toltec
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Crikey, that's a lot of questions
Info panel
Context Toolbar for the Hand Tool
Document Menu
There's a lot in the Help Files
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In the thirty years I was producing artwork for the print trade I always asked two questions when it came to buying software.
Which software programs do what I want.
Which one on the above list is the cheapest.
Which one is the easiest to use.
99 times out of a 100 that was the one I bought.
At the moment Affinity Photo is at the top of all my lists. Simples !
Obviously I was not in the accounting department
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Suggestions (polite ones
) please.
Don't need much memory
Need a good screen (does not have to be a big screen)
Must work with latest Apple pencil
Advice, recommendations or donations please
Thank you
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25 minutes ago, jschultz said:
Is there a toggle or pref that will automatically close palettes when resuming drawing on the page? For instance, when I select a layer, I need to manually close the layer palette by tapping on the layers toggle... can that just close itself automatically when I resume working? I’ve looked for an answer in the docs but to no avail...
thanks...
Jay
This one
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Hi @Casookie
Are you talking about the Vector Brush Tool ?
That places bitmaps along a vector path, which can cause all sorts of problems when converting.
If not, post some examples and someone will help you.
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2 minutes ago, chakko007 said:
Yeah, it's a pixel selection in AP. Something i also have to get used to, coming from other programs which don't call it like that.
It's always good to learn new languages.
Mind you, what do I know, I'm English. They just teach us to speak louder if people don't understand us
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Documents, images etc can be made up of several objects on layers, like resting on sheets of clear film. This makes it easy to move things around.
If you flatten the layers, all the objects are moved onto one layer, but you can no longer move the objects individually
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I have produced my own custom interface for the iPad.
Purchase inquiries directly to me please.
p.s. I am also selling replacement screens
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Just now, musicfed said:
thanks are you going to add the clearer interface for iPad at some point?
Please, Please, Please
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Sorry, I meant iPad, not tablet
The iPad interface is only available in black, which I find hard to see.
I prefer grey
There are several features on the Desktop version that are not on the iPad versions. Not to mention a 27" screen
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I use the desktop app, have a tablet/convertible (below) and an iPad.
All work really well and have their advantages,
The biggest drawback with the iPad is the black interface and quite a few missing features.
I use one of these and love it because it works like a tablet or like a PC and runs the full version of Affinity.
I also have a fast i7 desktop with a 27" monitor because sometimes, size does matter.
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eh, did someone say gloss
p.s. I have sent David something that will help
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Alfred, I take my hat off to you madam, er?
Apologies, @Vitalspark
P.S. Anybody got the link for Specsavers
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1 hour ago, Steps said:
This should really come as a native functionality.
Join the queue pal
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4 hours ago, Vitalspark said:
Imagine say 5 tapered candles. Trapezoids. All the same size so when I want to resize I have to do each one. Are you suggesting if I "convert" them to symbols then select them all I can resize them? Each one will resize the same? I will try it - never used symbols before. I'm a convert from Illustrator so the learning curve a bit steep!
Thnx
Are you using Affinity Designer or Affinity Photo ????????????????????
It makes a big difference !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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5 hours ago, kenny flood said:
That actually did work but it's pulling back up in affinity, why is that? How do u get them off there and in my pictures?
May I recommend this program. It allows you to capture your screen which is very handy to paste a copy of your problems online. That way anybody can help you if you have an issue as a picture is worth a thousand words. It is less than $20 for a lifetime licence and worth every single cent.
http://www.faststone.org/FSCaptureDetail.htm
I use it ALL the time and consider it the second best piece of software I ever bought
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22 hours ago, kaffeeundsalz said:
Hi @MEB, is there any news on this? Has the "stroke path" feature been recognized as a feature request for Affinity Photo and/or Designer? I ask because while working on a project, I came across a task where this feature would have been very, very useful. We found our workarounds, but anyway, a status update on this would be really appreciated.
Go on, buy Designer
Now we are about to leave Europe and sail off into the Atlantic we could do with the money
I'll use my share to buy some Bratwurst so you get something back. I love Bratwurst
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The iPad mini is not powerful enough. If you bought Affinity Designer or Photo from Apple, contact them directly with your derails and they will refund you.
AFAIK Serif don't get any information from (and probably not enough money from
) Apple.
P.S. Affinity software is worth selling your existing
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That file has a rather odd arrangement of masks and layers ??
An easy solution would be to right click on it and go Merge Visible.
If you want to colour a line art drawing, the best option is to put a solid colour layer on top and change the layer blend mode to Screen, or similar.
See the file
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48 minutes ago, Stace said:
This is a feature of vector drawing in general? New layers for every single little stroke, no workarounds to keep all the lines of a single shape on a single vector layer?
Actually, you can't continue with the Pencil Tool in the current version of Designer, it always starts a new path.
You would be much better using the latest Beta version of Designer (1.7). The full release is due out very soon and appears to be very stable.
That has a Sculpt option. With that option set, you can continue a Pencil Tool line by starting to draw again from exactly over the last node. You can also reshape a line by drawing over the top of it.
That way you could stop for a coffee, then continue with the existing line.
Use this link for the beta versions.
https://affinityspotlight.com/article/affinity-designer-17-beta-now-available/
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7 minutes ago, Steganographer said:
I went into the pixel persona in a 32x32 canvas. Then, when exporting, change the size to 1080x1080 and change it to Nearest Neighbor.
Ah, wait a minute. Are you talking a Pixel art original (made from pixels) or a Vector art original (made using lines or shapes).
It will be much better if you start off with vector art before outputting to a .gif or similar.
I think I got confused when you said "pixel art".
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9 minutes ago, Alfred said:
‘Nearest Neighbour’ resampling (as suggested by @v_kyr) should work OK for resizing by a power of 2 (i.e. going from 32 × 32 to 64 × 64 or 128 × 128, etc). So 1024 × 1024 should be fine, but 1080 × 1080 wouldn’t work so well.
You must have a better method than me ??
I took a 32 x 32 pixel image and resized up by 4 (400 percent)
The image on the left was just increased in Designer, the one on the right in Photo using nearest neighbour/
How do you do it ?
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15 hours ago, Steganographer said:
1080x1080 instead of 32x32.
Honestly, you are totally wasting your time.
It is impossible to size a pixel document up by more than a tiny amount because sizing a pixel document up means adding new pixels to fill in the gaps between the existing pixels. For a 32 x 32 pixel document the best you can realistically achieve is about 36 x 36 pixels, far short or the 1080 you want.
You need to start from scratch to get any sort of quality !
How does Affinity Designer handle imported Files?
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