Butler To Cats

Workaround:
(Note: even after adding text, you can still use the node tool to modify the shape, and text will reflow to fit)

Seems possible to get a better range, although I suspect I'm a little heavy-handed on the Pencil:
 

 
"Accumulation only" is better for a single stroke, but leads to more of a "marker" like effect for later overlaid strokes.
 

 
Warning: Large hard edged strokes will show the individual component circles from which the brush is composed.

The in-built help might be useful, credits to Lee D for this:
 
The ever-growing list of video tutorials does include one on opening and developing RAW files.

The in-built help might be useful, credits to Lee D for this:
 
The ever-growing list of video tutorials does include one on opening and developing RAW files.

You can get trial versions of Affinity Designer and Affinity Photo for the desktop (Windows and MacOS) here:
Afinity Photo trial - image editing software, for photographers and photographic manipulation Affinity Designer trial - vector editing software, for designers and illustrators Be aware: the trial versions only run for 10 days.  
Main site for Affinity programs

Finally.... some halftone brushes I threw together. 
 
Enjoy.
My Halftones.afbrushes.zip

Extended Pack with an additional 30 Brushes with Mixed Patterns

Project Brush Set 20 Pattern Brush Sets 
Updated the brush set to version 2
Changes/improvements as below
Version 2.0
1. Removed old versions redundant now..
2. All nozzles are now vector based replacing previous raster versions (as much as possible)
3. Replaced some of the older Base Patterns with some organics (set 04)
4. The old brush set was appearing darker and less intense with 1.7/1.8 update...I have fixed that with this version!
5. Updated the Sample sheets to latest layout (included ref to updated/new patterns).
6. Organised the sets into groups of 30 (Group 01 x4)
7. Added a generic set of brush Nozzles for texture variation (These are repeated across all sets)
8. Included sample sheets of base patterns
9. 19 new base textures
Archived the Older Brush set and updated Library information

Sample Sheets
Pattern Brushes Set 01

Vector Base Textures Set 01

ProjectBrush - Pattern Set 01.zip
Pattern Brushes Set 02

Vector Base Textures Set 02

ProjectBrush - Pattern Set 02.zip
Pattern Brushes Set 03

Vector Base Textures Set 03

ProjectBrush - Pattern Set 03.zip
Pattern Brushes Set 04

Vector Base Textures Set 04

 
ProjectBrush - Pattern Set 04.zip

Just an update on this topic: 
 
I'm still super behind schedule with this list, but I've finally found some spare time and I'm currently working on two tutorials for this month:
Using Textures in Affinity Designer (part 2) Sketching with Affinity Designer and Pixel Persona I'll let you know when I got these published on the website :)

In another smoke tutorial by the same author, they refer to the smoke brushes here: http://xresch.deviantart.com/art/22-Normal-Smoke-Brushes-197982419
 
How to import Photoshop ABR brushes into Affinity Photo (iPad version): https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/42163-import-brushes-from-desktop-softwares/

Brightness and Exposure are also present in Lightroom and Photoshop (with similar meanings), although maybe not as obvious?
For a short explanation, see: https://digital-photography-school.com/exposure-vs-brightness-vs-fill-light/
Completely inaccurate summary: exposure brightens everything, brightness has more effect on the midtones.
I suspect image editing is getting to the stage where there are so many controls we can't learn (or at least remember and use) everything.
 
I don't yet have an iPad, but from the Windows help for Affinity Photo (I think the iPad has similar help built in, but I don't know how it compares):
Sync Before—updates the 'Before' view using the settings applied in the 'After' view. Sync After—removes all the settings applied in the 'After' view to return the image to the 'Before' view. Swap—switches the applied settings of the 'Before' and 'After' views. So, as I understand it, somewhat like Undo/Redo but using side-by-side images to compare results.
These also exist in Lightroom as graphical icons down the bottom: https://i0.wp.com/digital-photography-school.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/brightness_step2.jpg

I made a set of gradients for Affinity Designer. 
My first attempt at AD gradient set! Tada!  :D
I originally created the set to be used at work (using Illustrator) and I made this to share with the nice folks here at Affinity Forum.
 
Hope you guys find this useful.
 
Thanks!
 
- Maya

MAYA-GRADIENT-VOL-1.zip

This is the my first foray into using AD.
I guess I would say I'm a casual user but I absolutely love it!
Initially started with hand drawing but have decided to start to vectorize them.

Hey,
 
How bananas is it that affinity was onstage at the Apple keynote?! Of everything they announced that was the only presentation that made audibly say, "woah-" not only for their work, but the fact that they're getting that kind of stage.
 
I am working on a big update for the Box Set of brushes, and during WWDC they'll be 20% off.
 
Get it Here
 
Congrats to Ash and the team at Serif. Excellent job!

Hi, InfinitePhotos!
 
As Alex/A_B_C said, that is a customer beta.
 
