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So I decided to start a small project that I decided to call Art of its own genre. The aim is to present some clip art made by me in a Share your work thread and hopefully some people will try to produce some pictures using the clip art. I decided to draw the clip art in Affinity Designer (version 1) and then export each image as a png file with a transparent background. I started with an A4 landscape document, with a transparent background, scaled in pixels. First I produced the tree, two items and a bounding box, all three items grouped. Fine. Ready to export as a png file. I then tried to produce a sun. I spent quite a time drawing it using the Pen Tool and moving points to multiples of fifty pixels, colouring it r=224, g=224, b=0 so a yellow that would show up on white paper. But something has gone wrong when I tried to add the bounding box. I cannot seem to get back to the sun itself and thus cannot change its colour. I am reluctant to delete it and start again as setting the points of the sun so it looked right to me took quite a while. What has gone wrong please? Can it be fixed please? William aoiog001.afdesign

I'm having an issue when exporting a (not very complex -- less than 20 layers, I think) 600 dpi 33x50 inch Designer project (created entirely in this version of Affinity Designer) as a 16-bit tiff and it crashes if I don't hit the export button fast enough. It crashes right when the "calculating size" message gets to 100%. The tiff seems to get created okay if I hit export before Designer finishes calculating the size. Creating a similar project with the same dimensions and dpi, with one blank layer doesn't seem to cause a crash. I accidentally selected the HDR file type during export at one point, and this same project also crashed the app with that file type as well -- right as it finished calculating the size. Latest version of Designer 2.3.1 Hardware acceleration setting doesn't change the outcome. macOS 14.2.1 M1 Max 64GB RAM >3TB free drive space.

Geometric line art. The figure itself created in Affinity Designer, and the effects and background added in Affinity Photo.

Designed some neuemorphic icons for the Affinity Suite in Designer. Inspired by @yeye's Affinity Designer icon on Dribbble. Hope you guys like it! I'd love some feedback or ideas! Affinity Designer Neue.afdesign Affinity Photo Neue.afdesign Affinity Publisher Neue 2.afdesign

I found a pic of a wall-mounted sundial at Norbury Manor in Derbyshire in my old photos. (It's a National Trust property, and open to visitors from time to time.) It was erected as a memorial to (I think) the former owner, who died in 1987. I've changed all the inscriptions in the foolish hope of looking clever. The base colour is 45/38/71 in HSL . . . and I found a grungy texture in my collection (this is a reduced copy) . . . and after some playing about, I found an opacity or 25% and a blend mode Colour Burn gave me a pleasing marble-like effect. For the incised text, I darkened the fill slightly and applied an Inner Bevel/Emboss FX using the first (triangular) profile, inverted. I adjusted the radius till the bevels met in the middle, making the letters look as though they'd been carved.

PROJECT: TRANSCEND TITLE: ENDURANCE To transcend is to go beyond, to rise above. It's to exceed limits and overcome obstacles resulting in a higher state of being. This project is a call for artists to go all out and overcome challenges, achieve their goals, and live their best life. Endurance is the ability to withstand hardship, adversity, or stress. It is also the ability to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity. It has 3 main aspects: 1. Physical endurance The ability to sustain physical activity for an extended period of time. 2. Mental endurance The ability to withstand mental stress and fatigue. 3. Emotional endurance The ability to cope with difficult emotions. To transcend as an artist or creator, endurance must be developed deliberately. 1. Start by working out consistently. Physical endurance. 2. Ask for help on how to deal with mental stress and fatigue from experts. Mental endurance. 3. Finally, seek guidance on how to deal with difficult emotions from trustworthy friends. Emotional endurance. Tools: Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo Let's connect: https://www.behance.net/bah-is-life https://www.instagram.com/bah_is_life/

Hi everyone, I recorded this tutorial on how to draw the Templar Knights Cross in Affinity Designer. It is a quick one, and I hope you guys find it informative.

If I add a pixel layer to a symbol, AD won't render what is drawn in real time. I have to go to the Move tool or switch back to Vector Persona to see what was drawn. Sometimes I get a clipped image, and sometimes no image at all. Video attached show only a partial render of pixel drawing until I go to the Move tool. Vector drawing render correctly. Screen Recording 2024-01-22 at 7.43.19 PM.mov

Vertical text is really urgent for Chinese, Japanese, Korean. Please add this function.

