[Objects "pasted inside" export with halo of bright pixels.]

Hi Dan, 

thanks for responding. I'll try and align to whole pixels and test - if that doesn't work I'd like to send you a private copy. 

[Creepazoid]

[Objects "pasted inside" export with halo of bright pixels.]

When exporting PNGs of character assets I noticed that many of them have an ugly "halo" of bright pixels. 

In the example image I have the shape of the torso, within that shape I have pasted another shape for the shadow, which has it's layer mode set to multiply. It looks completely clean inside the Affinity editor, but ends up with the halo on export. 

I have tried different export settings, and formats, but all have the same result. 

A fix, or workaround would be much appreciated. 

[Better Dropbox Support on iPad]

This has been bugging me for a while when trying to work between devices - I really hope the ability to set Dropbox as the default save location (or google drive, one drive etc) is something that happens soon. 

[WIP - robots and aliens]

Getting up to speed with Designer on iOS. I’ll hopefully rig these two in Unity when they’re done - which is another thing I need to get up to speed on. 

[iPad recommendation]

Apple are probably going to announce a new iPad Pro around March, so it could pay to hold off to pick up a discounted / second hand of the previous generation. I don’t think you need to worry about the display on the iPad 7th gen - it still looks like it’s going to be good, check it out in person to be sure though. They both use the 1st generation of Apple Pencil, which isn’t as comfortable as the 2nd gen because it’s heavier and longer, which for me would be a good reason to aim for a more recent iPad Pro if you can, but it hasn’t seemed to bother other people I know so... 🤷‍♂️

However,  if your choice is between 7th gen iPad, and the  Pro 9.7 it looks like the iPad 7th gen is a better bet - it’s faster, and has a bigger display, which means less time showing/hiding menus and zooming in and out. 

It’ll take a while to get used to designer on iPad if you’re used to desktop - the UI is similar, but in different places. I find it slower to do things without a keyboard, but it’s perfectly useable without one. You can connect any Bluetooth keyboard you already have to it (I use an old Logitech k810), it has almost all of the shortcuts of the desktop. 

Hope that helps!

[Better way to change gradient colours?]

So I have a gradient, and I want to simply use an exact copy of an existing colour on it. Ideally I’d just like to be able to quickly drag the colour swatch onto the gradient - simple, job done! However, as the colour I want to use does not appear in "Recent Colours" or 'Quick Colours" the current method required is to select colour picker, drag it over the area of the gradient I want (the big circular swatch right next to the eye dropper icon isn’t pickable on iOS ), attempt to pick the colour (this is fiddly and often isn’t an exact match), hope I’ve got it, and finally click the colour swatch next to the icon to apply it to the gradient. This is an even longer process if there is another shape above the one with the gradient.

Is there a better, faster way to do this that I'm missing? 
 

[Perspective Tool]

Yup! This would be really useful. One thing I really miss from illustrator is the free transform + perspective distort tools.

[Better way to change colours on gradient tool?]

So I have a gradient, and I want to simply use an exact copy of an existing colour on it. Ideally I’d just like to be able to quickly drag the colour swatch onto the gradient - simple, job done! However, the current method required is to select colour picker, drag it over the area of the gradient I want (the big circular swatch right next to the eye dropper icon isn’t pickable), attempt to pick the colour (this is fiddly and often isn’t an exact match), hope I’ve got it, click the colour swatch next to the icon to apply it. This is an even longer process if there is another shape above the one with the gradient - I often make shadows with shapes using a multiply transparency, as can be seen on the canister. 
 

Is there a better way to do this that I’ve missed?

[1st Impressions, and early feedback]

14 hours ago, dominik said:

 

Hi @RocketBoots,

this is exactly what I am experiencing. It may be related to the model of iPad you have. The newer (and more powerfull) one's seem to perform better.

Mine is an little older iPad pro 9.7". It would be interesting to hear with what you are working.

d.

I'm using the current 12" iPad Pro.

[1st Impressions, and early feedback]

My first impressions after half an hour of use is this: 

1 - Great work! My rather complex files seem to open with no problem! I can get work done with this.
2 - Moving points feels a *little* laggy - what I mean by this is that there's a small (perhaps a 1 or 1/2 second) delay before the point moves when dragged with the Apple Pencil. It's not a deal breaker but makes the app feel a bit "sticky".
3 - Full support for all keyboard shortcuts would be excellent, and really speed up my workflow. Some seem to work, while others do not. Examples of keys which do not work are: modifier keys - using shift to with the select tool to pick multiple objects, or "i" to bring up the colour picker. 

[Export B&W assets as Vectors.]

Hi there, 

I have about 60 assets which I need to export as SVGs in colour, and in grayscale. Is there a simple way that will allow me to export SVGs in grayscale without 1) Rasterising them. 2) Requiring me to manually recolour every shape in each asset.

Cheers.    

[Introduce Yourself]

Hello, I'm Trevor White, a professional character designer and Illustrator living in London. I've worked in games and animation for over 10 years. You can find some of my work here -  https://www.behance.net/trevorwhite 

I started using Affinity when I became freelance, and when Illustrator went subscription only. I've been using Affinity for professional work for about two years, though sometimes I still need to bite the bullet and sub to Adobe for a month or two for certain projects. Looking forward to see Affinity grow and become more capable. As well as holding out hope for the elusive iPad Pro port!    

[Colour picker improvements]

Hi Alfred - thanks for the reply.

Using the method you describe is still slower than Illustrator - the advantage with Illustrator is that you don't need to select any shapes. Select the colour picker, use it as you normally would to select a colour, then (with the picker still selected) simply hold the Alt key: Now the colour picker will apply the colour to any shapes you click it on - basically it acts like the paint bucket tool in PS until you release the Alt key. 

[The Bumbletron!]

This is a wacky contraption I designed for a Moshi Monsters game. My first professional use of Affinity Designer.

[Colour picker improvements]

In Illustrator it's quick and easy to sample a colour and apply it to a new shape - using the colour picker you can select a colour, and then use alt+click to apply it.

I haven't been able to replicate this functionality in Affinity Designer - though please let me know if I've missed something! If it doesn't exist, I'd love to see this functionality since it's a real time saver.

[Better Illustrator compatability]

I'd love to be able to ditch AI, but some clients just need compatible files. I think the main problem I'm having is that layer effects and certain blend modes are being rasterised - gradients seem to be intact, but I need to test everything properly in AI to make sure. 

Anything which makes the process of converting files less painful would be much appreciated. 

[Best export settings for Illustrator compatability]

Hi there, 

my client has decided after several months that they do in fact need the files to be usable in illustrator- yay! Does anyone know what the best export settings to use are? I've been using PDF with the dpi set to 400 so any bits which need to be rasterised still look sharp. Does anyone have any tips or tricks that would improve things further? 

Cheers!