to induce the brush to re-select the next image it wants to paint (usually to editorially avoid too much repetition from the RNG). However, I can't seem to find a key stroke (like [ and ] to change the size of the brush on the fly). So I am resorting to tapping the brush off in the corner of my image until a suitable brush image is selected, rinse, repeat.

I have a simple document of portraits of people. I made 8x10 slices of each portrait (via layer) and then try to export those slices. When the file dialog opens, Photo hangs and must be killed. I've been able to replicate this twice now. Attached is the document and the crash log.photo.crash.log portraits 1.afphoto

After the most recent "Fully Optimized for macOS Monterey" update, still see a significant delay.

This is happening to me today on some documents. I can open a doc, alt-drag-copy in it, but if I go switch to another document, alt-drag-copy does not work. Works in one, doesn't work in the other.

Got it thanks.

I am working with non-symmetric rhomboidal shapes and trying to do some nice inlayed "chevrons" on the design for pop. SEE EX1.JPG: For example, here is one shape with inlays. I would like the gold inlays' nodes to precisely fall/attach to the edge of the blue shape beneath so that there is no bleed. The troublesome part is the upper inlay, in this area (See Screen Shot). Getting the upper node to snap is ... well ... a snap because it snaps precisely to the node beneath (the point of the blue shape). However, the lower node - I would like this node to snap to the edge of the blue shape beneath it precisely. The best I have been able to do is zoom in dozens of levels and keep adjusting the node closer and closer to the blue edge, though this is...not precise, just "close" (see second screen shot, zoomed in...alot). Is it possible to snap a node to the edge of another shape?

I feel like I've gotten into one of the mental corners I just can't get out of and I just need to ask a question. I have felt like in any pixel editing application on the Mac I've ever used - including Photoshop and Affinity - using the select tool on a pixel layer and then using the Edit->Copy command should copy the selected area of pixels to the clipboard. Subsequently, I could paste this selection to another layer or application. However, I feel like recently in Affinity Photo, this is not working as I expect and I feel like I am going nuts. To wit: Open a simple image (JPG or PNG) in Affinity. Using the marquee rectangle select tool set to NEW

So, I was chugging merrily along, thinking I knew what I was doing and where I was going... I made a simple watermark brush. To make sure that I was "doing it right", I went back and referred to a tutorial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCIdx9I2SUQ). I tested it on a random image, worked. So I moved on. I had some work in Affinity Designer I wanted to watermark. So, I File->Edit in Photo'd the image. Then I created a new pixel layer, selected the Brush tool, and selected my watermark brush. Then I got confused. My brush was just an outline and trying to paint it into the selected pixel layer did nothing. I stepped back, opened a random image again, added a pixel layer, and successfully used the brush. Why can't I paint a brush into a pixel layer on a Designer image sent to and edited in Photo? Subsequent question: On going back and trying to figure this out, I exported the image I wanted to watermark from Designer to a JPG. I open the JPG in Photo and add a pixel layer. Now I get REALLY confused. I can open another JPG image, add a pixel layer, paint the watermark into the layer: success. But I cannot repeat this with this exported JPG (exported from Designer). My brain is hurting.

Another very rookie question: should these import as solids or gradients? Can you have a palette of gradients? I imported the palette successfully, sort of expecting a palette of gradients, but just got a palette of colors...

Thank you fdr the answers. Magic sauce. I learned something.

I've been trying to manipulate this out with masks all morning and I think I'm just wrapped around the axle and getting confused and frustrating myself. Thus, I turn for help. I've uploaded a simple AD document which says everything. MaskOutline.afdesign

Yes, please.