EDITED to make clear file 1 and file 2 remained open the whole time, at the same time. Still think the problem is with the "embedding" logic. EDIT 2: now I understand the resource manager correctly, I can clear that description up... Designer 2 version available as of today, 2.3.1 methinks, MacOS 13.latest Ventura intel 2019 MacBook Pro 16inch 1. Open ai file download from domestika.org design course 2. Save to native file .afdesign we shall call this file 1. 3. drop in .psd files 4. make some art boards around all the assets (those already in the file, and those dropped in as PSD's) SIDE NOTE on STEP 4: (weirdly the objects within the ai file didn't appear to have an artboard at first opening in designer, a black bg in designer around all the files, but then dropping in new psds, they were only visible in the overlapping area with the including objects, invisible if dragged off the overlapping area of the original objects. So I had to make an artboard around them, then the document bg became gray (I later changed this since I didn't like that) but then I noticed in layers panel, there was only 1 artboard, the one I had created.... weird to me that there was an invisible "implicit" artboard from the original ai conversion/import? Let me know if this is supposed to happen? I have LOTS of ai files to deal with (as I'm sure we all do, sigh)... not just this project. 5. make a new design file, we shall call file 2, with several artboards 6. copy (command-c) one of the mb? embedded psd's in file 1 (resource manager lists the path of original file), but, "make linked file" is not available.! 7. paste into file 2. 8. click away until I am using pixel persona tools on the pasted in embedded file in file 2.... unfortunately, all changes I make there ALSO affect the embedded psd object in file 1. 9. confused I open resource manager in file 2 now. it shows the path of the same original psd object/file supposedly "embedded" in file 1.... Again, I cannot "make linked file", its grayed/ghosted/not available. But resource manager already considers it embedded in the file list, just as in file 1... on the other hand, since designer thinks it's correctly embedded, I cannot MAKE it actually embedded. So files can neither be properly embedded, nor linked in these two files. I played with another new afdesign file, dropped a jpeg in there, and it's fine, it says embedded, but the "make linked file" IS AVAILABLE. In the meantime, I will simply drop a new copy of the file from finder... but that sucks... b/c I Did some work already on a half dozen such objects in file 1.... which now is not copyable without "linked" editing behavior... I've done my best to be clear here. Hopefully this can be explained, or if not, squashed like a bug! Thanks for giving adobe a run! Things like this sorta suck though... sad face...

PROJECT: PORTRAITS TITLE: KAKA A series of portraits inspired by people, nature and ideas from all corners of our world. For this third one we travel to Zanzibar to meet KAKA. The word "kaka" is a Swahili word that means "brother." It is a ubiquitous term in Swahili conversations, used to address both older and younger brothers. It's a way of acknowledging the fraternal bond and establishing a sense of respect and camaraderie. The term extends beyond biological brothers, encompassing male friends, acquaintances, and even strangers. It's a term of endearment, often used to express affection, admiration, and support. The bond between "kaka" is characterized by mutual respect, loyalty, and a sense of shared responsibility. Tools: Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo Let's connect: https://www.behance.net/bah-is-life https://www.instagram.com/bah_is_life/

Hello, I'm trying to export some SVGs but there is always some extra white space around the exported SVG, no matter if I go through the export function or export persona. I can't find a way to simply export any elements without extra margins around the vectors. Maybe anyone here has an idea... As an example from the export persona. When selecting a group, it always creates some margins, as seen here. First rectangle is the border of the group, second rectangle is the export slice. Also interesting to see is that the margin around the Text is simply to the next pixel, however it's a couple of pixels from the rectangles/lines.

PROJECT: PORTRAITS TITLE: SISTAH A series of portraits inspired by people, nature and ideas from all corners of our world. For this second one we travel to the Caribbean to meet SISTAH. Sistah is a term of endearment used to refer to female friends, family members, and even strangers in Jamaican culture. It conveys a sense of closeness, respect, and affection. Sistah also represents a sense of sisterhood, camaraderie, and mutual support. It's a way of acknowledging and celebrating the unique bond that exists between women. It is a powerful symbol of Jamaican culture, embodying the strength, resilience, and unity of women. Tools: Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo Let's connect: https://www.behance.net/bah-is-life https://www.instagram.com/bah_is_life/

The Green Eye of the Yellow God, aka The Green Eye of the Little Yellow God, is a dramatic monologue written in 1910 by J Milton Hayes. Despite one or two comic parodies, it's still a Ripping Yarn if delivered straight; you can look up the words, or a recitation on YouTube. Meanwhile, I thought it would make a good subject for a 1960s-style pulp paperback cover (though it would be a very short book, as it will fit on a single page). Made in Designer, with a couple of pixel texture layers.

A series of portraits inspired by people, nature and ideas from all corners of our world. For this first one we travel to East Africa to meet DADA. Dada is a Swahili word which refers to a female sibling. It's a term of endearment and familiarity, often used within the family circle. The term conveys a sense of closeness and protectiveness. Dada can also be used to address any female friend or acquaintance. Similar to how "sister" can be used as a term of endearment in English, It's a way to express warmth and connection beyond familial ties. Dada is imbued with positive connotations, carrying a sense of affection, respect, and regard. When addressing someone as "dada," you're expressing a level of familiarity and care, acknowledging their presence and value. It's a way of showing that you hold the person in high esteem. Tools: Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo Let's connect: https://www.behance.net/bah-is-life https://www.instagram.com/bah_is_life/

Vector portrait of movie director, actor, visual artist and musician David Lynch. All 12 stages of progress in my portfolio blog: https://communicats.blogspot.com/2024/01/david-lynch-vector-portrait.html In aforementioned blog I briefly explained how the effects used have been created, but I will repeat them here for clarity: In Affinity Designer there are what Serif calls 'Vector Brushes' that actually are based on bitmap images. So, this in fact is not a 100% vector portrait. Users can draw these brushes themselves in vector format, that are exported as png-files. For almost every 'vector' portrait, drawing specific brushes have to be created, since no hair strand or pore texture in a person's face are the same. To such brushes Gradient Fills and Gradient Transparency effects are applied and sometimes they are Duplicated using Filters (below the Layers panel) that in some cases are offset, re-sized, skewed or mesh warped a little. In a number of cases it helps to apply the 3D lighting effect - highlights and outer shadows - to these brushes too. In the Gradient Tool there is an option to use bitmaps as the fill, which also is useful to achieve the desired effect. To these type of fills the same effects can be applied as used to manipulate the Vector Brush strokes.

