The Artifex Forge

No problem, I'm pleased you like the look of it @iconoclast!

Hey @deepblue, thanks for your kind words! That's right, you need to sign up to the Artifex Forge mailing list to access the freebies. I don't have a video for these at the moment but it's very simple - create a shape, select it then click one of the style panel icons and it'll be applied instantly. If you need any more info, just let me know.

I'm glad my timing worked well for you @emburke! Enjoy the freebies.

It's a pleasure Ldina! I hope you enjoy using them.

No problem @markw - I hope you enjoy the textures!🙂

Get our FREE Canvas Creator and give your digital art the authenticity it deserves! Infinite Canvas Creator features a range of real-world artist’s textures and papers – perfect for showcasing your designs and illustrations. The canvas textures include watercolor paper, canvas, vintage parchment, chalkboard and more! All textures were sourced from the real thing and have been supplied as seamless, repeat patterns so, you can fill infinite areas without untidy edges. >>FIND OUT MORE HERE!<< >>FIND OUT MORE HERE!<<

Hey @pioneer, Thanks for checking out my site! I am hoping too when Affinity enables a few more features in their styles...

Authentically textured vector brushes for Affinity Designer, made from real crayon marks! Get our Wax Crayon Brushes FREE (plus other products) when you sign up for our newsletter. Find out more HERE! Your free download features: 40 high-quality realistic Wax Crayon Brushes Affinity Designer. A fully comprehensive instruction guide. Head to artifexforge.com and get them now! Head to artifexforge.com and get them now!

NEW TUTORIAL! - Learn How to Create a Neon Sausage Dog Design in Affinity Designer. Enjoy!

What a great idea - this must have taken ages to put together!

Our popular Affinity Designer Neon Brushes just got a whole lot better! What's new about the pack? we've completely reworked the brushes - revisiting the real neon tube source material to create a vastly superior look. A set of time-saving Affinity Glow Styles has been added - use these to add glows to your design instantly! We've also added a set of handy background gradients. >>GET IT HERE<< Or keep scrolling to learn more. Once again, the Artifex Forge has been on an urban adventure - exploring the city's bright lights to bring you better design resources! This time I've been searching for the best neon tubes to bring this super-realistic set of neon brushes and neon glow effects to life. If you find existing neon effects limiting, lifeless and a little unrealistic, this is the perfect set for you. Most are entirely computer-generated and therefore lack the lifelike qualities and quirks of genuine neon tubing. With these brushes, you can really give your design the wow-factor. So, why are they so much better? True-to-life: they are sourced from real neon tubing, so no flat, lifeless vector neon effects. Multiple highlight options: this recognizes that when you have a group of neon tubes together, they illuminate each other, creating more highlights. Flexibility: being brushes, they're malleable giving you more scope to create the images you want. Fun: you're drawing with neon tubing... what more can I say? Get the pack HERE and start creating Affinity Neon signs today! ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Learn how to create the sausage dog illustration in our tutorial HERE! Get the pack and follow along! ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The pack contains all of these fantastic components: The Neon Brushes 19 flexible neon tube vector brushes. The Neon Glow Styles Instant effects - add glows to your neon designs. A Wire Brush Style Add wires to your design with this one-click style. Screw Fitting Graphics Add this all-important extra detail to your neon designs. Free Stone and Brick Texture links Download free brick textures and textures from our screenshots are free. A quick reference guide Navigate this extensive Affinity neon tool kit quickly. Example file Backwards engineer the file to see how we did it. Instructions A thorough guide explaining how to load, apply and then adjust the brushes, neon glow effects and gradients is included. >>GET IT HERE<<

At last! A comprehensive linocut tool kit for Affinity Designer! SAVE 20% WITH OFFER CODE 'ADLC24' >>GET IT NOW<< Love the linocut look but don’t have the equipment or space to do it justice in reality? This comprehensive tool kit contains everything you need to have a go virtually! It gives you a range of options from intricate brushes to fast and effective patterns and edges so you can create super-convincing digital linocut illustrations and woodcut art. The pack contains elements generated using real ink and linocut textures to ensure your artwork looks authentic every time. We got messy so you don’t have to! Grab the pack and start creating realistic looking linocuts and woodcuts today! Here’s everything featured in this all-inclusive linocut toolkit: Linocut Brushes: Create a huge range of realistic looking marks including; undulating lines, arrows, tapers, rounded, square and slanted ends and more – this pack has everything! Pefect for creating linocut and woodcut art. For use in the Designer Persona. Seamless Patterns Styles: Use these as a handy shortcut and fill large areas quickly and easily. The designs offer a huge variety and include a solid ink texture. Printed Ink Edge Stamp Brushes: Add an extra level of realism to your design with these border brushes. Sourced from real inked edges. For use in the Pixel Persona. 8 Ink Background Textures: High resolution, authentic ink textures. These are the perfect base for your design. The sizes of these vary but most are around 5000 x 3500 px. Supplied in Tiff format. A Quick Reference File: Use this PDF guide to navigate the pack contents quickly and easily. An Example File: The bug image – learn how I created the composition by backwards engineering it. Instructions: A very thorough guide on how to use the pack is included. This includes a section on how to create a design from start to finish. SAVE 20% WITH OFFER CODE 'ADLC24' >>GET IT NOW<<

This looks like an amazing useful tool - thanks for creating it!

