I use a combination of the Blob Brush tool and the Eraser tool in AI to "sculpt"my vector shapes. It gives the artwork a hand-drawn effect and it's a really creative way to work. Are there any plans to introduce these tools in Affinity Designer? I also use the Reshape tools and Symbol tools a lot and wonder is these are on the planned schedule at all?
Here's an example where I show how I work;
https://www.lynda.com/Illustrator-tutorials/Working-Blob-Brush-tool/123443/126395-4.html
Here's an example that shows the basics of these tools;
https://www.lynda.com/Illustrator-tutorials/Creating-shapes-Blob-Brush-Eraser-tools/123524/131700-4.html
All the best,
Angie