DrewAn

[DrewAn]

Hello, I would like to ask if there is a feature in Affinity Designer, that would let me create the "banana-like" shape, that lies on the inside of this magnifier symbol. 

If not, is there a way to do it? (other then using Pen Tool, which doesn't work exactly the way I'd like it to work...)

[Callum]

Hi DrewAN,

Welcome to the forums

Ideally the best way to do this would be using the Pen Tool or Brush Tool what is it about the tool that doesn't work how you want?

Thanks

C

[markw]

Hello DrewAn and welcome to the Affinity forums🙂
Yes, there is the Crescent tool in Designer which can make “banana” shaped objects.

[Callum]

Just now, markw said:

Hello DrewAn and welcome to the Affinity forums🙂
Yes, there is the Crescent tool in Designer which can make “banana” shaped objects.

Adding to this you could then use the corner tool to get rounded edges like the example

[markw]

1 minute ago, Callum said:

Adding to this you could then use the corner tool to get rounded edges like the example

Yes, you could indeed!😎

[h_d]

Another way...

Draw a circle using the Ellipse Tool constrained with the shift key. Set fill to None. Set stroke to desired colour and thickness of banana. Set stroke end caps to rounded.

Convert circle to curves.

Select Node Tool. Click at one end of banana. Click Break Curve in Context Toolbar. Click at other end of banana, again click Break Curve.

This will create two layers in the Layers panel. Delete the non-banana.

End result:

 

.afdesign file attached with history saved so you can scrub through it.

Cheers,

H

 

bananaman.afdesign