Jhonatan S

Status: Beta
Purpose: Features, Improvements, Fixes
Requirements: Purchased Affinity Designer
Mac App Store: Not submitted
Download: Download
 
Auto-update: Not available
 
Hello,
If this is your first time using a customer beta of an Affinity app, it’s worth noting that the beta will install as a separate app - alongside your store version. They will not interfere with each other at all and you can continue to use the store version for critical work without worry.
This beta is significantly different from the 1.8.x version available for purchase - we strongly recommend that you do not use this beta for real work as data could be lost and the files you save are not guaranteed to open in previous / future versions of Affinity Designer.
Thanks again for your continued support!
Many thanks!
Matt
 
Changes this time
- Added hierarchical antialiasing control - accessed from the Blend Options dialog on the layers panel
- Added 'Export Time-lapse' feature from Photo
- Fixed insertion target button failure!
- Fixed font combo not previewing changes in the document correctly
- New cat shape (accessible on Friday 13th or if you know the magic trick!)
- Misc PDF export tweaks
- Fix for Column Guides not updating correctly
- PDF Import improvements (particularly around tinted colours and unknown fonts)
- Fix for a UI issue in Big Sur (the vertical positioning of some checkboxes)
- New samples!
 
Changes Since 1.9.0
- Updated to work correctly with new 1.8.6 Mac App Store version
- Universal build, so includes Intel and Apple silicon code
- Fix for Contour Tool crashing and boolean geometry operation crashing introduced last time... 
- Added Preferences item to allow auto-updating of linked images in the document when the images are edited externally
- Fix for 'Embed'/'Link' image placement preference working incorrectly from some dialogs...
- Added 'Save as package' feature for easy delivery of a complete project
- Improvements to application registration and content syncing
- Fix for pixel layers inside symbols occasionally acting incorrectly (painting may not apply to all symbol instances, items may transform oddly, for example)
- Added Studio Presets with, hopefully, complete functionality 
- Tabbing between fields in the New Document dialog should no longer crash! (sigh)
- Fixed sporadic crash with Pencil Tool (yay!) and hopefully generally improved product stability
- Fix for artefacts occasionally noticed in the noise pattern while editing objects with noise on a linear fill
- Fix for occasional disabling of some buttons
- Added registration page to the app - allows users to login and auto-install brushes (so far)
- Fix for Select Same and Select Object when they encounter text objects
- Enable image placement options in Designer (you can now choose Linked or Embedded) and also Resource Manager (from the View menu)
- Added option for Designer to be able to show/hide overflow text - particularly useful for text on a path
- Application icon updated to fit the 'Big Sur' visual style, also document icons updated. Misc other Big Sur fixes.
- Fix for terrible rendering problems - particularly affected cropped items with layer effects applied
- Added ability to rotate canvas if you have a scroll wheel mouse (or two-finger vertical drag on your touchpad) if you hold down Command. This will rotate around the mouse cursor location. Holding down Shift in addition to Command while scrolling will rotate around the centre of the view.
- Contour tool.
- Select Same / Select Object functionality. I'm happy to consider requests for extra options, so if you have a favourite, just say...
- Improved performance with large documents. I will aim to improve this further over time.
- Added a new “Divide” blend mode.
- Allowed snapping to the bounds of the pixel selection.
 
To be notified about all future Mac beta updates, please follow this beta notification thread 
To be notified when this update comes out of beta and is fully released to all Affinity Designer customers, please follow this release notification thread

Vector based, from the #QueensGambit Character, my stylization Using #AffinityDesigner on iPad
more of my work on
insta: @jhonatan.ssilva
www.youtube.com/jhonatanssilva
brushes used MVB package: 
gumroad.com/jhonatanssilva

Ragnar Lothbrok - Portrait created in Affinity Designer

Vector based, from the #QueensGambit Character, my stylization Using #AffinityDesigner on iPad
more of my work on
insta: @jhonatan.ssilva
www.youtube.com/jhonatanssilva
brushes used MVB package: 
gumroad.com/jhonatanssilva

hey! this is the Lesson (preview) done for my students vectorize club!
Vectoring without drawing.
more info at the video description!
 
 

Vector based, from the #QueensGambit Character, my stylization Using #AffinityDesigner on iPad
more of my work on
insta: @jhonatan.ssilva
www.youtube.com/jhonatanssilva
brushes used MVB package: 
gumroad.com/jhonatanssilva

That is wonderful. Did you already share to social media? I imagine this would get a lot of likes
 
<Edit> oh yes I see it has </Edit>

Vector based, from the #QueensGambit Character, my stylization Using #AffinityDesigner on iPad
more of my work on
insta: @jhonatan.ssilva
www.youtube.com/jhonatanssilva
brushes used MVB package: 
gumroad.com/jhonatanssilva

Vector based, from the #QueensGambit Character, my stylization Using #AffinityDesigner on iPad
more of my work on
insta: @jhonatan.ssilva
www.youtube.com/jhonatanssilva
brushes used MVB package: 
gumroad.com/jhonatanssilva