However, you can get trial versions of both Affinity Designer and Affinity Photo for the desktop:
https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/signup/trial/photo/
https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/signup/trial/designer/
 
Be aware, the trial versions only run for 10 days.
 
Main site: https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/

Hi, InfinitePhotos!
 
As Alex/A_B_C said, that is a customer beta.
 
However, you can get trial versions of both Affinity Designer and Affinity Photo for the desktop:
https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/signup/trial/photo/
https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/signup/trial/designer/
 
Be aware, the trial versions only run for 10 days.
 
Main site: https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/

I have no idea what you mean, Alfred... it's working fine for me? ;)
 

Organic Brushes Set 2 [12 packs]
 
Changes
1. 120 Organic Brushes in 12 packs of 10 Brushes
2. Hand-drawn combination Texture Brush Nozzles
3. Adjusted Brush Dynamics to make use of accumulation and flow
4. Re-named Brush Labels in each pack to comply with new set structure
5. Combined into single .zip file
6. Added PDF sample sheets for download
7. Simplified visuals, removing old brush sample images
8. Old versions remain as separate zip files
 
 
Again I hope you have fun with them!
 




 
 
New Format
OB 2 Set 1.pdf
OB Set 2 Packs 1-12.zip
 
 
Old format
Old brush sets with original labelling compiled into single list
 
TB ORGANICS-2 Pack 19.zip
TB ORGANICS-2 Pack 20.zip
TB ORGANICS-2 Pack 21.zip
TB ORGANICS-2 Pack 22.zip
TB ORGANICS-2 Pack 23.zip
TB ORGANICS-2 Pack 24.zip
TB ORGANICS-2 Pack 25.zip
TB ORGANICS-2 Pack 26.zip
TB ORGANICS-2 Pack 27.zip
TB ORGANICS-2 Pack 28.zip
TB ORGANICS-2 Pack 32.zip
TB ORGANICS-2 Pack 33.zip
 
 

Hi aznewt, and welcome to the forum!
 
If you are using a hollow ellipse, with the ellipse selected, you need to make sure you are selecting the outline colour, not the fill colour, and make sure the stroke has some visible width.
 

 
Conversely, if you are using a filled (solid) ellipse, you need to make sure you are changing the fill colour, not the outline colour.
 
 
 
Ha! :rolleyes:   Ninja'd by Lee while I was editing and screen capturing.  :D

Assuming you are talking about blending modes, that would also be Screen in Affinity Photo or Affinity Designer.
 

Hi Gabriel
 
Mac version 1.0 (well, the first beta, anyway) of Affinity Photo was released in February 2015. 
Windows version was released November 2016, and both platforms were brought up to version 1.5 (using the same core code).
 
So far, we (as users) are looking forward to the 1.6 release (along the lines of "it will be released when it's ready").
 
I suspect there is no official release date planned yet for v1.7, let alone v2, so I don't think there can be an official answer for you.

Assuming you are talking about blending modes, that would also be Screen in Affinity Photo or Affinity Designer.
 

Hi wesking
 
Sorry, your screenshot has not attached. Can you link to an image somewhere?
 
Does it only happen with a particular file?
 
If you opened a .jpeg file and accidentally deleted the background Pixel layer (which would show as an empty Layers panel), then saved it (still as the same .jpeg file, using File Save or Ctrl/Cmmd+S) and closed it, that is similar to opening a Word file, deleting all the text, and saving and closing (I almost managed that once with the help of a cat walking on the keyboard).
I just tried it, you cannot recover the deleted Pixel layer after this process (especially once you have closed the .jpeg file).
 
Do you still have an unedited copy of the original jpeg file?
 
If you still have the edited file open, you might be able to recover the Pixel layer as MEB suggested, by using enough Undo (Ctrl+Z on Windows, Cmmd+Z on a Mac) or the History feature (an advanced undo manager, using a slider instead of constantly hammering Ctrl/Cmmd+Z and/or Ctrl/Cmmd+Y), possibly sliding right back to the start of the slider.
If you enable the saved history feature (File menu, Save History With Document) then saved as an .afdesign or .afphoto format (rather than just re-saving the file as .jpeg), you can still Undo even after closing and re-opening the .af(something) file.
 
It is possible to close or move (including off-screen) some of those panels - View menu, Studio, Reset Studio will put them all back in their standard positions.

A simple alternative:
Open your scanned image, add a layer adjustment, select Curves, select the Blue channel only, make the blue curve a simple horizontal line across the top at the highest value.
 
 
A vaguely similar technique to your Photoshop technique:
 
1. Duplicate the layer (copy and paste).
2. Invert the uppermost layer (layer adjustments) and merge the adjustment layer.
 
You should now have an inverted version of your line art (white on black) as a layer above your line art (black on white).
 
3. With the top (inverted) layer selected: Layer menu, Rasterise to Mask.
4. Select the lowermost layer and paint or fill.
 
5. You can group these two layers so the mask does not affect any other layers, or alternatively drag the uppermost Mask layer down onto the Pixel line art layer.