Erica Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Hi, I've done a few drawings rapidly experimenting with different size strokes (brushes), and now I've decided on one that I like best. It seems like I should be able to select the brush stroke with the attributes I like with the selection tool, and save it to a brush library for future use. Does this functionality not exist? Or what am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance for any help, Erica AndyQ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 No, you can't select a brush stroke and save it as a brush. However, if you have a brush that is close to what you want, you can double-click on it in the Brushes panel, which will open the brush editing window. You can then click "Duplicate" to make a copy, and start experimenting. When you're done, your modified copy of the brush will already be in the library, and all you may need to do is rename it. Callum and Fun Art Sam 1 1 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 You're welcome. Fun Art Sam 1 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablocba87 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 I’m trying just to do that but I can’t duplicate the brushes. I wonder if it’s an Affinity bug :(!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyQ Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 On 1/29/2020 at 11:58 AM, Erica said: Hi, I've done a few drawings rapidly experimenting with different size strokes (brushes), and now I've decided on one that I like best. It seems like I should be able to select the brush stroke with the attributes I like with the selection tool, and save it to a brush library for future use. Does this functionality not exist? Or what am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance for any help, Erica That's one of those things you'd naturally expect to be there but isn't. At least this thread has stopped me wasting time searching.... Quote Windows 7 & 10 64-bit, Dual Xeon workstation(s) 64gb RAM, and single i7 laptop 32gb RAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineweight Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Yes, it's quite baffling to me that this doesn't exist. The whole way 'brushes' work seems to be really confusing and anti-intuitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyQ Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 On 2/3/2021 at 3:13 AM, lineweight said: Yes, it's quite baffling to me that this doesn't exist. The whole way 'brushes' work seems to be really confusing and anti-intuitive. Add that to colour swatches/palettes and perhaps the layer grouping and masking schemes; there are some simple things in this app that have been made incomprehensible. I don't recall getting frustrated or confounded with a brush or palette interface before in my 37 years in the computer graphics industry, this is basic UI stuff. Quote Windows 7 & 10 64-bit, Dual Xeon workstation(s) 64gb RAM, and single i7 laptop 32gb RAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineweight Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 31 minutes ago, AndyQ said: Add that to colour swatches/palettes and perhaps the layer grouping and masking schemes; there are some simple things in this app that have been made incomprehensible. I don't recall getting frustrated or confounded with a brush or palette interface before in my 37 years in the computer graphics industry, this is basic UI stuff. Glad it's not just me then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fun Art Sam Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 @walt.farrell Walt, you're a hero! Thank you again! walt.farrell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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