Vector based, from the #QueensGambit Character, my stylization Using #AffinityDesigner on iPad
more of my work on
insta: @jhonatan.ssilva
www.youtube.com/jhonatanssilva
brushes used MVB package: 
gumroad.com/jhonatanssilva

Vector based, from the #QueensGambit Character, my stylization Using #AffinityDesigner on iPad
more of my work on
insta: @jhonatan.ssilva
www.youtube.com/jhonatanssilva
brushes used MVB package: 
gumroad.com/jhonatanssilva

Vector based, from the #QueensGambit Character, my stylization Using #AffinityDesigner on iPad
more of my work on
insta: @jhonatan.ssilva
www.youtube.com/jhonatanssilva
brushes used MVB package: 
gumroad.com/jhonatanssilva

Status: Beta
Purpose: Features, Improvements, Fixes
Requirements: Purchased Affinity Designer
Mac App Store: Not submitted
Download: Download
 
Auto-update: Not available
 
Hello,
If this is your first time using a customer beta of an Affinity app, it’s worth noting that the beta will install as a separate app - alongside your store version. They will not interfere with each other at all and you can continue to use the store version for critical work without worry.
This beta is significantly different from the 1.8.x version available for purchase - we strongly recommend that you do not use this beta for real work as data could be lost and the files you save are not guaranteed to open in previous / future versions of Affinity Designer.
Thanks again for your continued support!
Many thanks!
Matt
 
This is basically a rebuild of 1.9.0.8, but with working vector brushes.... Sorry... (again!)
 
Changes this time
- Updated to work correctly with new 1.8.6 Mac App Store version
- Universal build, so includes Intel and Apple silicon code
- Fix for Contour Tool crashing and boolean geometry operation crashing introduced last time... 
- Added Preferences item to allow auto-updating of linked images in the document when the images are edited externally
- Fix for 'Embed'/'Link' image placement preference working incorrectly from some dialogs...
 
Changes Since 1.9.0
- Added 'Save as package' feature for easy delivery of a complete project
- Improvements to application registration and content syncing
- Fix for pixel layers inside symbols occasionally acting incorrectly (painting may not apply to all symbol instances, items may transform oddly, for example)
- Added Studio Presets with, hopefully, complete functionality 
- Tabbing between fields in the New Document dialog should no longer crash! (sigh)
- Fixed sporadic crash with Pencil Tool (yay!) and hopefully generally improved product stability
- Fix for artefacts occasionally noticed in the noise pattern while editing objects with noise on a linear fill
- Fix for occasional disabling of some buttons
- Added registration page to the app - allows users to login and auto-install brushes (so far)
- Fix for Select Same and Select Object when they encounter text objects
- Enable image placement options in Designer (you can now choose Linked or Embedded) and also Resource Manager (from the View menu)
- Added option for Designer to be able to show/hide overflow text - particularly useful for text on a path
- Application icon updated to fit the 'Big Sur' visual style, also document icons updated. Misc other Big Sur fixes.
- Fix for terrible rendering problems - particularly affected cropped items with layer effects applied
- Added ability to rotate canvas if you have a scroll wheel mouse (or two-finger vertical drag on your touchpad) if you hold down Command. This will rotate around the mouse cursor location. Holding down Shift in addition to Command while scrolling will rotate around the centre of the view.
- Contour tool.
- Select Same / Select Object functionality. I'm happy to consider requests for extra options, so if you have a favourite, just say...
- Improved performance with large documents. I will aim to improve this further over time.
- Added a new “Divide” blend mode.
- Allowed snapping to the bounds of the pixel selection.
 
To be notified about all future Mac beta updates, please follow this beta notification thread 
To be notified when this update comes out of beta and is fully released to all Affinity Designer customers, please follow this release notification thread

Status: Beta
Purpose: Features, Improvements, Fixes
Requirements: Purchased Affinity Designer
Mac App Store: Not submitted
Download: Download
 
Auto-update: Not available
 
Hello,
If this is your first time using a customer beta of an Affinity app, it’s worth noting that the beta will install as a separate app - alongside your store version. They will not interfere with each other at all and you can continue to use the store version for critical work without worry.
This beta is significantly different from the 1.8.x version available for purchase - we strongly recommend that you do not use this beta for real work as data could be lost and the files you save are not guaranteed to open in previous / future versions of Affinity Designer.
Thanks again for your continued support!
Many thanks!
Matt
 
Apologies for the fact that we've got another beta after such a short time... The package feature and registration tweaks were important changes and thought we ought to get them into testing as soon as possible.
 