Hello, I'm an independent and freelance TTRPG creator. One of the projects I'm a part of is an upcoming Werewolf: the Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Ed. Community Content Supplement called Werewolf: the Essentials. I made an illustration of Kinfolk (non-werewolf relatives of werewolves) warding away death spirits from an injured relative. I primarily used the Photo/Pixel persona of Designer so I could have my reference images visible and surrounding the artboard. Linked instead of embedded because the image contains depictions of injury. There's also a lot of WIP shots in the link. https://www.artstation.com/artwork/LRGD1w

Hey guys! Here's what I do on Photo and/or Designer in combination with my fortnightly radio show WallPlugTuna on bbz.ru. Any feedback is welcome: https://odysee.com/@WallPlugTuna:1/WPT326:4 Thanks for your time!

Not sure what is going on here, but it looks like a bug to me. When enabling the children of an artboard suddenly the bounding box of the Artboard changes and prevents us to actually change the artboard size. [edit] Although while doing another test I'm not sure this is a bug. When starting a new artboard and drag a layer in there it looks different compared to the other artboard. The first artboard looks like a masking group, while the second is not. Still I find the behaviour as seen in the video strange as it prevents us from resizing the artboard so still doesn't look right to me. As to me it doesn't make sense that the handles of the artboard move and prevent us from sizing the artboard (which is still selected), only because it's children are getting enabled. I'll include the affinity file in the attachment. Please see video: (BTW sorry for the missing part on the right, it was scaled in OBS and only now see it, but I'm toggling the layers on and off there) artboard-issue-designer.mp4 [edit] differences between artboards project.afdesign

"Faucet's Last Bath". The faucet is fully designed in Affinity Designer, than animated in 2d using Moho Pro and than finished in 3d in Blender. last-bath-marked-720plow-24fps.mp4

Hello Affinity Designer v2.3.1 Is there a setting for layer selection highlighting? Am I missing something? To me, logic says: when it's highlighted it's selected - But active layers are darkened. Affinity Designer UI does not look like this anywhere else. Which do you think are active layers? I hate this:

In case that document is opened (no matter if changes are saved or not), any of Affinity applications (v2.3.1, win 10) will not restart when in application Settings is changed any parameter which requires a restart (for example changing "Language" or switching "Enable Pointer Support") and user confirms to restart in a dialog box. App only closes an opened document and quit itself. No restart happens. If no document is opened, app quits and restarts as expected.

Hello, in Affinity Designer, you can apply a color gradient to fill a vector shape. Then, we can edit this gradient by invoking the tool of the same name to modify the colors and the angle of the gradient. It's perfect. But you can also apply a color gradient to the outline of a vector shape. It's perfect. Unfortunately, unless there is an error or ignorance on my part, invoking the gradient tool is not operational in this case!... And it is therefore impossible to edit the angle of the gradient, the colors can still be modified from the palette of the same name. It is possible to vectorize the outline. It would then become a shape with a background which would allow the gradient to be edited, but we would then lose the possibility of subsequently modifying the qualities of this outline (thickness, dotted lines, etc.). Here's a solution, shaky, but it works. 1 – Apply a gradient to the outline, 2 – Reverse the background and outline colors, 3 – Edit the gradient then applied to the background (here, the orientation), 4 – Invert the background and outline colors again. Again, if there is a better solution, I'm all ears. Thank you...

My very first project with Affinity Designer is an abstract picture. I learned a lot. I only missed the fill layer. What is the equivalent in Designer? In my project I have used a simple rectangle shape.

I received an error post update installation of the 2.3.1 release for Affinity Designer. I remember having a similar error when 2.3.0 was released but didn't get a chance to snag a screenshot as clicky clicky happened and was not in my peripherals. Here is the screenshot with the error. So far nothing seems to be out of order, however I wanted to bring it to your attention. Designer opens after I click ok to the error dialog and relaunch with 2.3.1 displayed on the title card. Process on how I received the error. System: Windows 10 updated to the latest version and security updates as at January 10, 2024. 1. Already had previous version of V2 of designer installed (Also have publisher and photo as per the Universal license both updated beforehand and work flawless post update) 2. Opened Designer to start a project. Received notice that 2.3.1 was available to continue to install update. 3. Designer closes when I assume the downloaded package was on my computer. 4. Designer doesn't reopen but gives the attached screenshot error message. 5. Close error. Relaunch Designer and all is well.