Our authentic marble and stone Affinity textures are perfect for creating stunning digital collages, product packaging designs and more! Introducing an authentic, user-friendly marble and stone texture pack for Affinity Designer! Our marble and stone textures were sourced from 100% genuine stone and marble and have been saved as seamless repeat patterns so you can fill infinite-sized areas without the disappointment of untidy edges and messy tiling. This marble and stone collage creator also features grout brushes and two grout texture styles – gold embossed and classic grout. This gives you everything you need to create stunning digital collages, packaging designs, and eye-catching backgrounds or add a touch of class to any design project. Check out the screenshots to see what’s possible with this complete texture tool kit. >>GET IT HERE!<< THIS COMPLETE TOOL KIT FEATURES ALL THESE HANDY DESIGN TOOLS AND FEATURES: The Marble & Stone Textures: Seamless, repeat patterns supplied as Affinity Styles. Use them to fill infinite-sized areas with ease. Grout Brushes: Add undulating edges and outlines to your designs. Grout Styles: Add embossed gold or classic grout effect to your outlines. An Example file: Backwards engineer this finished design. Not compatible with Affinity Designer 1. A Quick Reference Guide: Navigate this extensive collection of Affinity textures quickly and easily. Instructions: Learn how to use this marble and stone design tool kit. Technical information: All texture tiles measure 2000 x 2000px but because they tile seamlessly, you can fill infinite-sized areas. >>GET IT HERE!<<

Thanks so much for picking it up @DEWLine! I'm pleased it's working for you. If you have a few spare minutes, I'd really appreciate it if you could leave a short review on the product page HERE (scroll down and look for the reviews tab).

Introducing a colossal vector shape bundle for Affinity Designer, featuring banners, badges, labels, shields, speech bubbles and more – shapes for any project! >>SEE IT NOW!<< This comprehensive vector shapes library for Affinity Designer is the perfect addition to your design tool kit! Read on to find out why… Affinity Designer comes equipped with the square, rectangle, circle and other basic vector shape tools and these have become the designer’s go-to, speeding up the design process (just imagine if you had to draw each circle by hand?!). This massive shapes bundle builds on the idea of ready-made vector shapes, supplying those most commonly used by designers and digital illustrators in one comprehensive shape bundle, which will save you time, again and again. What can the vector shapes be used for? Most product packaging, brand designs, catalogs, magazines, book covers, giftware designs and websites use simple shapes as part of digital designs and illustrations. These might promote sales, highlight import type, show off a logo or form an integral part of a wider design. Our shape library is useful for all of this and more. If you frequently create any kind of digital design then this massive bundle will become an indispensable addition to your design arsenal. Why vector shapes are so versatile: Easily add patterns, textures and gradients. Adjust the edges using brushes. Add shadows and other effects in seconds. Scale to any size without loss of resolution. Round the corners. Edit and re-shape by adjusting nodes. Warp non-destructively. They’re also compatible with other Artifex Forge products! To buy equivalent shape packs separately would cost $70+ Get the bundle today and arm yourself with this indispensable tool kit at a bargain price! The Essential Shapes Library features the following handy shape packs (supplied as Affinity Assets): Decorative Label Shapes – For logos, packaging design, and more. Simple Badge Shapes – Ideal for flashes, labels, logos, editorial design and more. Banner Shapes – Including classic banners and scroll banner designs. Cloud Shapes – A range of simple cloud shapes – use them for flashes, logos and packaging design. Shield Shapes – Perfect for logos, branding, packaging design and more. Splat and Splash Shapes – Good for creative-themed designs. They also make great flashes. Sunburst Shapes – Perfect for backgrounds and retro designs. Use for big impact! Tag and Label Shapes – Great for giftware, packaging, festive themes and sales graphics. Painted Shapes – Add a hand-made aesthetic to designs. Rough/Torn Edge Shapes – Ideal for digital scrapbooking, rustic or grunge-themed designs. Speech Bubble Shapes – Classic speech bubbles and thought bubbles. Amorphous Shapes – Quirky shapes with a liquid-like quality – ideal for packaging, editorial design and branding. Leaf Shapes – A range of simple leaf designs. Bonus Assorted Shapes – Handy shapes which could not easily be categorized. …Along with a set of instructions! >>GET OUR HUGE SHAPES LIBRARY NOW!<<

I'm pleased the timing was good - thanks for picking it up!

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Thanks @Aammppaa, that's really helpful - I had no idea that option was there!

It would be great if we were able to rotate an object to a number of degrees containing more than one decimal point when using the transform panel in Affinity Designer. For example 22.25 degrees. I'm doing some work where I need to be very accurate and can't do it as precisely as I need. Thanks!

Hey @Lee D, Thanks for replying! No problem, I've attached the brush. This is happening with quite a few brushes which I've recently created. It's only noticeable because I am using them on circles at a large stroke weight. I'm looking forward to hearing what you find. Test Brush.afbrushes

Hi, I hope you can help! I've discovered a glitch in Affinity Designer which is causing some custom made brushes to display incorrectly. The aim was to make brushes which tile seamlessly on a closed vector shape, with no gap (for example, a circle). Most of the brushes I've created work well but on a few I notice some odd overlapping when I increase the stroke size. I've attached a screenshot and also the original file. Do you know why this is happening and is there a work-around/fix? I'm using Affinity Designer for desktop with Windows 10. Thanks in advance, Jeremy Affinity Brush Glitch - working file.afdesign

Hi @walt.farrell, Thanks for the suggestion. Yes, I sold the pack with two versions of the styles - one with CMYK and one with RGB textures (each created set of styles was created in the relevant colour space) - generally this worked fine for customers but there seems to be an issue for just one person.

Hi @stokerg, Sorry for the slow reply - the customer only just replied. They say this is working for them. I would like to ask though, is this a known glitch? I ask because I've never had to start a completely new document to get styles to work before.

Hi @EmT, thanks for getting back to me. Yes, the Beta still stalls on 'loading fonts'.