Changes this time
- Added 'Save as package' feature for easy delivery of a complete project
- Improvements to application registration and content syncing
 
Changes in 1.9.0.6
- Fix for pixel layers inside symbols occasionally acting incorrectly (painting may not apply to all symbol instances, items may transform oddly, for example)
- Added Studio Presets with, hopefully, complete functionality 
- Tabbing between fields in the New Document dialog should no longer crash! (sigh)
 
Changes Since 1.9.0
- Fixed sporadic crash with Pencil Tool (yay!) and hopefully generally improved product stability
- Fix for artefacts occasionally noticed in the noise pattern while editing objects with noise on a linear fill
- Fix for occasional disabling of some buttons
- Added registration page to the app - allows users to login and auto-install brushes (so far)
- Fix for Select Same and Select Object when they encounter text objects
- Enable image placement options in Designer (you can now choose Linked or Embedded) and also Resource Manager (from the View menu)
- Added option for Designer to be able to show/hide overflow text - particularly useful for text on a path
- Application icon updated to fit the 'Big Sur' visual style, also document icons updated. Misc other Big Sur fixes.
- Fix for terrible rendering problems - particularly affected cropped items with layer effects applied
- Added ability to rotate canvas if you have a scroll wheel mouse (or two-finger vertical drag on your touchpad) if you hold down Command. This will rotate around the mouse cursor location. Holding down Shift in addition to Command while scrolling will rotate around the centre of the view.
- Contour tool.
- Select Same / Select Object functionality. I'm happy to consider requests for extra options, so if you have a favourite, just say...
- Improved performance with large documents. I will aim to improve this further over time.
- Added a new “Divide” blend mode.
- Allowed snapping to the bounds of the pixel selection.
 
To be notified about all future Mac beta updates, please follow this beta notification thread 
To be notified when this update comes out of beta and is fully released to all Affinity Designer customers, please follow this release notification thread

CLOWN illustration! made on Affinity Designer IPAD! done in real time during the tutorial, Vectober 2020   Brushes used: MVB Package Download below https://gum.co/MVBpack

Tutorial available on my patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/jhonatanssilva    

SEA MONSTER illustration! made on affinity designer IPAD!   Brushes used: MVB Package Download below https://gum.co/MVBpack

Tutorial available on my patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/jhonatanssilva  

Pumpkin illustration! made on Affinity Designer Desktop!   Brushes used: MVB Package Download below https://gum.co/MVBpack

Tutorial available on my patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/jhonatanssilva      

+1 I have to agree, an update Button, or a Auto-update for embedded files on affinity / Designer and Photo would be really great workflow,

I'm dealing with social media pages where I need to use different Templates, ex: same images and logos to export  for  web sites / instagram / facebook,
 
but the main situation is, when I need to replace some images from the embed documents template to change in all documents like syncronized

I'm using symbols at this point but of course a way to update the embed document would be very awesome. if is not possible to sync, A button just to update would be helpful

hey  @MattP see if this is possible for the next updates

Hi Bill, I create illustrations for stock sites (Shutterstock, iStock, Fotolia and many others) entirely in Affinity Designer (since March 2017). I don't use Adobe Illustrator or any other vector editors no more. I can not say about gradients and transparency because I use only flat colors - and all works fine. Now a little about my workflow:
1) You can see my export options on screenshot attached.
2) Sometimes Shutterstock by mistake doesn't accept my illustration saying "EPS Format -- EPS file must be compatible with Illustrator version 8 or 10", so I upload it without changing anything once or at most twice again (without choosing "Previously submitted content" from "Notes for Reviewer" dropdown) - and they accept it.
3) Importantly, I use vector canvas 400 px on the largest side and 400 px or fewer on the smallest side, otherwise they say at Shutterstock that the canvas is too big or too small (see about this requirement in this article).
4) EPS created in Affinity Designer is small compared to the one created in Adobe Illustrator, so some microstock sites check it's size and give the error message. So, to get illustration accepted on all sites, I add some abstract text into the EPS file to grow it's filesize. I attached here the file with my "text for size". I open EPS with text editor (I use Notepad++).
5) I use Irfan View instead of Adobe Bridge to add metadata for JPG files.
So, Affinity Designer is the best choice for me. It's so cheap compared to Adobe Illustrator. Moreover, it's faster, more handy and more customizable. Additionally, Affinity Designer is great for isometric illustrations. You can look at my portfolio at Shutterstock.

textForSize.eps

understood, I will take a look on it and I will help you in to report to the devs  the goal here is the same for all, improve the software to make everybody happy with it. thanks to let me know

Bird design, made on affinity designer on Desktop!
I did my bird that unfortunately passed away in the past week.. in honor of her memory I did this special version of her.
anyway thanks all for all the amazing inspiring words during the live streaming

The video is going to be available at the Tutorial topics


 

BUILDING design, made on Ipad and Desktop!
The most complete process that you will found is only here 😎
just join on the live streaming tutorials

FREE DOWNLOAD -> PATTERNS - BUILD ANY SEAMLESS TEXTURE
https://gum.co/TileByJhon

The video is going to be available at the Tutorial topics Brushes used: MVB Package 77 Vector Brushes - Download now  https://gum.co/MVBpack

hi @Dan C  @Gabe could you inform if is possible to have this issue fixed at the next update? hopefully it's not majority of people that is having this issue. but I guess the minority are struggling and getting very frustrated about it. which makes the software unusable to them, would be cool for all to have some update about when this would be a priority, since it's being a time that these people are struggling about it. Thanks in advance, I wish all the safety to the team in these pandemic time.

understood, I will take a look on it and I will help you in to report to the devs  the goal here is the same for all, improve the software to make everybody happy with it. thanks to let me know

I don't have any experience with this sorry.
I offer my sincerest apologies for any inconveniences caused in the meantime.